Senior Transit Lead Architect

About the role

The ideal candidate will provide superior architectural team leadership, interact with senior management, and play a decisive leadership role in vertical transit projects. They will make timely design and technical decisions in a collaborative manner while seeking advice from peers and supervisors. The candidate will present themselves professionally to clients and maintain a 'seller-doer' approach. They will complete assignments efficiently, accurately, and in a timely manner and perform quality control on their work before publication.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural team leadership and interact with senior management
• Make timely design and technical decisions in a collaborative manner
• Present oneself professionally to clients and maintain a 'seller-doer' approach
• Complete assignments efficiently, accurately, and in a timely manner
• Perform quality control on work before publication
• Communicate regularly with the team and stay within the hours budgeted for tasks assigned
• Maintain and coordinate project BIM model and strong knowledge in construction document standards and conventions
• Advanced knowledge of building codes, TAS, ADAAG, FEDERAL and STATE compliance requirements and have experience with code reviews processes
• Interact with regulatory agencies and achieve a consensus
• Consult product manufacturers, evaluate, and obtain accurate cost information and select materials, and inspect architectural features in the field
• Understand building materials and construction methods
• Ability to mentor junior staff and lead a project team to produce a complete set of construction documents
• Ability to perform QC review for design & red-line documents for production staff in BlueBeam or using another digital format
• Ability to coordinate with sub-consultants and other disciplines and mentor junior staff to do the same
• Ability to perform QC review and contribute needed information to a specification writer
• Ability to create organized Exhibits in BlueBeam and PowerPoint for client and team review
• Ability to direct & perform (if required) site observation and field work including site investigations, existing facility inventory and field measured documentation
• Provide Project Managers with status reports of progress on architectural documents

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in architecture required
• Candidate must hold a Maryland Architect license
• LEED AP or other sustainability certification or desire to obtain within first 6 months of hire is a plus
• Minimum 15-20 years of relevant work experience to include all phases of architectural drafting, detailing, and assisting with the coordination of consultants
• Experience coordinating multi-discipline work for complex architectural engineering projects
• Experience directing work effort of junior staff to develop project documentation and manage project deliverables
• The position requires working expertise in BIM/Revit but is not a production orientated position
• Advanced knowledge of building systems and experience in implementation of various building systems and project types such as (aviation, rail, transit, commercial, education)
• Advanced knowledge of building systems and experience in Transit and also implementation of various building systems and project types such as (aviation, rail, commercial, education) is a plus
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Ability to effectively work on several projects or issues simultaneously
• Initiate tasks independently and follow through for delivery as needed
• Ability to analyze information and propose effective solutions on own initiative
• Ability to create basic and informative 3D models in BIM or another digital format
• Possess an Entrepreneurial spirit and a desire for career advancement
• Resume with a large variety of project types both in size and complexity a plus

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Architecture
• Architect License in Maryland
• LEED AP Certification or willingness to obtain within first 6 months of hire
• 15-20 years of relevant work experience in architectural drafting, detailing, and project coordination
• Experience in multi-discipline work for complex architectural engineering projects
• Experience directing junior staff to develop project documentation and manage project deliverables
• Working expertise in BIM/Revit
• Advanced knowledge of building systems and experience in various building systems and project types
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to initiate tasks independently and follow through for delivery
• Ability to analyze information and propose effective solutions
• Ability to create basic and informative 3D models in BIM or another digital format
• Entrepreneurial spirit and desire for career advancement
• Resume with a variety of project types in different sizes and complexities

Skills

• Technical proficiency in architectural solutions
• Leadership and decision-making abilities
• Professional presentation skills
• Programming, planning, and conceptual design activities
• Design and sketch creation for Revit-based construction documents
• Project document production through all stages of design and construction
• QC review for design & red-line documents
• Coordination with sub-consultants and other disciplines
• Specification writing support
• Exhibit creation in BlueBeam and PowerPoint
• Site observation and field work including site investigations, existing facility inventory, and field measured documentation
• Project management reporting
• Time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Initiative and solution proposal capability
• Creation of basic and informative 3D models in BIM or another digital format
• Entrepreneurial spirit and career advancement drive

Benefits

AtkinsRéalis offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absence options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

Pay

Annual salary range: $118,200 - $197,000 depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Contact

To apply, please visit our careers page and submit your resume and cover letter.