Position SummaryOur projects represent the work of a collaborative group of dedicated design professionals driven by a solitary goal: to deliver a functional solution that inspire collaboration, function, imagination, constructability, and attributes of a well-constructed environmental design.
Essential Functions- Actively participate in the marketing and business development processes; create and monitor marketing and business development plans
- Prepare strategic plans for practice success and establish, communicate, and execute a vision for the market practice
- Represent Firm at practice market's professional and trade organizations
- Ensure practice organization, operation, and direction aligns with Firm and practices strategic plans
- Foster an environment of learning, collaboration, innovation, professional development, and communication
- Review and advocate for individual practice team members' professional development plans
- Take responsibility for finished plans, specifications, and approval of materials and construction and for managing all aspects of multiple small to large complex projects
- Prepare design and proposal / presentation materials, estimate fees, determine scope of work
- Conduct code research and analysis and review with various agencies for approval
- Collaborate with engineers, consultants, contractors and/or clients
- Ensure that the project meets environmental, safety, structural, zoning, and aesthetic standards
- Review shop drawings, submittals, and respond to RFIs
- Coordinate all project efforts, administrative and technical, to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned project
- Actively manage client budgets, schedules, and programs, project communications and documentation, office administrative tasks, and project team assignments
- Supervise and/or perform site observations, such as recording and reporting of existing conditions and construction progress
- Responsible for major design decisions, involving spatial, aesthetic elements, and detailing of materials
- Document the progression of a routine project through correspondence, memos, etc. Follow routine projects through approvals and construction. Initiate contact with client and town officials
Requirements
- Professional degree in Architecture from an NAAB-accredited program
- Ability to provide business development for firm within practice expertise area
- 10+ years combined experience as a design professional and/or architect
- Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and Revit
- Firm grasp of building technology fundamentals
- Thorough knowledge of relevant codes, operations, processes, and trends
- Excellent time management, organizational and written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications- Master's Degree of Architecture
- Registered as a licensed architect
- Experience with Newforma Project Center and/or Newforma Project Analyzer
- Experience with Microsoft Project, Bluebeam PDF Revu
- Additional relevant certifications indicating additional expertise such as for construction administration, interior design, LEED/Green Globes/sustainability, etc.
- Experience writing and editing specifications Write and edit specifications as assigned
