Senior Project Architect

Role Responsibilities And Activities

• Lead regional Architectural staff with an entrepreneurial spirit for growing the Houston Architectural Department.
• Participate in weekly architectural workload meetings and quarterly all-company workload meetings.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and technical training to architectural staff in the Houston office.
• Provide senior oversight and QA/QC of architectural design work performed in the office.
• Cookordination with other leadership and offices (Portland, OR and Brea, CA) to ensure Houston staff is meeting project deadlines and is utilized on billable project work.
• Responsible for staff recruitment, development, and retention.

Marketing and Business Development

• Establish productive working relationships, and deal effectively with clients, consultants, and equipment vendors.
• Develop and negotiate scopes of work, fees, and contractual terms for project opportunities.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Industrial, and Manufacturing (CIM) sector leadership and provide support to Solid Waste/Aviation as necessary.
• Carry out business development activities with new and existing clients as well as key partners to develop project opportunities in CIM market sector.
• Provide business development support (secondary to CIM) for Aviation and Solid Waste sectors.
• Leverage existing industrial relationships to create marketing opportunities for the company.
• Attend conventions, professional association events, and trade shows with the intent of representing the firm and making new prospect connections.

Project Management and Architectural Design

• Review design documents to ensure quality, coordination, and alignment with both company and professional design standards as well as serve as architect of record on select projects.
• Provide project and client management services to clients throughout the duration of planning and design projects.
• Utilize existing project management tools to deliver excellent project financial results.
• Provide design input related to manufacturing or industrial process integration.
• Utilize collaboration software tools e.g. Bluebeam® and BIM360®.
• Write and edit specifications.