Lead Architect Designer

• Job
• FLSA Status Exempt
• Service Group MEP
• # of Openings 1
• Type Full-Time

About Us:

Bartlett & West is an engineering, architecture, technology, and other professional services firm headquartered in Topeka, KS with 19 offices in seven states throughout the Midwest. As a completely employee-owned company, Bartlett & West has a “We Before Me” mentality. We prioritize service to our clients, communities, and each other. We’re less concerned about titles and more concerned about how each person can be supported to make the greatest impact.

POSITION SUMMARY:

At Bartlett & West our architects combine design and technical abilities together with one informing the other. Our teamwork atmosphere lends itself to client focused innovative solutions with a strong commitment to design excellence. This position is a conceptual, design, and technical specialist with in-depth knowledge for architectural design, programming, and planning projects from start to finish. The position may identify and develop the scope of work, assist in pricing contracts, oversee project quality, identify team resources, and responsible for meeting project deadlines.

The Lead Architect Designer provides comprehensive architectural services for internal clients and external clients and may be expected to serve as the project’s Architect of Record.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Acts as a design and technical specialist in the focus of architecture.
• Collaborates with a project manager and the project planning components as follows:
  • Provides design and technical guidance on the development of the project scope.
  • Assists in project concepts and strategies to be used.
  • Estimates of effort, fee structure and amount.
  • Develop construction cost and budget estimates for the project.
  • Identification of other required resources, risk management, and schedules necessary to complete the project.
• Directs, manages, and participates in the production of the project deliverables, up to and including signing and sealing of work products as a Registered Licensed Architect. Performs or participates in some or all the following:
  • Preliminary studies, plans and cost estimates.
  • Plan, oversee, and develop final report for studies.
  • Create conceptual design using graphic design software program(s).
  • Collaborates with a project manager in client meetings to gather client needs, present design concepts, and serve a resource/consultant to client(s).
  • Definition of and oversight of design process.
  • Designs and plan production using graphic design software program(s).
  • Conducting project status/review meetings.
  • Specification (using Spec Link software) and contract document development and production (using AutoCAD/Revit software).
  • Bidding and contract award.
  • Contract Administration oversight.
  • Monitors and maintains quality on all facets of the project deliverable.
• Performs site investigations and prepares report(s) documenting existing conditions.
• Provides input to the project manager and/or others regarding the monthly project accounting process, including review of time and expense charges to projects.
• In coordination with the project manager and team leader, oversees and directs the assignments of architects, designers, and technicians assigned to a project.
• Provides internal design and technical advice to project managers throughout the company for the purpose of preparing proposals and developing client presentations.
• Develops and fosters an open environment encouraging communication and collaboration among team members assigned to a project. Provides constructive performance feedback to project team members and coaches to improve performance.
• Provides performance information on all project team members to the team leader, Delivery/Marketing leader or…