Architectural Co-op Student

We’ve opened roles in our North Bay, Sudbury, and Timmins offices for several talented, entrepreneurial Architectural Co-op Students to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s Architectural group.

Are you a resourceful, clever, self-starting, and enthusiastic Architecture student, looking to apply your skills and gain hands-on experience through a co-op starting in January 2026? Are you eager to learn, participate in new experiences, and develop new skills and abilities? Are you excited to work with an experienced and diverse design team to create high-quality custom solutions for clients? Are you looking for exposure to innovative technologies and alternative delivery methods?

If you scored four for four, JLR has a home for you as an Architectural Co-op Student! You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, a 100% employee-owned firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff. You’ll have the opportunity to work with multidisciplinary teams at JLR to develop insightful solutions.

If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Your Role as an Architectural Co-op Student:

• Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR.
• Working directly with architects and other discipline team members as part of an integrated multidisciplinary project team.
• Assisting Architects and Designers with project execution during all project phases.
• Assisting with architectural design and contract administration related to a variety of commercial, institutional, and industrial construction projects.
• Accompanying staff during visits to project sites and reporting on observations.
• Assisting in the preparation of proposals, reports, specifications, budget estimates, and other administrative tasks.

Why Join Us?

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions. Furthermore, we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the Great Lakes of Ontario.

We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.

• Share ownership opportunities at all levels
• Merit and profit bonus program
• Competitive salaries reviewed annually
• Work-life Balance and Employee Wellness
• Immediate health and dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Parental leave top-up program
• Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events
• Community Engagement and Social Responsibility

Interested in joining our team? Send us a cover letter and resume outlining your skills, qualifications, and the specific experiences that make you an ideal candidate for the position by emailing careers@jlrichards.ca.

This posting is for a current vacancy, but we’re always open to great talent, even if it’s not exactly what we’ve posted. Check out our open positions or send us a cover letter and resume outlining your skills, qualifications, and the specific experiences to careers@jlrichards.ca.

JLR welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

At JLR, each of us contributes to inclusion and we all have a role to play. Our culture is the result of our behaviours, our personal commitment, our curiosity, how we collaborate, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. In turn, our environment inspires us to try new things, speak openly, and be bold. It brings us together in ways that help us stand out. Our inclusive culture empowers all of us to connect, belong, and grow.