Senior Architect - Federal (Mid-Atlantic Region)

Responsibilities

• Performs various tasks throughout each project phase.
• Supervises the preparation and checks the accuracy of contract documents.
• Incorporates applicable codes, construction techniques and sequences in various projects including all aspects of cross disciplines.
• Supervises and/or performs site observations such as recording and reporting of existing conditions and construction progress.
• Handles problems and questions as they occur during construction.
• Responsible 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.
• Writes reports such as feasibility studies, condition reports and recommendations.
• Performs building code reviews and prepares applications.
• Responsible for major design decisions, involving spatial, aesthetic elements and detailing of materials.
• Documents the progression of a routine project through correspondence, calculations, memos, etc.
• Follows routine projects through approvals and construction.
• Initiates contact with client and town officials.
• Exercises professional judgment in areas of contractual liability.
• Makes public presentations.
• Responsible for accounting of individual project involvement, i.e. scheduling, scope, role and budget.
• Knowledge of estimating project needs and capable of translating them into budget hours and costs.
• Able to monitor the budget of a task or series of tasks and make necessary adjustments to keep on budget.
• Able to provide leadership to a team that is performing a sequence of tasks.
• Able to instill motivation to the team to meet projected milestones and capable of adjusting the procedures to keep the progress on target.
• Maintains good client relations.
• Follows up on qualifying leads as directed.
• Contributes suggestions on business development.
• Sufficient knowledge of marketing to assist in the preparation of proposals and /or presentations.
• Able to recruit, identify capable candidates for a growing architectural team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in architecture from a NAAB accredited program.
• Minimum 8 years related experience (completion of master's degree in related field may be substituted for one year of experience).
• Must be able to obtain a Security Clearance.
• Registered Architect or ability to obtain.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.