Design Specialist 2 - Buildings
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
At Graham, one of North America’s largest general contractors, we don’t just construct buildings, we create spaces that shape lives and strengthen communities. As part of our Buildings division, you will contribute to meaningful projects across the region, from hospitals and schools to entertainment venues and multi-family residences.
Here, your work has purpose. Your safety and growth are supported. And your impact is lasting.
Join a team that builds with commitment, reliability, and integrity. Apply today and help us build what matters.
Your Impact Starts Here
Graham is actively recruiting for a Design Specialist to join our Buildings Division. Reporting to the Senior Design Manager, the Design Specialist oversees the design process from RFQ to close-out, ensuring compliance, managing risk, and delivering cost-effective solutions. The role leads design coordination, supports client and stakeholder engagement, oversees ESDC activities, and provides mentorship and technical guidance to junior team members.
Your Role in Building What Matters – From Office to Site
- Lead and manage the design process from project planning through execution, ensuring designs are compliant, cost-effective, constructible, and aligned with project objectives
- Coordinate and oversee design consultants and project stakeholders, ensuring quality deliverables, adherence to schedules, and successful collaboration across teams
- Manage design schedules, budgets, risks, and resources, proactively identifying and addressing issues that may impact project performance
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, providing design guidance, addressing concerns, managing expectations, and communicating technical information effectively
- Provide leadership and mentorship to the Design team, promoting collaboration, continuous improvement, quality standards, and compliance with company policies and contractual requirements
- Education: A degree in Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related technical field. Additional credentials such as PMP, P.Eng., or LEED are considered an asset
- Experience: 2-3+ years of experience supporting design-build or construction projects, with exposure to project leadership, stakeholder coordination, and team management on complex projects
- Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Revit, and Navisworks. Experience with ACONEX and Revizto is a plus
Lay the Foundation for Your Next Career Move. Apply Today.
At Graham, we’re building more than structures, we’re building futures. Join a team that delivers excellence from the ground up and makes a lasting impact across Canada.
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to an inclusive, accessible workplace. Accommodations are available throughout the hiring process when requested. Please contact hiring@jardeg.com for accommodation requests.
Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles will not be accepted and will become the property of Jardeg/Graham.
As Graham’s trusted recruitment partner, Jardeg supports the hiring of skilled professionals across Buildings, Industrial, Infrastructure, Water, Development, and Services projects nationwide.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead the design process from project planning through close-out, ensuring compliant, cost-effective, constructible designs while managing schedules, budgets, risks, and resources. Coordinate consultants and stakeholders, support client relationships, oversee design deliverables, and mentor the Design team.
Requirements
A degree in Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related technical field is requested; PMP, P.Eng., or LEED credentials are considered assets. The role calls for 2–3+ years of experience supporting design-build or construction projects, including exposure to project leadership, stakeholder coordination, and team management, plus proficiency in Microsoft Office, Revit, and Navisworks.
Skills
- Design Process Management
- Design Coordination
- Consultant Coordination
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Project Leadership
- Schedule Management
- Budget Management
- Risk Management
- Resource Management
- Team Mentorship
- Microsoft Office
- Revit
- Navisworks
- ACONEX
- Revizto
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Categories
- Construction
- Management & Leadership
- Engineering
- Art & Design
Keywords
- Design-Build
- Construction Projects
- Buildings Division
- Design Process
- Design Coordination
- Design Consultants
- Stakeholder Coordination
- Project Leadership
- Project Planning
- Project Execution
- Design Compliance
- Constructability
- Cost-Effective Solutions
- Schedule Management
- Budget Management
- Risk Management
- Resource Management
- Client Engagement
- Team Mentorship
- Microsoft Office
- Revit
- Navisworks
- ACONEX
- Revizto
- PMP
- P.Eng.
- LEED
- ESDC