What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Architect position at Actalent?
Job Summary
Responsible for technical development, coordination, design development and construction document phases of a medium to large size projects. Resolves technical, code and agency approval issues. Has consultants contact and authority to direct, control, and monitor project activities related to project technical documents.
Minimum Requirements:
Education:
A degree from an accredited college in architecture, interior design, civil engineering or construction management or a degree in Revit drafting from a technical institute is desired.
Experience:
Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience and demonstrated technical proficiency in production and coordination of documents in all phases of architectural practice.
Licensed Architect
Other Requirements and Responsibilities
Communication and Collaboration
- Listen and communicate effectively and professionally
- Asks questions about assignments when unclear
- Coordinate with team members and consultants for conflicts and discrepancies
- Ability to apprise supervisor and client for status of work
- Establish productive working relationships and deal effectively and cooperatively with, team members, consultants, and government agencies
- Display willingness to make decisions; exhibit sound and accurate judgment; support and explain reasoning for decisions; include appropriate people in decision-making process; make timely decisions
- Collaborate with appropriate staff to meet goals and objectives of project
- Coach, mentor, and provide performance-enhancing feedback of assigned team members
- Answer technical questions on assigned projects
Supervision and Delegation
- Ability to professionally communicate both verbally and in writing to give assignments to office support staff, consultants, and vendors
- Ability to delegate assignments to support staff and always be respectful
- Support supervisor in directing and managing assigned staff
- Monitor technical aspects of projects and project team makeup in assigned studio
- Supervise and manage up to four team members for all phases of projects
- Source for monitoring employee performance on a daily basis and taking the appropriate action to report both positive and negative performance
- Assist and/or prepare evaluations and meet with their personnel to discuss the evaluation
- Ability to manage one to two employees
Documentation
- Assist in review of agreements with clients and consultants
- Write RFP’S and negotiate contracts with consultants
Business Development
- Always be professional and respectful in interactions with clients and consultants
- May have primary role in marketing interviews and writing marketing proposals
- Assist in resolving technical issues with client
Management
- Demonstrate motivation in seeking new responsibilities and challenges
- Set goals, prioritize and plan work activities for self-management and use time efficiently
- Estimate hours for assigned tasks and finish tasks within agreed upon budget hours for the task
- Meet with their personnel to discuss the evaluations
- Assist Project Manager in preparation and implementation of work plans, schedules, budgets, staffing projections and fees for large projects, and coordinate billing
- Manage project technical documentation process in conjunction with Project Manager
- Collaborate with design and production staff, construction administrator, and consultants
- Understand contractual liabilities as they relate to projects including fee calculations
- Prepare plans of action with their supervisor for resolving project related problems
- Ensure that project conforms to contractual agreement with client, meeting all set budgets, goals, and work assignments for their project team that clearly defines project expectations
Design
- Participate in office design charettes
- Support design team and ensure that the design intent is followed through all phases
- Integrate design principles with project design team and maintain design integrity through all phases
- Promote design quality and design collaboration
- Collaborate with project design team for programming, planning and feasibility analysis
Technical
- Review documents to ensure quality, coordination and compliance with the requirements of deliverables in all phases
- Assist in coordination with government agencies, utility companies and resolve plan check and approval issues with the agencies
- Assist in guiding project team and consultants for appropriate materials and systems
- Review documents for code compliance in all phases and issue code interpretations
- Assist in reviewing cost estimates and conduct value analysis
- Review and approve changes in collaboration with the project design team and client
- Assist in supervision and resolution of issues in preparation of construction documents
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
- Hiring diverse talent
- Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
- Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
- Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.
About Actalent
Actalent connects passion with purpose. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts that drive scale, innovation, and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 engineering and sciences consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. An operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions, Actalent launched as a new specialized engineering and sciences services and workforce solutions brand in 2021.
Salary : $85,000 - $127,000