Project Architect - K12

About the role

McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm with studios located in the southeast. We pride ourselves on strong client relationships and community partnerships. Our projects represent the work of a collaborative group of dedicated design professionals driven by a solitary goal: to deliver a functional solution that inspire collaboration, function, imagination, constructability, and attributes of a well-constructed environmental design. We are seeking a creative, innovative and talented Project Architect to join our Charleston Team!

Responsibilities

• Provide limited, high level, production supervision as necessary for work involving a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements.
• Assist Project Manager with all aspects of managing multiple small to large-scale projects.
• Supervise the preparation and check the accuracy of contract documents.
• Incorporate applicable codes, construction techniques, and sequences in various projects including all aspects of cross disciplines.
• Supervise and/or perform site observations, such as recording and reporting of existing conditions and construction progress.
• Handle problems and questions as they occur during construction.
• Maintain responsibility for project cost control.
• Responsible for external communications such as making telephone calls and preparing correspondence to clients, officials, and contractors as required by various projects.
• Write reports such as feasibility studies, condition reports, and recommendations.
• Supervise and perform building code reviews and prepare applications.
• 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 building officials.
• Exercise professional judgment in areas of contractual liability.
• Make public presentations.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Architecture or equivalent
• Registered as a licensed architect
• 8-12 years of experience as an architect
• Experience leading a project team
• Knowledge of estimating project needs and capable of translating them into budget hours/costs
• Ability to monitor the budget of a task or series of tasks and make necessary adjustments to keep on budget
• Capable of providing leadership to a team that is performing a sequence of tasks
• Ability to instill motivation in the team to meet projected milestones and capable of adjusting the procedures to keep the progress on target
• Proficiency with Revit, Enscape, and Bluebeam
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative suite and Newforma software
• Excellent grasp of building technology fundamentals
• Thorough knowledge of relevant codes,