Project Architect - Retail

Job :

Location:

Seattle, WA, United States Department:
Architecture Business Unit: ANA United States Work Type:
On-site

Date Posted:
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:
Arcadis is looking for a licensed Project Architect to join our Retail team in Seattle. Demonstrated mastery of assigned or self-identified tasks with proficiency, fluency and focus. Able to independently perform specialized job functions without daily supervision. Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures in a particular field of specialization to complete assignments with originality and ingenuity.

Understands requirements and peculiarities of a specific market segment or service. Establishes strong working relationships with all levels of employees and client representatives. Contributes to team development and participates in the mentoring program. Supports and contributes to the firm’s culture.
Role accountabilities:

Primary role is to plan, coordinate and manage the project process for small-to-mid scale projects and mid-to-large scale international projects. Represents the project as the primary contact for client interaction. Understands all phases of design and construction. Selects and recommends delivery procedures.

Responsible for work drawings, specifications, cost estimates and coordinated deliverables for projects. Oversees and revises CAD models, construction documents, drawings and renderings. May represent the project or practice as the primary contact for client interaction. Contributes to and progresses the development of ideas and regularly offers alternative solutions to advance the project. Involved in planning and scripting graphic presentations of complex design with distinct technical aspects.

Negotiates critical and controversial issues with appropriate parties.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, evaluating, selecting, and applying techniques, procedures, and criteria for the successful completion of the project(s). Responsible for quality control supervision of project deliverables. Work requires proactive decision-making in selecting appropriate methods and procedures for executing the work from proposal writing through all phases of the project(s). Collaborates with other lead professionals to ensure design and documentation are in accordance with project expectations.

Manages the work of other professional staff and wider team, as appropriate, to complete design or production work, and construction documents.

Regularly schedules, attends and leads regular project or user group meetings and interacts with project team to develop an understanding of the specific client’s project criteria. Ensures work meets client requirements and completed on time within budget. Assists with financial management of all assigned projects. Directs issue resolution and enhances project quality in reporting to internal and external audiences. Achieves project success as measured by client and team satisfaction while achieving financial goals.

Contributes to business development by establishing confidence with clients, actively encourages and seeks opportunities for follow up business for each project and assists in the development and participates in interviews for potential projects.

Increased responsibility for design. Recommends design changes to maintain design integrity and improve…