6ixDesign Inc. is a multidisciplinary architecture and engineering practice based in Toronto. We work across low-rise and mid-rise residential, multiplex, commercial, mixed-use, and institutional projects, carrying them from early feasibility through permit, tender, and construction. What sets us apart is structural: architecture and engineering sit under one roof, so coordination happens down the hall instead of across three firms and a two-week email chain. As our project volume grows, we are looking for people who want real responsibility and the room to use it.
Why 6ixDesign?
Growth: We are expanding our architectural department, and this role sits at the front end of every project we take on. The decisions you make in the first three weeks of a job shape everything that follows it.
Integrated Practice: Our architectural and engineering teams share models and resolve issues internally. You will test a structural idea the same day you have it instead of waiting on a consultant to tell you it does not work.
Ownership: We are a flat studio with short lines to the principals. Your design work goes in front of clients and municipalities, not into a folder someone else presents from.
Breadth of Work: Multiplex and missing-middle housing, low- and mid-rise infill, additions and adaptive reuse, retail and institutional builds. You will not spend two years on a single building type.
Beautiful Workspace: Our office is designed the way we design for our clients. It is a space built to support focused, collaborative work.
Competitive Salary: We recognize and reward the value that each team member brings to the table. Our compensation packages reflect our dedication to attracting and retaining strong people.
Job Description
As Architectural Designer, you will take projects from first sketch to resolved design. You will run feasibility and zoning studies, develop massing and plan options, carry the strongest one through design development, and produce the drawings and presentations that get it approved by clients, municipalities, and committees. You will then stay with the project as it moves into permit and construction documentation, supporting the Job Captain and keeping the design intent intact as the set gets built out. This is a hands-on role. You will be in Revit and Rhino daily. You will report to the Architectural Manager, work directly with Job Captains, senior staff, and the principals, and coordinate with our in-house engineering teams as design questions become technical ones.
Key Responsibilities
— Concept and Schematic Design: Develop design concepts, massing studies, plan options, and unit layouts, and test them against site constraints, client program, and budget.
— Feasibility and Zoning Analysis: Run yield and massing studies, review zoning by-laws and Official Plan policy, calculate GFA, coverage, setbacks, angular planes, and parking, and identify what the site will and will not support.
— Design Development: Carry the selected scheme from concept through resolved plans, sections, elevations, and preliminary assemblies, resolving the design against structural, mechanical, and code realities as they emerge.
— Modelling and Production: Build and maintain accurate Revit models, produce drawing sets to design development standards, and support the Job Captain through permit and construction documentation.
— Visualization and Presentation: Produce renderings, diagrams, material boards, axonometrics, and presentation packages that explain the design clearly to clients, municipalities, and the public.
— Municipal Submissions: Prepare drawings and supporting material for pre-application meetings, Committee of Adjustment, minor variance, and site plan approval submissions, and revise in response to planner and reviewer comments.
— Code and Accessibility Review: Apply Ontario Building Code requirements, accessibility provisions, life safety, and spatial separation to your designs early, so schemes do not need rebuilding after the fact.
— Material and Product Research: Investigate cladding, glazing, envelope, and finish options, evaluate them against cost, availability, performance, and constructability, and make recommendations you can defend.
— Existing Conditions Documentation: Conduct site measurements and photo surveys, and produce accurate as-built drawings for additions, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.
— Coordination: Work with in-house engineering and external consultants through design development, flagging conflicts while they are still cheap to fix.
— Practice Development: Build and improve Revit families, templates, graphic standards, and presentation formats used across the studio.
Must Have Qualifications
— Approximately 2 to 5 years of architectural design experience in a practice setting.
— Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture, or a diploma in Architectural Technology, from a recognized, accredited institution.
— Demonstrated ability to take a project from concept and massing through resolved design development.
— Working knowledge of the Ontario Building Code, municipal zoning by-laws, and the Toronto or GTA approvals landscape.
— Advanced proficiency in Revit, along with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office.
— Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
— Working proficiency in SketchUp, Rhino, or an equivalent modelling tool.
— A portfolio that shows design judgment and drawing ability, not only rendered images.
— Clear written and graphic communication, and the ability to present your own work.
Preferred Qualifications
— Intern Architect status with the OAA, or eligibility to pursue licensure.
— BCIN qualifications in relevant categories, including House or Small Buildings.
— Experience with Committee of Adjustment, minor variance, or site plan approval submissions in Toronto or the GTA.
— Rendering and visualization skills in Enscape, Twinmotion, V-Ray, or Lumion.
— Exposure to purpose-built rental, missing-middle, multiplex, or laneway and garden suite typologies.
— Experience with renovations, additions, adaptive reuse, or heritage properties.
— Familiarity with Grasshopper, Dynamo, or other computational design tools.
— Experience working alongside in-house or closely integrated engineering teams.
We weigh demonstrated ability, technical competence, project experience, and professional judgment far more heavily than where you trained or whose name is on your resume.
Skills and Personal Qualities
— Curious: You want to know why the building next door is shaped the way it is, and you go find out.
— Fluent: You draw to think, not only to present, and you can put an idea on paper fast enough to keep a conversation moving.
— Grounded: You design against the by-law, the budget, and the structure, and you treat those as the interesting part rather than the obstacle.
— Rigorous: You check your own areas, your own setbacks, and your own dimensions before anyone else has to.
— Receptive: You take redlines as information. You ask what the reasoning was, and you do not make the same correction necessary twice.
— Proactive: You raise the issue early rather than reporting it after the fact.
— Collaborative: You work well with engineers, consultants, and colleagues, and you would rather solve the problem than win the email.
— Self-directed: You can be handed a site, a program, and a deadline, and come back with options worth discussing.
What We Offer
— Real design responsibility from the concept stage, with your work presented to clients and municipalities.
— A direct working relationship with the Architectural Manager and the principals, with no layers to push through.
— A varied portfolio across residential, multiplex, mixed-use, commercial, and institutional work.
— Integrated in-house engineering support on every project.
— Mentorship from senior staff and Job Captains, and a clear route toward set ownership as you develop.
— Competitive compensation aligned with experience.
— Paid vacation and statutory holidays.
— Support for professional development, licensure, BCIN qualification, and continuing education.
— A clear path to grow with the firm as the architectural department expands.
How to Apply
Please send your resume and a portfolio (PDF, maximum 10 MB) to [email protected] with the subject line "Architectural Designer – Your Name." Show us how you think, not only how you render. Design development drawings, sketch sequences, option studies, and zoning or massing analysis are as useful to us as finished images. Please redact any confidential client or project information. In your email, include a short note covering two or three projects you contributed to and your specific role on each, your current status regarding OAA licensure or BCIN qualifications, and your availability to start. We review applications on a rolling basis and will contact shortlisted candidates directly. We appreciate every application, though we are only able to respond to those selected for an interview.
Join our team as an Architectural Designer and help shape buildings that get built rather than published. This role offers real design authority, technical depth, and the chance to grow alongside a practice that is expanding on the strength of its work.
6ixDesign Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we design for, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected ground. Accommodations are available on request at any stage of the recruitment process.
Pay: $41,070.74-$101,141.27 per year
Benefits:
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
