Job Captain - Mission Critical

About the role

Exercises independent judgment in evaluation, selection and use of standard techniques, and solves problems when encountered. Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of architectural principles, practices and procedures to complete assignments with originality and ingenuity. Anticipates job expectations and contributes to project and design solutions.

Responsibilities

• Modifies or creates implementation documents and complex drawings with limited guidance, applying architectural techniques and procedures requiring independent judgment
• May coordinate design group interaction both internally and externally, including assisting with consultant team work sessions
• Manages project work of the architectural team as appropriate
• Performs design computations and document preparation, including maintaining the information flow to the project team, to reflect the design intent in implementation documents and coordinating with consultants to confirm systems work
• Assists with review, modification and coordination of implementation documents prior to issue, including collaborating to validate that code and zoning requirements for assigned segment of project are met
• Assignments may include higher-level work for training/development purposes
• Executes deliverables according to scope of services and HKS standards, best practices, and quality expectations
• May attend client or consultant meetings
• Participates in team meetings to discuss project issues, technical issues and coordination with other disciplines
• Travel may be required

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture or related field
• Typically 4+ years of experience

Licenses and Certifications

• Actively pursuing Architectural Registration
• Sustainable design accreditation preferred

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Advanced – expert-level experience, knowledge or skills
  • Revit, Navisworks, and Bluebeam
  • MS Office Suite
  • Materials, construction techniques, building codes, QA/QC and specification process
  • Research and apply/incorporate into technical documents
  • Entire project lifecycle, through post-occupancy
  • Presentation, graphic and visualization skills to communicate ideas
• Intermediate – experience, knowledge or skills required to produce high-quality solutions or work
  • Rhino, Grasshopper, Dynamo, Twinmotion, Enscape or other visualization tools
  • Illustrator and InDesign; basic skills in Photoshop
  • Computational design and parametric modeling
  • Energy modeling
  • Architectural building systems
  • Sustainability and integrated design guidelines
  • Organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
  • Ability to communicate and present ideas in a clear, concise and professional manner both verbally and in writing
  • Ability to problem solve and apply innovative solutions
  • Ability to collaborate and encourage collaboration in a team environment
  • Ability to effectively meet deadlines at expected quality
• Basic – familiar with primary concepts or capabilities and may perform elementary functions depending on role
  • Computational design and parametric modeling
  • Energy modeling