Staff Architect

About the role

Black & Veatch has an exciting opportunity for an Architect within our Engineering and Development Services Architectural Group. The in-house architectural staff provides architectural building support for water, power, data center, and nextgen agricultural projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and Construction Activities
• Proposal and conceptual design graphics
• Detailed Design: Coordinating the creation of drawings and specifications with other disciplines
• Construction Phase Services: Reviewing shop drawings, RFIs, change orders, etc.
• Building types regularly included on our projects include: Administrative, Laboratory, Chemical Storage, Pump Stations, Power Generation, Substations, Data Centers, and other industrial type structures.
• Code Reviews: Facility review for building code compliance.
• Sustainable Design/LEED: Application of sustainable strategies.

Qualifications

• Learning on the Fly
• Problem Solving
• Intellectual Horsepower
• Written Communications
• Drive for Results
• Decision Quality
• Informing, Listening
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Intermediate knowledge of architectural design principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Revit
• AutoCAD
• Sketchup
• Excel
• Presentation software
• Sketching ability
• Detailing
• Knowledge of varied construction materials
• Shop drawing review experience
• Field experience
• Knowledge of the International Building Code
• Knowledge of the International Fire Code
• Microsoft Office Suite

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in architecture from an NAAB or a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience.