Florida Licensed Architect — Principal Officer and Director of Architecture

Company: GEOARC Studio LLC
Location: Remote, United States, with occasional travel within Florida
Initial Engagement: Limited part-time professional engagement
Language: English required;
Portuguese preferred

Position Overview

GEOARC Studio LLC is seeking an experienced architect holding a current and active Florida architectural license to serve as the company’s Principal Officer, Qualifying Architect, and Director of Architecture.

GEOARC Studio is an architecture, engineering, BIM, and multidisciplinary design firm operating between the United States and Brazil. The company intends to pursue public-sector and institutional building projects, including K–12 schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, healthcare facilities, laboratories, administrative buildings, civic facilities, cultural buildings, historic renovations, adaptive reuse projects, and other public buildings.

The selected architect will initially work on a limited, predominantly remote basis while the company completes its professional registration, corporate qualification, business development, and public-procurement activities.

This position requires genuine professional and managerial participation. It is not a nominal appointment or license-rental arrangement. The selected architect must exercise actual professional judgment and responsible supervisory control over architectural services performed by or through the company.

Initial Phase — No Active Projects

During the period in which GEOARC Studio does not have active architectural projects under contract, the following terms will apply:

• Fixed compensation of US $1,000 per month;
• Up to five hours of professional services per month;
• One scheduled technical and management meeting per month;
• Formal service as the company’s Principal Officer and Qualifying Architect;
• Review of selected public procurement opportunities, RFQs, RFPs, and SOQs;
• Review of the company’s architectural qualifications and technical capabilities;
• Review and verification of professional résumés, project experience, technical portfolios, and references presented in proposals;
• Assistance with the establishment and initial implementation of architectural Quality Assurance and Quality Control procedures;
• Review of the company’s organizational structure and multidisciplinary coordination process;
• Limited technical and strategic guidance regarding public-sector architectural opportunities.

No architectural document may be signed, sealed, certified, or submitted under the architect’s license without the architect’s actual review, involvement, and responsible supervisory control.

The monthly retainer does not include project production, extensive proposal preparation, client interviews, site visits, permitting services, signing and sealing, construction administration, or supervision of active architectural projects.

Intensive Procurement and Proposal Phase

When GEOARC Studio participates in a procurement process requiring services beyond the initial five monthly hours, the architect will receive additional compensation of:

US $175 to US $225 per hour, depending on the nature, complexity, and urgency of the required services.

Additional compensated services may include:

• Detailed review of RFQs, RFPs, and SOQ requirements;
• Review and approval of technical proposal content;
• Preparation or revision of project descriptions and professional qualifications;
• Participation in strategy and Go/No-Go meetings;
• Participation in client or procurement interviews;
• Shortlist presentations;
• Technical meetings with clients, consultants, or selection committees;
• Review of scopes of services, schedules, contracts, and technical requirements;
• Review of applicable codes, standards, and agency requirements;
• Preparation for oral presentations and…