Position Title
University Architect
Compensation
$130,000 - $140,000
Department
Assoc VP Facilities Planning & Mgt
About this opportunity
Ball State University Facilities Planning and Management has an opportunity to work on the beautiful campus. This opportunity comes with excellent pay and a great benefits package that includes medical and prescription plans, dental, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid time off, holiday pay, university-funded retirement, tuition discounts, and more.
The ideal candidate will be flexible, and will possess great service skills with a willingness to learn.
This is a full-time, on campus opportunity.
Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
What you'll do and what you'll bring
Position Function
The University Architect serves as Ball State University's primary steward for campus planning, architectural direction, design standards, and the long-term development of the physical campus. This position provides leadership and oversight for architectural and engineering design efforts across University projects, ensuring that scopes, design concepts, consultant work products, design milestones, and final design solutions align with the Campus Master Plan, University standards, operational needs, budget expectations, sustainability goals, accessibility requirements, and the overall student and campus experience.
This position works in close partnership with project managers, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Building Services, campus clients, University leadership, and outside design professionals.
The University Architect will also advise on the appropriate architectural and engineering design contract structure for each project, including the use and modification of AIA based templates and Ball State contract templates as necessary to protect the owner, clarify scope, monitor changes, manage amendments, and support consistent design contract administration.
Duties & Responsibilities 1. Serve as the University's lead architectural advisor and design steward for campus buildings, interiors, landscapes, open spaces, public realm improvements, and other physical campus assets.2. Support and advance the implementation of the Campus Master Plan by aligning project planning, building improvements, site development, space needs, and design decisions with the University's long term physical planning goals.3. Provide architectural and engineering design oversight for university projects in partnership with assigned project managers.4. Work with project managers to ensure that external architects, engineers, planners, and design consultants understand the University's expectations, standards, operational requirements, campus context, project goals, and owner interests.5. Participate in preliminary scope development for all applicable projects, including client discussions, feasibility review, project intent, conceptual options, planning level budgets, design direction, and identification of required architectural and engineering support.6. Support project managers during the transition from preliminary scope development to consultant led design and project execution.7. Review design work at key project milestones, including concept development, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and other major review points as appropriate.8. Provide high level review of architectural and engineering design packages to confirm alignment with approved scope, campus standards, maintainability, accessibility, sustainability, budget expectations, owner requirements, and long-term operational needs.11. Advise project managers and University leadership on the appropriate architectural and engineering design contract structure for specific projects, including scope of services, milestone deliverables, consultant responsibilities, amendment needs, and owner protection considerations.12. Review, recommend, and coordinate modifications to AIA based agreement templates and Ball State contract templates as necessary to protect the University as owner, clarify design scope, monitor changes, manage amendments, and support consistent administration of design contracts.13. Develop, maintain, interpret, and promote University design standards, architectural guidelines, space standards, finish standards, furniture standards, signage standards, and related planning and design expectations.15. Review renovation, renewal, new construction, infrastructure, and site improvement concepts for consistency with campus character, building context, operational practicality, code awareness, accessibility, sustainability, life cycle cost, and owner stewardship considerations.16. Provide design leadership on projects that require strong coordination between architectural, engineering, operational, custodial, maintenance, technology, safety, accessibility, procurement, contract, and client needs.18. Advise campus clients and University…
