Senior Architect, Health & Wellness

Responsibilities

• Serves as a technical expert within the architectural team to plan the design process and solve problems of large scope and complexity
• Aids Project Managers with fee, scope, and schedule development for architectural portions of work
• Establishes, designs, and specifies project-appropriate architectural requirements
• Plans and develops projects of various sizes without supervision
• Independently investigates, evaluates, and recommends design solutions, and prioritizes work
• Plans, organizes, and directs the work of Architects, Designers, and other junior professionals
• Leads code analysis and coordinates agency, fire marshal, and jurisdictional compliance reviews
• Performs Revit modeling and detailing
• Initiates and facilitates cross-discipline discussions and coordination with multidisciplinary teammates
• Conducts site investigations and observations
• Attends client meetings and communicates with clients, consultants, contractors, and others during various stages of project development
• Prepares narratives, reports, drawing and specification documents in accordance with a high degree of quality, yet with regard to project schedule and budget constraints
• Reviews architectural documents for quality and compliance with code and program requirements, and conflicts with other disciplines
• Participates in Construction Administration by reviewing shop drawings and submittals, responding to RFI’s, solving construction issues, and performing site visits to assess general conformance with the design concept
• Maintains knowledge of current industry trends on space, function, materials, etc.
• Mentors and encourages the development of junior professionals
• Develops training and educational opportunities for the architecture team
• Affirms architectural software, design procedures, standard details, and master specifications
• Performs marketing and business development activities including building relationships with key clients and strategic partners, proposal writing, fee estimates, and client interviews
• Travel for marketing and project-related activities will be required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Architecture from an accredited college or university
• Architecture registration required
• 10+ years’ experience in the planning, design, and documentation of architecture; significant experience with healthcare projects; expertise in medical planning preferred
• Experience leading large client user groups through the project design process
• Proficiency with computer software including Revit Architecture
• Demonstrated practical knowledge of codes and related industry standards
• Excellent time management and organization skills with the ability to become involved in and remain current on issues relating to a number of concurrent projects in various stages
• Ability to deal with competing priorities and manage time appropriately
• Self-motivated team player with strong interpersonal, communication, writing, and presentation skills
• Positive attitude and commitment to being an active participant working as part of a multi-discipline team
• Active leader and member of varied professional organizations is a plus