Senior Architect - Multifamily

Description

Together we are more!!  

Join the powerful combination of Areté Collective/Denton House Design Studio. As a valued team member of Areté Collective/Denton House, you are the most important asset in our commitment to reshaping people and places for the better. By joining Areté Collective/Denton House you’ll be working with an award- winning group of  design professionals, creating high-end hospitality, commercial and residential projects. Areté Collective draws upon the creative power of Denton House Design Studio, which is a globally recognized planning, design, and architecture firm dedicated to transforming the human experience through the power of design. For nearly 30 years, we’ve created innovative places that inspire wonder and connect communities.  

We embrace a philosophy that respects nature, sustainability, and culture. Our projects are designed not only to bring well-being and happiness to those who call it home, but equally to enrich and revitalize the environment and local communities. 

What You’ll Do: 

Use your creative design sensibility to produce visioning and conceptual design for large-scale multi-family projects and developments.  Develop and supervise the production of quality contract design documents, while maintaining the firms’ deliverable standards.  You’ll be responsible for the daily coordination of internal team design efforts into the drawings and specifications, including communication and coordination with consultants.  Provide progress oversight and monitoring of deliverables with team members, including upstream communication with project manager.  You will also coordinate construction administration efforts and assists project managers  in the execution of specific assignments. 

Core Responsibilities and Expectations: 

• Collaborate in a studio environment without supervision 
• Produce full set of contract documents from Programming to CD Phase 
• Support Project Manager in establishing and maintaining design fees and project schedule 
• Oversee construction administration efforts, including shop drawing and submittal reviews, responding to contractor RFI's, and providing ASI’s
  Lead multiple projects simultaneously 
• Coordinate and run project related meetings with consultants 
• Identify and leverage core skills and areas of interest for staff, providing opportunities for growth and development amongst the team
• Mentor and develop junior team members  

Competencies:  

• Solid organizational and communication skills 
• Navigate tight schedules, identify problems, formulate optimum solutions 
• Possess a strong design sensibility with focus on the details 
• Able to research and specify materials, products and systems 
• Conversant with Building Codes & Accessibility Standards  
• Self-assured with experience to lead project related meetings and discussions 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills  
• Extensive knowledge of architectural detailing and current construction standards. 
• Efficiently manage construction administration processes 
• Effective delegator to utilize teammates skills and abilities in distributing efforts to maintain project deadlines, while taking responsibility for the team’s deliverables 
• Ability to think critically, communicate clearly and possess the potential to develop management skills 

How You Are:  

Productive and Creative: You thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing your time well and can oversee multiple teams and projects simultaneously. You can pivot quickly when needed. You look for new opportunities and solutions for problems by looking beyond current practices and using innovative thinking.   

Professional and Team Player:  You effectively communicate with clients, vendors, and coworkers.  You self-manage and demonstrate a high level of professional maturity when faced with challenging situations. You create a cooperative team atmosphere where you’ll listen to and value the opinions of others, help the team meet goals, support coworkers, and create a welcoming environment where creativity can flourish.  

Requirements

• 10 years of architectural design, construction administration, and related professional experience 
• Master’s degree in architecture from an accredited program preferred 
• Experience with quality large scale Multifamily projects is required. 
• A registered architect is preferred 
• Advanced understanding of architectural design and related fields. 
• Advanced proficiency in REVIT and other software and their application to construction documents  
• Adept at other software including Photoshop, InDesign, Sketchup, MS Office Suite 
• Extensive knowledge of codes, consultant's coordination (civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural), and ability to successfully complete the permitting process with minimal aid and supervision. 
• Ability to lead communication efforts with client and development team 

ABOUT ARETÉ COLLECTIVE/DENTON HOUSE DESIGN STUDIO 

Areté Collective is a Salt Lake City, Utah-based developer, and operator of luxury lifestyle communities around the world. With fully integrated capabilities ranging from land planning, architecture, and design, through sales and marketing, club operations, and ongoing financial management, Areté creates breathtaking communities that become must-visit destinations. 

Areté Collective builds on the 26-year track record of award-winning Denton House Design Studio, along with seasoned executives from the development industry, land planners from globally distinguished firms, and world-renowned architects and designers. 

Together the Areté Collective and Denton House Design Studio team members have contributed to the successful development of some of the world’s premier master-planned communities. The team has overseen a range of responsibilities from planning, design, and architecture to sales, marketing, and club and financial operations. 

For more information, please explore our websites: 

https://arete-collective.com/ 

https://www.dentonhouse.com/