Project Architect/ Project Technical Designer

Overview

We believe… Every project can make life better. Strong relationships inspire great work. We must push boundaries and explore new ideas. Model the outcomes we aspire to create. Only together can we give it our all. At Vocon, we are proud of the diverse range of backgrounds, personalities, and passions that make up our team. But for all our differences, we are united by a core passion: creating designs that tell a story. We are an interdisciplinary team of thinkers, makers, doers and, most importantly, people. Our interdisciplinary team may have diverse backgrounds, but we speak with one voice. We share a passion for the power of design, and a commitment to collaboration at every stage of the creative process.

Responsibilities

• Leading and owning the technical execution of small and medium sized projects of limited complexity.
• Actively and regularly partnering with design and management leaders to execute the project, coordinate resources and integrate inputs from project inception to completion.
• Participating as a leading member of the project team in all aspects of project scope - informing the workplan, supporting design, complying with jurisdictional requirements, leading and producing content for all phases of documentation, overseeing construction administration services and coordinating with outside consultants.
• Responsible for specific technical design aspects of an assigned project, including investigation, evaluation and recommendation of design solutions.
• Ensuring the production of construction documents are in concert with design intent.
• Conducting code analyses and acting as a point of contact with jurisdictions.
• Performing submittal reviews during construction, maintaining RFI and submittal logs.
• Aiding in managing client expectations.
• Cooking communication between project team, sub-contractors and other disciplines.
• Conducting on-site observations and preparing architect’s field reports.
• Responsible for document coordination and design detailing.
• Coordinating project teams and team assignments to complete interior design and/or architectural projects.
• Using advanced techniques and modifying/ extending theories, precepts, and practices.
• Performing work requiring judgment in evaluating, selecting, and adapting/modifying standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.

Requirements

• Professional degree in architecture from an accredited university.
• Design professional with (typically) eight plus years of experience in commercial interior architecture (with optional experience in interior design).
• Competent in all conventional aspects of interior architecture (with optional experience in interior design).
• Flexibility to focus on a single client with a variety of project types or multiple, concurrent projects in various stages of development.
• Ability to communicate technical and integration issues and direction quickly.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, consultants, contractors, staff.
• Strong interpersonal skills with all levels of management and staff.
• Sufficient knowledge of engineering disciplines to coordinate work.
• Competent in business writing and communication skills.
• Proficiency in REVIT, Bluebeam, Newforma, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office and other applicable programs.
• Possess BIM modeling skills.