The Senior Project Architect serves as the technical quality leader for the design team, with primary responsibility for the clarity, completeness, coordination, and quality of the architectural drawing set. This role requires strong technical expertise in architectural design, construction documents, construction administration, building codes, and project coordination, with particular focus on the healthcare and/or Science and Technology markets. The Senior Project Architect serves as the technical lead on multiple projects or one large project through construction, working independently while maintaining close coordination with the Project Manager or Project Director.
What you will have:
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture or equivalent degree/educational experience.
- Registered Architect in the State of California.
- Minimum of 10-14 years' experience in a professional architectural office setting.
- Experience in Health Care or Science and Technology a strong plus.
- Good to excellent Revit knowledge as well as MS Suite.
- Good to excellent working knowledge of CSI Master Format specifications.
- Excellent communication skills.
About the role:
- Set Consistency: Guarantees the overall clarity, completeness, and internal consistency of the entire
architectural drawing set. - Set Structure: Establishes and maintains logical sheet organization and drawing hierarchy.
- Coherence: Ensures absolute plan and section coherence across the entire set.
- Constructability: Anticipates contractor questions and answers them proactively within the drawings,
ensuring the set can be built seamlessly by someone who was not in the design meetings. - Drawing Strategy: Defines the drawing strategy early in the project lifecycle, identifying exactly which
drawings must do the "heavy lifting." - Detail Curation: Curates and determines which details must be project-specific versus where standard office
details apply. - Pre-QA Review: Conducts thorough personal and team drawing reviews before submitting documents for
formal QA/QC. - Zero Contradictions: Resolves all internal contradictions within the documents prior to any official issue
date. - Condition Description: Describes all key conditions using plan, section, and detail drawings; relies on visual
clarity rather than notes alone. - Consultant Coordination: Coordinates and solidifies architectural intent fully before handing backgrounds
off to consultants.
What you will do:
- Workflow Management: Directs the daily production of design and construction documents, ensuring team
tasks are completed efficiently and as planned. - Resource Optimization: Partners with the Project Manager or Project Director to schedule resources
effectively, utilizing a strong understanding of project staffing, budgets, and task timelines. - Team Communication: Facilitates technical communication with consultants, contractors, sub-consultants,
and the internal team to keep project data aligned. - Code Resolution: Researches and resolves complex jurisdictional code issues to secure compliance and
project approval. - Material Research: Researches construction materials, assemblies, and details to support project execution
and design intent. - Standards Maintenance: Upholds and helps maintain firm-wide documentation standards, templates, and
BIM application tools. - Construction Support: Serves as a lead member of the Construction Administration team during the
construction phase.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Oversee and supervise the technical work of team members within multiple project teams or a single large
project team.
Important Notes:
Pay Comments: If you are hired at Taylor Design, your base salary is based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience, project complexity, and licensure and/or certifications. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
