Project Architect - Higher Education - Atlanta

Essential Functions

• Actively participate in the marketing and business development processes; create and monitor marketing and business development plans
• Create and monitor marketing and business development plans
• Prepare strategic plans for practice success and establish, communicate, and execute a vision for the market practice
• Represent Firm at practice market’s professional and trade organizations
• Ensure practice organization, operation, and direction aligns with Firm and practices strategic plans
• Foster an environment of learning, collaboration, innovation, professional development, and communication
• Review and advocate for individual practice team members’ professional development plans
• Take responsibility for finished plans, specifications, and approval of materials and construction and for managing all aspects of multiple small to large complex projects
• Prepare design and proposal / presentation materials, estimate fees, determine scope of work
• Conduct code research and analysis and review with various agencies for approval
• Collaborate with engineers, consultants, contractors and/or clients Ensure that the project meets environmental, safety, structural, zoning, and aesthetic standards
• Review shop drawings, submittals, and respond to RFIs
• Cookordinate all project efforts, administrative and technical, to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned project
• Actively manage client budgets, schedules, and programs, project communications and documentation, office administrative tasks, and project team assignments
• Supervise and/or perform site observations, such as recording and reporting of existing conditions and construction progress
• Responsible for major design decisions, involving spatial, aesthetic elements, and detailing of materials
• Document the progression of a routine project through correspondence, memos, etc. Follow routine projects through approvals and construction. Initiate contact with client and town officials

Physical Demands

• Occasionally lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to hazardous working conditions in conjunction with construction site visits
• The noise level in the construction zone may be loud
• The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate

Requirements

• Professional degree in Architecture from an NAAB-accredited program
• Ability to provide business development for firm within practice expertise area
• 10+ years combined experience as a design professional and/or architect
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and Revit
• Firm grasp of building technology fundamentals
• Thorough knowledge of relevant codes, operations, processes, and trends
• Excellent time management, organizational and written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree of Architecture
• Registered as a licensed architect
• Experience with Newforma Project Center and/or Newforma Project Analyzer
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Bluebeam PDF Revu
• Additional relevant certifications indicating additional expertise such as for construction administration, interior design, LEED/Green Globes/sustainability, etc.
• Experience writing and editing specifications