Senior Project Architect

Overall Responsibilities

As a licensed Architect, responsible for guiding design teams through design and technical development on multiple projects or large complex projects; risk management review; and managing all technical documents through each phase of construction.

• Serve as a resource across the organization through training, mentoring, and conducting seminars.
• Sustain and raise the firm's image as a design-driven firm.
• Stay current on technical innovations and trends of specific project types and take initiative for providing continuing education opportunities for staff.
• Assist Principal-in-Charge, Project Manager, and Project Designers in developing marketing materials and marketing project narratives.
• Participate in marketing meetings and interviews.
• Represent the Firm by actively participating in external professional organizations and social functions.
• Responsible for developing white papers and thought leadership pieces for industry organizations.

• Involve exploration of subject area, definition of scope, selection of items for investigation, and development of novel concepts and methods.
• Manage large number of consultants, delegate work assignments and provide direction to large number of junior staff.
• Develop solutions to technical problems; design and review production drawings; manage record keeping; implement risk management standards and review documents with planning, building, fire and other appropriate authorities of jurisdiction.
• Administer some management tasks (staffing, fee estimating, scheduling, and reviewing payment requests) but work primarily on developing solutions through technical and design refinement.
• Develop, design, and review production drawings and construction documents for compliance with design intent, building systems, construction detailing and coordination with specifications.
• Respond to bid inquiries regarding pre-bid approvals, meet with governmental agencies, committees or officials for project presentation, approvals and permits.
• Conduct on-site observations and prepare observation reports.
• Conduct project close-out efforts including punch lists, certificate of occupancy, and certificate of substantial completion.
• Responsible for managing all technical documentation through all phases of construction including proposal requests, change orders, revisions to project scope through all phases of construction and project close-out efforts.

• Responsible for check set and risk management review.
• Keep records of design decisions pertaining to selection of materials, detailing methodology and maintain project manual.
• Provide effective technical oversight so that projects meet the Firm's quality control and quality assurance standards.

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the design and documentation of projects, with a minimum of five (5) of those years as a Project Architect, and a proven track record of progressively more complex and diverse assignments.
• Must have experience in multi-family, high-rise or higher education projects.
• Substantial experience in construction document preparation and field observation, knowledge of building materials, specifications and construction techniques.
• Experience in dealing with governmental agencies and building/zoning codes, and appropriate knowledge of engineering disciplines to evaluate and coordinate work done by consultants.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as time management skills.
• Ability to demonstrate full knowledge of industry practices and a proven track record of quality control on progressively more complex and diverse assignments.
• Requires judgment, based on precedent and policy, in the development of a recommended course of action.
• Thorough understanding of sustainable practices and industry standards.
• Values and personality compatible with the Firm’s.
• Proficiency in relevant computer software:
  Building Information Modeling:
  Revit 2016 or later;
  Rendering: 3D Studio Max, Maxwell Render, Twinmotion, or Enscape;
  Modeling:
  Sketch Up or Rhino;
  AutoCAD 2016 or later;
  Microsoft Office.
• A degree in Architecture, preferable at the graduate…