AECOM: Senior Architect – Airport Project — Mississauga, ON, Canada

About AECOM

AECOM is an infrastructure consulting business whose employer material describes work involving transport, energy, water and the built environment. Its activities bring together planning, design, engineering, scientific work, and programme or construction management. The organisation's described projects concern the physical systems used by communities, from travel and utilities to buildings. Those activities connect technical disciplines with project delivery, supported by digital and business functions around the planning, development and management of infrastructure.

The position and its setting

AECOM lists Senior Architect – Airport Project in Mississauga, ON, Canada, under reference J10162690. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 24 October 2026
• Legal Entity: AECOM Canada ULC
• Job Family: Architecture
• Brands: AECOM

Responsibilities and work described

• AECOM is seeking a Senior Architect – Airport Project to join our team
• This position is based on-site, out of Mississauga
• The successful candidate would be expected to:
• Delivery: independent architectural review and challenge of major and complex capital projects at key design stages
• Review: architectural submissions for compliance with applicable codes, owner requirements, design standards, project requirements and approved design decisions
• Identify significant architectural risks, gaps, inconsistencies, departures and interdisciplinary coordination issues
• Delivery: clear, evidence-based review comments and recommendations to project teams and consultants
• Support: the development and implementation of a more structured Architectural Compliance / Design Assurance Program
• Establishment: or improve tools such as compliance matrices, architectural review criteria, deviation registers, comment tracking and closure processes
• Monitoring: significant architectural findings through resolution and closure
• Participate in major project design reviews, workshops, constructability reviews and other technical assurance activities
• Delivery: an Owner’s Engineer perspective, independently challenging project solutions where required while maintaining clear accountability with the Architect of Record/design consultant
• Capture recurring issues and lessons learned from major projects to help improve architectural standards and future project requirements

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Degree + 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Professional architectural registration, preferably OAA or eligibility for Ontario registration

Experience and professional background

• Approximately 10+ years of progressively responsible architectural experience
• Previous experience working as an Owner’s Architect, Owner’s Engineer, Design Assurance Lead, Architectural Compliance Lead, or similar owner-side role
• Experience: Revit, Navisworks, BIM-based coordination and Bluebeam/document review workflows, which aligns with the capabilities identified in the existing role

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Significant experience reviewing large, complex, multidisciplinary capital projects, Airport Experience is preferred
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing or administering an Architectural Compliance / Design Assurance Program would be highly desirable
• Capability in architectural technical review, building code, accessibility, building science, specifications, constructability and interdisciplinary coordination
• Experience: airports, transportation, major institutional facilities or other complex operational environments would be an asset
• Communication skills with the ability to provide concise, objective and defensible professional recommendations

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Mississauga, ON, Canada

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to AECOM

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Practical preparation: compliance

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Relevant skills

• compliance
• BIM
• Revit
• communication