Architect III

About the role

The Architect III position at JCJ Architecture supports the development of design and documentation. This role requires certification as a licensed professional architect with at least eight years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the conceptual design and provides full support through the entire project.
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on specialized systems.
• Liaises with Project Management, other Architects, and consultants.
• Develops and represents lead technical viewpoints on projects.
• Coordinates with Director and Department Head on appropriate technical solutions and product strategies.
• Communicates and collaborates with internal and external consultant team members.
• Maintains and initiates frequent communication with JCJ team members to sustain proper information flow.
• Prepares meeting notes using standard JCJ formats.
• Maintains an ongoing vigilance about self-checking work and conveying questions or concerns to Project team leadership.
• May perform checking of junior staff level work, when requested.
• Participates in the preparation and delivery of presentations to clients both physically and virtually.
• Assumes leadership of selected portions of presentations.
• Further refines a portfolio in one market sector.
• Consistently demonstrates thorough knowledge of time management skills required to work on multiple projects of all sizes.
• Produces building project documentation from concept through construction documents.
• Creates schedules and details for partition types and doors.
• Remains current with JCJ Technical Bulletins.
• Consistently produces construction documents under the direction of the Project Architect, utilizing architectural graphic conventions of line weight, scale, and sheet organization.
• Adheres to JCJ conventions for Revit/AutoCAD standards, file and drawing organization.
• Performs site observation, including photographic and dimensional notes to document existing conditions; coordinates with Project Team.
• Accurately performs numeric tasks such as square footage calculations, device counts, and material quantity take-offs for budgeting purposes.
• Assembles collected information into budget formats that allow for assigning costs.
• Understands local zoning review and approval process to assist the PM in all necessary work for compliance.
• Maintains resource materials and data base in physical and digital libraries.
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of Materials, Systems and Equipment costs.
• Contributes information for input into Project Specifications.
• Regularly makes financial recommendations to clients.
• Implements cost management strategies in collaboration with Project Leadership.
• Participates in value engineering exercises, both to suggest alternatives and to incorporate accepted changes.
• Answers RFI’s and coordinates responses with project team.
• Uses JCJ software to review shop drawings and submittals.
• Coordinates with construction manager/contractor/procurement client team.
• Attends regular construction phase meetings.
• Coordinates with JCJ internal CA team and processes.

Qualifications

• Professional BArch or master’s in architecture
• 8+ years’ experience in architectural practice or related position
• 6+ years creating design solutions
• Advanced Computer and Information Management Skills
• Revit, AutoCAD current versions
• MS Office Suite – Excel, Word, MS Project
• 3D Rendering capability