Project Architect/Design Manager
About the role
The Project Architect (Design Manager) is a licensed architect, who will manage LCS Development projects. Ensuring functionality, pleasing design, and compliance.
Experience is everything; at LCS, experience is everything. We provide you the opportunity to use your talents in a progressive, growing organization that makes a positive difference in the lives of the seniors we serve. If you are seeking an organization that gives back, you’ll love working here. Our principles and hospitality promises define our company culture. LCS employees can be found participating in volunteer activities, getting involved in our committees or collaborating with team members in our innovative workspace. You’ll find several opportunities to grow as a professional, serve the community, and enhance the lives of seniors.
Responsibilities
- Assist with design programming
- Schedule the design process
- Maintain the established budget
- Ensure the design supports operational goals and objectives
- Direct the design process and coordinate all design disciplines to ensure scheduling, cost, quality, aesthetics, and design functionality meet established design standards and PDM expectations
- Administer all design agreements, including basic and additional services
- Support the design process to ensure compliance with the established design program, maintaining knowledge of local and state codes and how they affect project design and permitting
- Perform selection of architectural and other design consultants, including processing billing and payment applications, for approval by PDM
- Negotiate, prepare, and execute architectural and consultant agreements
- Acquire knowledge of specified materials, finishes, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems to allow selection of cost‑effective systems that meet the project budget
- Work with contractors to understand how to most efficiently utilize available