The Project Architect is responsible for the design process, project management, compliance with codes, client communication, and leading project efforts while ensuring quality and team performance.
Typical Years of Requisite Experience: 8-10+ years
Professional Licensure: Required
Common and Baseline Responsibilities
- Understands all aspects of the design process and project complexities to proactively contribute to the overall success of the team while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design, project management, execution and living design.
- Understands and responds to technical implications, design decisions and project financial goals.
- Coordinates project documentation development and the production of deliverable drawings and specifications.
- Reviews deliverables at each phase for conformance with firm standards, contractual obligations and project design intent, with a focus on quality, accuracy, legibility, completeness and constructability.
- Responsible for addressing Quality Control review comments at each phase.
- Manages project Quality Assurance and adherence with Perkins&Will standards.
- Leads project coordination efforts among internal disciplines (architecture, interior design, landscape architecture) and with external consultants.
- Communicates with clients related to project technical matters.
- Administers project regulatory reviews (building code, accessibility, zoning) and coordination with, and submission to, authorities having jurisdiction.
- Leads construction contract administration responsibilities including: submittal review and response, RFI review and response, field observation and reporting and project closeout.
- Maintains awareness of evolving building technology and engineering systems relevant to project work.
- Contributes to project marketing pursuits, proposal preparation and interviews.
- Participates in design reviews, charettes and pin-ups.
- Demonstrates strong and effective communication, decision making and collaboration, which inspires high team performance.
- Mentors staff
High-level Summary of Critical, Baseline Technical Skills and Certifications
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesProficiencies
- Building, zoning, energy and zoning codes
- Site analysis
- Preliminary design studies
- Contract documents
- Specifications
- Construction contract administration
- Project team organization and management
- Consultant coordination
- Construction techniques, system assemblies and material selection
- Client communication
Software
- Advanced Revit
- Conceptual and computational modeling tools such as Rhino, including Grasshopper scripting
- Microsoft Office and 365
- Adobe Creative Cloud (including presentation tools such as InDesign and Photoshop)
- Visualization tools such as Enscape, Lumion and VRay
- Physical modeling tools such as 3D Printing and Laser cutting
- Environmental Analysis software such as Pollination Ladybug and Climate Studio
Licensure/Certifications/Education
- LEED GA within 6 months of hire
- Professional Accreditation in one area of Living Design that interests you: LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, Passive House Institute Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI Living Future Accreditation
- Architectural license
- Bachelor's degree in architecture or related discipline required
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Top Skills
3D Printing
Adobe Creative Cloud
Climate Studio
Enscape
Grasshopper
Laser Cutting
Lumion
MS Office
Pollination Ladybug
Revit
Rhino
Vray
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