Junior Architectural/Landscape Architectural Technologist/Technician 

Janet Thomas

Website HTFC Planning and Design

HTFC Saskatoon 

Are you an energetic, driven professional looking to positively shape the healthy and sustainable evolution of Saskatchewan’s communities and ecoregions? Are you looking to stretch your creativity on complex design challenges within dynamic high profile project teams from a home base in Saskatoon’s lively Broadway neighbourhood? Do you want to learn new skills from experienced mentors in a fast-paced office looking to grow future leaders? If this is you, we want to hear from you. 

 Why Join HTFC’s Saskatoon Studio: 

HTFC works across Canada’s prairie, boreal and tundra regions. Since venturing into the Saskatchewan market with a new studio in 2019, our work in this region has grown quickly and we are looking to put down deeper roots by adding architectural technologists, to our Saskatoon office. 

When you join HTFC you will be working within collaborative teams on urban spaces, waterfronts, public parks, cultural landscapes, landmark destinations, and vibrant mixed-use developments, carefully selected to continue HTFC’s 50+ year focus on sustainable, authentic, and place-specific design. To learn more about our work visit https://htfc.ca/  

HTFC is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are working hard to welcome, learn from, and mentor a new generation of professionals so they can express their backgrounds, world views, and cultures through their practice, making our work more meaningful and accessible in the process. We are especially interested in applicants with connections to Saskatchewan’s Indigenous peoples. 

HTFC works hard to foster an open and creative office culture where the cross-pollination of ideas thrives through knowledge sharing, collective brainstorming, community events, and the occasional design competition. We work hard and play hard within a fast-paced environment that includes continuous learning. Our staff volunteer locally for initiatives that raise public awareness of the essential role design plays in human health and happiness, often assisting under-resourced community groups with grassroots projects. 

HTFC offers a flexible work environment, an experienced team of professional mentors, a peer support system, and an excellent compensation package that includes a competitive salary, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, professional dues, and a professional development allowance. 

Who Should Apply: 

Our ideal candidates will be creative, open-minded, and adventurous with a background that combines a passion for design with the communication and technical skills that bring big ideas to life. We need people who are looking to grow their knowledge base in construction document development and are equipped with the gusto to grow and learn how to build strong client relationships and projects.   

Are you to be intuitive, rigorous, independent, and empathetic? Do you communicate well in verbal, graphic and written form? Do you, or are you, aiming to live and work in Saskatoon and have a valid driver’s licence to support potential independent travel to project sites as your experience grows? If so, we would love to meet you. 

 Our technical requirements for the position are as follows: 

  • Diploma or certificate in a recognized Architectural, Landscape Architecture or Civil Technologies program such as Saskatchewan Polytechnic, SAIT, NAIT, RRC Polytech, Assiniboine College.  
  • Eligibility for, or certification with, Technology Professionals of Saskatchewan Certification an asset.  
  • Preference will be shown for any professional office experience developing construction documents, cost estimates, specifications, renderings, and 3D visualizations for architectural, civil engineering or landscape architectural practices.  
  • A preliminary understanding of landscape construction materials, details and methods required.  
  • Growing knowledge of digital drafting and modeling software on a PC or MAC platform: 
  • Proficiency required in:  AutoCAD or Vectorworks,  
  • Preliminary knowledge of Revit and BIM integration software   
  • Experience with 3D modelling platforms, such as Sketch Up 
  • Experience in 3D rendering software, particularly Enscape or Twinmotion an asset. 
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft suite especially Excel, Outlook, Teams, Powerpoint and Word. 
  • Experience using Photoshop and InDesign an asset. 

HOW TO APPLY: 

Thank you for your interest in HTFC. To apply submit your cover letter, .resume (complete with contact information), and a short portfolio of your relevant work (max 20 pages) to saskemployment@htfc.ca with the subject heading of the position you wish to be considered for by 5pm November 22, 2024.  Only candidates of interest will be contacted to discuss next steps. 

 

To apply for this job email your details to saskemployment@htfc.ca