Design Studio Architect

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The Design Studio Architect candidate is a licensed Architect with strong technical skills and experience who is interested in specializing in building envelope and enclosure design and building science consulting. Areas of design specialization would include restoration and repair of existing buildings, consulting on new construction, high‑performance building enclosures, enclosure commissioning, and other enclosure‑related and building‑science‑related technical topics.

Lerch Bates is the global multidisciplinary technical consultancy, saving time and money for those designing, modernizing, investigating, or managing buildings. From risk to ROI, schedule to sustainability, Lerch Bates’ suite of services helps you plan the future of your building at every phase of the building lifecycle. As your partner in finding the best technical outcomes for your project, we ensure functionality, safety, and value work together.

We simplify the path to the best technical expertise for the built environment anywhere in the world. Lerch Bates offers integrated specialties, including vertical transportation, logistics, enclosures & structures, forensics, and multidisciplinary building lifecycle services that optimize performance from design, construction, and management to forensic investigation, repair, and modernization.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed in this position. They are not intended to prescribe or restrict the assignments that management may make.

• Meet with internal Consultants at the commencement of each internal design project to set design scope, schedule, and budget, and provide guidance on project design decisions.
• Independently schedule, coordinate, manage, complete, and deliver each assigned design project.
• For Design‑Studio‑lead projects, independently manage and deliver entire projects from initiation to completion, including engaging and collaborating with other internal team members.
• Plan, develop, and deliver biddable, constructable, Building‑Code‑compliant Drawing and Specifications packages for every design project, of the appropriate level of detail and within the defined schedule and budget. Develop drawings using AutoCAD, and Specifications using Word and proprietary specifications editing software.
• Conduct Building Code research for individual project jurisdictions, using web‑based building code libraries.
• Complete product research and selection in connection with design work. Communicate with product representatives and manufacturers to obtain technical details and answers to design questions.
• Independently interact directly with Clients, including presenting design work, soliciting decisions, guiding discussions, resolving project challenges, and coordinating schedules and scopes.
• Provide quality control reviews of design work at every design deliverable milestone.
• Independently apply advanced architectural concepts in the development of design work.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced Design Studio staff, and to internal Consultants.
• Pursue additional technical certifications and training relevant to enclosure design and building science. Apply this additional technical knowledge.
• Assist with post‑project performance analysis and the development of workflow and process improvements.
• Assist with the development and refinement of the firm’s technical detail library and specifications library.
• Assist with the development of proposals and project fees.
• Assist with the management, coordination, and completion of all day‑to‑day services of the Design Studio, and be responsible for producing and delivering high‑quality, timely services and deliverables.
• Assist with developing budget goals, defining design scopes, scheduling and managing work, completing drawing reviews, developing and delivering design project deliverables, and providing various other architectural service tasks.
• Assist with revenue‑driving goals such as project priming opportunities; new construction design review requirements; developing…