Project Architect

Responsibilities

• Leadership: Ensures the overall design intent of the project is incorporated into detailed documentation.
• Design Process: Monitors the design process from conceptual phase through construction administration, ensuring consistency and proper execution.
• Technical Coordination: Resolves and coordinates technical aspects of a defined portion of a project.
• Specification Development: Works with the Specification Writer to develop specifications and coordinates drawings and specifications.
• Quality Assurance: Checks completed reports, plans, estimates, and calculations for accuracy.
• Project Strategy: Sets the overall strategy for producing documents and defines file organization and BIM elements.
• Team Management: Manages project team software parameters and oversees the preparation of technical drawings by less experienced staff.
• Supervision: Supervises the work of less experienced staff and mentors them.
• Communication: Communicates with other disciplines, vendors, and contractors to ensure all information is incorporated into project requirements.
• Construction Support: Ensures construction detail documentation conforms to quality assurance and best practice standards.
• Client Interface: Develops a positive relationship of trust with client leadership and communicates with client representatives.
• Teamwork: Receives project direction from the Principal in Charge and Technical direction from the RBU Technical Principal.
• Documentation: Assists in planning and conducting work, prepares and coordinates review of contractor’s schedules, and submits shop drawings and samples.
• Specifications: Involved in specification setup and drawing coordination, research, and appropriate use of HOK Standards.
• Support: Provides support to all team members for specific market, discipline, or other areas of expertise.
• Meetings: Attends on-site visits, field reviews, and project meetings, prepares meeting minutes, and assists in resolving project issues.
• Presentations: Prepares and coordinates 2D and 3D presentation/design drawings and builds models for client/project team review.
• Sustainable Design: Incorporates Integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or equivalent in education or experience required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years’ design experience.
• Licensed Architect with current registration in your region required, if licensure is offered in your region.
• NCARB registration preferred.
• LEED accreditation or Green Associate preferred.

Qualifications

• Foster a commitment to external and internal client service.
• Take personal responsibility for fostering a green workplace through sustainable work practices.

Skills

• Knowledge of relevant software and tools.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, team members, and stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with integrated sustainable design principles.

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment.
• 10 paid holidays (including 2 floating holidays).
• Minimum of 4 weeks of paid time off with a cash out option.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Free mental wellness resources.
• Life and AD&D coverage and short and long-term disability benefits.
• Paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
• Matching contributions to 401(K) plan.
• Financial support and study prep for licensure exams, CEU credit opportunities, mentorship programs, and paid professional memberships.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD