Are you creative, inquisitive, and driven to explore building envelopes through design and inspection? Heintges New York is looking for an early career architect or EIT with inspection experience, who wants to further develop technical expertise in building enclosure. This is a great opportunity for someone who is excited by the process of seeing buildings built, interested in building forensics, and enjoys splitting their time between site and office.
Responsibilities:- Engage in all aspects of Construction Administration phases.
- Review contractor shop drawings, calculations, and other technical submittals.
- Compare installed work against shop drawings and contract documents.
- Inspect progress on site.
- Conduct field reviews and perform inspections, which may be conducted from the exterior of buildings on suspended scaffolds, ladders, boom lifts, scissor lifts, etc.
- Participate in regular meetings with design team, construction team, and owner representatives.
- Witness laboratory and site performance testing.
- Write inspection reports, including relevant photos and notations.
- Review quality and accuracy of deliverables and external communication.
- Occasional work on nights, weekends, or off hours for specialty inspection projects.
- Develop, detail, and analyze a variety of facade and waterproofing systems.
Qualifications- 2+ years of relevant full-time work experience post-graduation in a professional architecture or engineering practice setting.
- Direct experience with close-up facade inspections and specialized probes, on high rise buildings is a plus.
- Experience in historic preservation or restoration, including design and inspection of masonry.
- Experience in roofing and waterproofing including design and inspection of various systems and assemblies.
- Beneficial to bring experience with DOB filings and preparation of TR-6 reports.
- Comfortable performing inspections from supported and/or suspended scaffolds.
- Interested in working in the field, observing installation on construction sites.
- Confident driving independently to test labs and jobsites, which can be 3+ hrs.
- Effective at managing time and priorities across multiple projects, with experience balancing both office-based and on-site responsibilities.
- Punctual, reliable, and detail-oriented.
- Confident communicating through hand sketches and computer drafting.
- Proficient with AutoCAD, Revit, and 3D visualization software.
- Accuracy in drafting and picking up red-lines and comments on details.
- Interested in pursuing Architectural or PE licensure.
- Authorized to work in the U.S. for an unlimited period of time.
Please describe work experience with any of the above responsibilities in your cover letter and portfolio.
Starting salary range: $75,000-$90,000
At Heintges we are focused on cultivating a supportive office environment of positivity, respect, professionalism, free sharing of information, and good work-life balance. We offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, PTO, 401K, profit-sharing, reimbursement for licensing, continuing education, cell phone, and more.
