Careers

Founded in 1986, BDP Quadrangle is one of Canada’s leading architecture, design, and urbanism practices. We design for the full spectrum of the built environment including mixed-use, residential, workplace, retail, transit, media, education, and health.
We’re incredibly proud of the work we do, which is reflected in our diverse project portfolio. We’ve been dedicated to building a reputation that allows us to work with the best clients in the industry, from innovative entrepreneurs to major players across industries.

In 2020, our 200+ person, Toronto-based studio became the North American headquarters of BDP, a major global interdisciplinary design practice with locations across three continents. Together, we are inspired to create places that foster wellbeing, inclusivity, and sustainable futures at home and around the world.
Our team of award-winning designers deliver beauty, style, and quality to create environments in which to live, work and play. In addition to interiors work, our team seamlessly integrates with our architectural and retail practices on holistically delivered projects and brand-defining store designs.

BDP Quadrangle is seeking a capable and talented detail-oriented senior interior designer with a minimum of ten years of experience working in a design practice. We are looking for original thinkers who live for fresh ideas, love building and understand how to execute a high-level design language. All candidates must have a solid understanding of building construction and experience carrying the design through all phases and into construction.

Candidates should understand that successful design is collaboration and not a solitary pursuit; should be looking for a studio that needs people who excel at each stage of the design process on large projects, from high-level concept to design continuity and detailing, and be looking for opportunities to mentor, motivate and contribute to our studio.

This role would be working directly with the Design Director to develop design concepts and the preparation of presentation packages and materials. Assisting in the development of design details, while ensuring they are communicated throughout the project. Upon approval of the design, the senior designer will see through the completion of the construction drawings and details, carrying through the design intent.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Maintain a high level of design thinking and execution;
• Lead and oversee coordination of external consultants;
• Manage project resources, team time and deadlines to meet deliverables;
• Ensure high level of design production, including data gathering, space planning and production of construction drawing tasks;
• Manage project fees and budgets;
• Maintain client relationships;
• Delegate, lead and teach others;
• Strong understanding of individual responsibilities on a construction site;
• Understanding of industry changes, trends, and growths, and demonstrates an interest in continuing education specific to industry needs;
• Demonstrates an excellent understanding of materiality and appropriateness of products and finishes for intended use;
• Actively aids in building and strengthening team through both social and active recruiting methods.

Key Competencies, skills and professional requirements:

• Approximately ten years + of related industry experience;
• Must have an Interior Design degree or diploma;
• Actively pursuing, or has obtained, a professional designations such as NCIDQ, LEED or WELL or others;
• Strong knowledge of building science, construction methods and detailing;
• Excellent design and visual communication skills;
• Critical thinking, effective problem solving and decision-making skills;
• Strong collaboration skills;
• Ability to mentor and train intermediate and junior level staff;
• Strong organizational skills demonstrated through information management and communication of tasks, schedules and documentation;
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

We’re always looking to grow our studio alongside people who share our passion for innovation and design and who want be part of a culture that fosters wellbeing, inclusivity, and sustainable futures. We’re proud to be able to offer outstanding career opportunities, along with a mentorship program to develop your professional skills and to grow within the firm.

Interested in us? Send us your résumé at: careers@bdpquadrangle.com

BDP Quadrangle is committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices by accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.

Founded in 1986, BDP Quadrangle is one of Canada’s leading architecture, design, and urbanism practices. We design for the full spectrum of the built environment including mixed-use, residential, workplace, retail, transit, media, education, and health.

We’re incredibly proud of the work we do, which is reflected in our diverse project portfolio. We’ve been dedicated to building a reputation that allows us to work with the best clients in the industry, from innovative entrepreneurs to major players across industries.

In 2020, our 200+ person, Toronto-based studio became the North American headquarters of BDP, a major global interdisciplinary design practice with locations across four continents. Together, we are inspired to create places that foster wellbeing, inclusivity, and sustainable futures at home and around the world.

Innovation is one the six pillars of BDP Quadrangle’s strategic plan, led by our Director of Innovation. This pillar focuses on thought leadership, technology, sustainability, and research as ways to adapt our business to changes in the marketplace, to increase value for our clients and to build our culture. The Innovation Support team is currently composed of people from within the practice who have expressed an interest or shown a particular strength and are gathered as requested to work on specific initiatives. The candidate for this position will be a dedicated member of the innovation support team and will provide support to the director of innovation in the execution of ideas and the development of the systems and processes to cultivate a culture of innovation.

BDP Quadrangle is looking for a capable and talented graduate who is enthusiastic about current issues and driving change, who enjoys and is skilled at both research and graphic design work, who can quickly adapt to a wide range of design and documentation tasks throughout all phases of a project, and who enjoys a friendly, fast-paced, and supportive team-oriented environment. This position will be a contractual one with a fixed term contract.

Roles and Responsibilities:

General Support for Director of Innovation

• Coordination of meetings/charrettes including agendas, note-taking, organizing documentation, and follow-ups on action items;
• Coordination of communication and materials for research efforts;
• Preparation of presentation materials to support regular communication updates;
• Support for refinement/evolution of processes over time.

Studio Engagement

• Coordinate annual studio-wide internal event including presenting periodically at studio meetings;
• Creation of teaching materials for internal training and client communication;
• Support for monthly ideas pitch;
• Creation of regular ideas showcase for the studio or external sources.

Seek Opportunities

• Tracking/seeking available grant and research opportunities;
• Proposal writing for grant research;
• Academic research/studio support/joint venture opportunities.

Support Thought Leadership Work

• Creation of high quality presentation materials;
• Technical research and documentation;
• Facilitation of charrettes/brainstorming sessions;
• Documentation of thought leadership project work through high quality graphic representation and supporting text;
• Shadowing project team or subject matter experts as required to extract, summarize, and share learnings from selected projects.

Key competencies, skills, and professional requirements:

• Strong research skills and the ability to distill ideas, organize and visually communicate key ideas/findings, storyboarding and strategizing the output of our thought leadership projects is a major part and collaborate openly with diverse group at all levels;
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work autonomously and as part of collaborative multidiscipline teams;
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills;
• Passion for cutting edge developments in the AEC industry;
• University graduate, with knowledge of the architectural design/construction/real estate industry;
• Excellent communication skills – graphic, rendering, illustrative and writing skills;
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills;
• Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Miro as a minimum;
• Rhino, Revit, Grasshopper and Procreate are an asset as are skills working with and visualizing datasets.

We’re always looking to grow our studio alongside people who share our passion for innovation and design and who want be part of a culture that fosters wellbeing, inclusivity, and sustainable futures. We’re proud to be able to offer outstanding career opportunities, along with a mentorship program to develop your professional skills and to grow within the firm.

Interested in us? Send us your résumé at: careers@bdpquadrangle.com

BDP Quadrangle is committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices by accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.