Senior Staff Architect

General Responsibilities

• Provide architectural and consulting services for a broad array of projects and clients.
• Perform and or lead field investigations, architectural/engineering analysis, calculations, and recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications.
• Observation and inspection, and the writing, preparation, and review of related reports for the services provided.
• Review drawings and construction to assure compliance with plans and specifications.
• Prepare proposals and cost estimates, track and evaluate project progress, budgets, and recommend changes.
• Research and resolve design and construction problems.
• Assign, review, and evaluate laboratory or field data for inclusion in reports.
• Apply sound architectural/engineering principles and be able to communicate complex issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.

Requirements

• Mid-level, experienced architectural professional responsible for managing and executing small to medium projects and sometimes more complex projects.
• Develop the scope of work for routine projects.
• Prepare cost estimates, specifications, and other project related documents.
• Analyze data, and perform architectural/engineering calculations and analysis.
• Coordinate and supervise field investigations, laboratory testing, and evaluation of respective data, development of recommendations.
• Develop plans, schedules, conducts, and/or coordinates detailed phases of assigned project work.
• Work closely with senior-level project manager to gain project management and architectural experience.
• Make design recommendations, adaptations and modifications.
• Prepare work scope, proposals and reports and plans investigations for approval by senior level professionals for routine projects.
• Serve as a technical adviser to junior-level project team members.
• Supervise field staff including graduate/field architects/engineers, architectural/engineering technicians, exploration teams, laboratory staff and other support personnel.
• Interact with client and project team in developing scope of services and communicating project progress.