Specifier

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About the role

At DIALOG, we’re passionate about design. We believe it can, and should meaningfully improve the wellbeing of communities – including those who inhabit them and the environment we share. We’ve come together because we see important challenges facing communities becoming increasingly complex and therefor best shared through diverse perspectives and expertise. We’re looking for exceptional people to capture our spirit and place DIALOG at the forefront of design thinking within our community.

The Specifier will get it done! Working in concert with our Project Management leads, Job Captains, and project teams you will prepare, execute, and manage the specification writing process while seeing your projects from beginning to end.

A perceptive and creative specifications professional, the successful candidate will have demonstrated experience and skills in editing specifications from a master guide document, knowledge of standard construction contracts, a passion for building science, an awareness of building construction and processes, and can communicate within a multidisciplinary team environment. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual who can take ownership of the projects they are assigned, and has experience with how architecture and engineering project inputs come together to create amazing work. Are you up for the challenge to grow into an amazing role?

You:

• Are willing to work within a practice-wide specification team having centers of excellence located in each of our studios
• Love autonomy, have an entrepreneurial and creative spirit, and enjoy working with in-person and virtual teams
• Possess the ability to make sound judgment, using tact and diplomacy along with a positive attitude and the ability to work under pressure
• Thrive on collaboration, creative problem solving, and sharing your success
• Play well with others and have superhuman project and time management skills, readily bring people along with you… and most of all - People like YOU!

How you’ll make a difference

• Plan and prepare construction documents including drawings, consultant coordination and facilitate project schedule
• You’re the point person for all things specifications; our Go To Person! You are a leader and trusted advisor to your colleagues across all of our disciplines. You will research and prepare updates to master specifications and apply that knowledge to the project documents
• You will foster effective working relationships with your project managers throughout the design and documentation process, and guide the project team on project specific aspects of bidding and contracting procedures, including the preparation and administration of addenda and bid revisions
• Be the “Thought Leader” – by maintaining currency of specification writing skills, aspects of building science, contract law and product research. Be aware of and seek guidance in the preparation of documents for multiphased and nonconventional methods of contract delivery such as Design-Built, Construction Managed, or P3 projects
• Be the “Source” – you will review, edit and write architectural specifications, and work alongside other disciplines in the preparation of documents and the legal portion of project manuals, and be responsible for coordination between specifications and drawings
• Be “Unique” – by working on and developing Preliminary Project Descriptions and Outline Specifications based on UniFormat methodologies
• Be a “Team Member” - assist with the management of workloads and project deadlines for the specification group

Who you are

• Experience: We’re looking for someone with an aptitude for specifications and a passion for building science. Editing and writing specifications may have been a part of your regular work duties, or other equivalent experience gained through construction contract administration or project management through administration and interpretation of the specification
• Education: Degree in architecture or engineering, or a diploma in architectural technology or other educational background relevant to the needs of the work
• Designation of either Certified Specification Practitioner (CSP) or Registered Specification Writer (RSW) an asset

Additional ASSETS that turn our heads:

• Experience: We’re looking for someone with an aptitude for specifications and a passion for building
• Awareness: Knowledge of construction specification formats including MasterFormat, UniFormat and SectionFormat, and awareness of OmniClass and its role in BIM
• Green Thinking: Knowledge of sustainable products and construction techniques including cradle- to- grave issues, environmentally responsible building products, life cycle assessment methodology, and sustainable certification standards (LEED®, WELL™, Living Building Challenge)
• Who You Know: Your experience within a large professional services organizations and contributions to sharing knowledge with your extended network

Ready to start your journey?

DIALOG celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive environment for all, free of discrimination and harassment. Employment related decisions are made without regard to sex, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, and race. In accordance with DIALOG’s Accommodation Policy, accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request for candidates throughout the selection process.

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