Architectural Assistant PT - IAM

Catholic Social Services is currently seeking a contract part-time Architectural Assistant in EDMONTON to join our team. Providing excellent client-centered care, you are confident, thoughtful, and motivated to achieve success when supporting others in your community.

This position has a weekly schedule of:
minimum 8 hours per week with possibility of extended hours. Contract ends on December 31, 2024.

Job Summary:

We are looking for one Architectural Assistant for our Edmonton team to provide invaluable drafting and design support to our Infrastructure and Asset Management (IAM) department. Your role will encompass a variety of design and drafting tasks such as the preparation of floor plans, design sketches, and requirements packages for various projects, as well as adding to our building information database.

This opportunity provides an excellent chance to gain hands-on experience in Asset Management services and develop an understanding of our organization's approach to caring for and planning for the future use of our buildings.

In the role of an Architectural Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring we have current and accurate information for all our building assets. Your attention to detail and organizational skills will be utilized in maintaining accurate building records and assisting with various renovation projects.

If you are eager to kick start your career and work in a dynamic environment that values growth and development, we look forward to meeting you and providing you with a valuable learning experience.

Responsibilities:

• Perform detailed site surveys to build accurate as-built drawings of existing properties in our real estate portfolio. This includes single-family homes, multiplexes, and office buildings.
• Develop and prepare design sketches.
• Work from sketches, notes, and other input material to develop conceptual layouts for various projects as needed.
• Prepare scope of work documentation for smaller projects.
• Write and review specifications.
• Examine drawings for conformity to building code and errors.
• Review and add information to our current Asset Management System (Manager Plus).

What This Job Requires:

• Pursuing a 2-year Diploma in Drafting/Architectural Technology (NAIT/SAIT).
• Basic knowledge of the Building Code requirements.
• Computer-aided design (CAD):
  
  • SketchUp
  • AutoCAD
  • MS Office
• Own or have access to a vehicle as the position will require some off-site work (mileage is reimbursable).
• Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search within six (6) months.
• A reliable vehicle, valid driver's license, vehicle registration, and third-party liability insurance (amount of two million).
• Summary of driving record with no more than six (6) demerit points current within one (1) year.
• Required 2 years of driving experience.

What We Offer:

• The hourly rate for this position is $25.00 per hour. We offer flexibility and a supportive working environment.
• Flexible benefit options when eligible.
• Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily.
• Growth Opportunities:
  apply and grow your skills within a dynamic, innovative, and expanding Agency that is taking a leadership role in our industry.

About Catholic Social Services:

CSS is an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion, and respect. With more than 60 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1900 staff and hundreds of volunteers delivering 130+ programs throughout Central Alberta and Edmonton.

We welcome and celebrate the diversity of our employees and volunteers who choose to work with our Agency in support of our mission, values, and principles. We employ and serve people of all faiths, or no faith, while respecting all backgrounds and experiences.

Our values are at the core of everything we do!

• Humility:
  We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
• Compassion:
  We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without conditions.
• Respect:
  We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honoring their dignity and freedom.

We thank all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We embrace diversity and offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of origin, culture, ethnicity, age, ability, gender identity, and people of faith or no faith.