Would you like to become a significant member of a dynamic, design-focused firm that is busy, growing, and ambitious in downtown Hamilton?

The Role

We are seeking a talented Intermediate or Senior Intern Architect or Architect with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience to join our team.

Since founding TCA / Thier+Curran Architects in 2005 we have been known as design leaders. Now practicing as CAI / Curran Architects Inc. we are continuing to grow and undertake more challenging commissions. 

What We Offer

We offer a positive work-life balance, with flexible hours (we are all in-office work), summer hours all year (4-1/2 day weeks), and minimal overtime. We pay for every hour worked; we don’t allow free work or unpaid overtime. We pay well, aiming for the top end of the SDA Salary Survey.  All staff receive an annual self-directed healthcare benefit also.

We are committed to design excellence as our work is recognized as ‘transcending the ordinary’. We also prioritize the essential of high-quality service to our clients. We believe in a good work environment that values and encourages personal and professional development, and encourage all staff to help cultivate a strong office design culture. There is sketchpaper on every desk.

We’ve designed and redeveloped a very unique modern downtown loft warehouse for our studio home which illustrates our values and creative abilities in a high-profile location. Our staff are all encouraged to be active in our community. Our office is intentionally predominantly Architects to provide the broadest skill set addressing any issue.

We work hard, but try to have fun, and all go out together for ‘mandatory’ Thursday lunches provided by the firm. We shut down between Christmas and New Year as a paid Bonus to all.

Roughly every two years the firm has provided an office-wide Field Trip to experience quality architecture and places. Past trips were to Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia, Havana, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Fallingwater, and Buffalo.

About Us

We are known for our design quality and enjoy and seek a unique very broad range of projects from both public and private clients that include education, public buildings, housing of all types, interiors, cultural facilities, hospitality, mixed-use, and healthcare projects.  We also have been doing our own small-scale development work and will continue to do so, a very unique skill and asset.

Recent projects include a mix of multi-unit housing and affordable/supportive housing, an elementary school, restaurants and civic work such as libraries/community centers.

We offer the many advantages of working in a medium size office such as lots of variety of building types and sizes. Hamilton provides a vibrant cultural, music, and food scene that we are proud to take part in.

More About the Role

We need someone that is ideally very well-rounded with strong design skills and strong technical knowledge to produce quality documents.  You should be capable of leading a project team, coordinating consultants, and ideally much more. We need someone hands-on and able to always work on multiple projects. Ideally, we are seeking an individual with broad skills and experience in all phases of project delivery. You must be proficient in Autocad and have a thorough knowledge of the Ontario Building Code.  

Excellent communication (both written and oral) and leadership skills are essential for effective teamwork, and in order to interact with clients, consultants, authorities, and contractors. We need a dynamic, highly skilled, organized, motivated, independent self-starter, ideally with the most well-rounded skill set in all areas of practice.

Any additional unique skills that would enhance our ability to attract and service our clients while achieving design excellence would be an excellent advantage.

Pay range would be about $75-125k per annum, depending on individual experience and qualifications.

Your responsibilities will be limited only by your capabilities, initiative, and level of commitment. There is potential to assume a leadership role for the right person.

Let's Talk

Please forward your resume and samples of your work by e-mail to Bill Curran at bill@curranarchitects.ca. All submissions will be treated in confidence, of course. Please understand that we will only be able to contact those candidates eligible for an interview.

Thank you for your interest in CAI/Curran Architects Inc..

Please do come and join us!

Find out more about us at: http://www.curranarchitects.ca/ or Instagram

Last Updated Date: 2026/Aug/06