Senior Architect

About the role

We are actively seeking a Senior Project Architect to join our Buildings team. This position requires a broad set of experience and knowledge, along with technical skills and strong communication abilities to lead a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for multiple projects of large and medium complexity/size.
• Collaborate with the team leadership (principal, project manager, project controls) to communicate and monitor an efficient project work plan.
• Aid in confirming scope, schedule, goals and priorities, budget, and staffing.
• Ensure design intent is maintained through documentation and construction.
• Conceptualize a building design from both a functional and aesthetic perspective in concert with a client's requirements, budget, and program.
• Develop space planning, block planning, and adjacency diagrams in coordination with building program.
• Present the design with the Project Manager and Project Designer to stakeholders during early project phases.
• Lead project coordination and owner/site meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor and sub-contractors.
• Lead others in project team settings, design critiques, pin-ups, and constructability reviews.
• Supervise and coach junior staff on project teams.
• Utilize BIM technology to advance the design and documentation in various architectural phases.
• Lead or direct the preparation of specifications in coordination with building plans.
• Evaluate and promote the incorporation of sustainable design principles.
• Interpret and apply building codes, energy codes and requirements of regulatory agencies.
• Select building systems and materials.
• Analyze site incorporating geotechnical, hydrological, environmental, social, economic, and contextual conditions.
• Participate and support Quality Assurance and Control practices.
• Support marketing activities for the office/company, including helping to win work in interviews for potential projects.

Qualifications

• Requires understanding of Revit, Microsoft Office Suite; understanding of Newforma, Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
• Capable of simultaneously supporting one or more Principals in Charge on multiple projects.
• Experience in one (or more) of the following markets: Healthcare, S&T, Advanced Manufacturing, Mission Critical.
• Excellent understanding of accessibility codes, life-safety codes, building construction systems, means and methods, materials, and industry associated standards.
• Able to maintain and forward the development of the design concept.
• Offers and supports creative technical design and detailing decisions that are in line with project goals and understand their impact on cost, construction, sustainability, and other factors.
• Understands and leads the integration of code, zoning, market specific best practices and other issues into the project.
• Adheres to established project sustainability requirements.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions to revise, develop and produce plans, elevations, and details appropriately.
• Reviews, marks-up and delivers document corrections to team for implementation.
• Ability to distribute work to, and monitor progress of, the project team.
• Proactively takes appropriate action without requiring continued direction or guidance.
• Effectively manages multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Team player with the client, entire project team, and contractor.
• Excellent negotiator and communicator.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture is required.
• Minimum of ten years of experience is required.

Capabilities and Credentials

• Understanding of Newforma, Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
• Experience in one (or more) of the following markets: Healthcare, S&T, Advanced Manufacturing, Mission Critical.
• Excellent understanding of accessibility codes, life-safety codes, building construction systems, means and methods, materials, and industry associated standards.
• Able to maintain and forward the development of the design concept.
• Offers and supports creative technical design and detailing decisions that are in line with project goals and understand their impact on cost, construction, sustainability, and other factors.
• Understands and leads the integration of code, zoning, market specific best practices and other issues into the project.
• Adheres to established project sustainability requirements.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions to revise, develop and produce plans, elevations, and details appropriately.
• Reviews, marks-up and delivers document corrections to team for implementation.
• Ability to distribute work to, and monitor progress of, the project team.
• Proactively takes appropriate action without requiring continued direction or guidance.
• Effectively manages multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Team player with the client, entire project team, and contractor.
• Excellent negotiator and communicator.