Overview
Acts as a Senior Project Manager and senior advanced architect in the department. Responsible for projects and technical development in the architectural discipline. May also fill role of Architectural project lead on some projects.
Responsibilities
- For complex, single and multi-discipline projects. Responsible for:
- Leads proposal development and project documentation including estimating design hours for scope and scope development.
- Maintained and tracking budget and scope throughout the project.
- Identifying scope variance and preparing change orders.
- Adheres to provided Project Execution Procedures and other company procedures.
- Communicates with client regarding project requirements.
- Communicates with discipline and other disciplines for coordination of project requirements and design.
- For complex, single and multi-discipline projects, serving as a project architect. Responsible for:
- Assists with proposal development and project documentation including estimating architectural hours for scope and discipline scope development.
- Checks the discipline’s scope and budget progress and alerts the Project Manager to needed changes to the scope or other services, including weekly tracking communication.
- Assumes complete responsibility for architectural design within his/her discipline.
- Performs design in coordination with discipline team.
- Reviews work of the project design team.
- Familiar with other disciplines and performs inter-discipline reviews.
- Communicates with other disciplines to coordinate design.
- Assists architectural team in development of drawings and specifications.
- Attends weekly scheduling meetings.
- Serves as a technical specialist.
- Works with existing clients to grow existing relationships and further develop additional client relationships.
- Has marketing responsibilities including developing new clients.
- Prepares complex calculations, designs, specifications and/or reports for checking and reviewing by others.
- Checks complex calculations, designs, specifications and/or reports prepared by others.
- Directs technicians and/or drafters assigned to the department.
- Makes recommendation and/or decisions on unusual or complicated issues.
- Directs and assists co-workers with performing field measurements.
- Works with code officials and other design professionals when an interpretation or exception to the building code is required.
- May direct construction observation of others on complex projects.
- Promotes the use of and participates in the development of company design and production standards and works with department manager to ensure adherence to latest code versions.
- Assists in the education and development of design staff and acts as a resource for design questions.
- Maintains neat and organized work area to allow efficient access to project information required by other team members.
- Assists with whatever duties are required to deliver a quality project on schedule and within budget.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Architecture desired but not required.
- RA highly desirable, but not required.
- 10+ years previous architectural design experience.
- Must have knowledge of applicable codes.
- Proficient in the use of computer for design and understand “CAD” operations. Revit and BIM 360 experience highly desirable.
- Highly effective at establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other agencies, and the client.
- Integrity, sense of responsibility, independent judgment.
- Ability to delegate tasks and duties.
- General understanding of services performed by architects and engineers of all disciplines.
- Ability to participate in interdisciplinary checks
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
- Proficient in the PC/windows environment with experience in e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets, etc.