Architect

Overview

Provides forensic consulting services requiring architectural/facility design expertise for insurance, legal, industrial, and other clients. Requires a strong background and understanding of technical aspects of residential and commercial building envelope systems, building codes, ADA guidelines, construction documents preparation, and the standard of general architect’s responsibilities. Provides oral and written reports of findings and, when needed, expert testimony. Manages multiple projects.  

Essential Job Functions

• Performs forensic assignments within the field of architecture/facility design based upon a scope of work and budget prepared by the consultant and agreed upon by the client in advance of performing the work.  
• Performs on-site architectural systems evaluations and inspections to determine the cause and origin of failed, defective, damaged, and /or potential resultant damage due to architectural components, and produces written forensic reports detailing the findings.   
• Manages multiple projects. Coordinates with other support team members to produce client reports in timely manner.
• Ensures that procedures are being followed and checks on safety features of the project during the time it is being completed.
• Uses many different equations, applications, and figures to ensure the proper procedural application. 
• May serve as team leader or project manager.  May be required to supervise and/or evaluate performance of associate team members. 
• Ability to initiate, develop, and maintain mutually beneficial client relationships.

Required Education and Certifications

• B.S. Architecture degree or higher required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience individually or combined as an architect in the technical design of building envelope systems for construction documents, construction administrative services, and/or project management of building construction.   
• Registered Architect Certification required.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Must have high level of analytical skills. Work requires continual attention to detail with the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Good report writing skills, ability to develop and commit to budgets, scopes, and deadlines are also required.  
• Must be able to interact and communicate with clients at all levels (e.g. internal and external), and work independently with good judgment and critical thinking skills. 
• Must have knowledge of a variety of computer software applications including, but not limited to, Microsoft Office Applications and computer assisted engineering and design software.  
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical reports or journals, financial reports and legal documents.  
• Ability to clearly and coherently write scopes-of-work, budget estimates, schedules, reports of findings, proposals, general correspondence, and other technical documents.  
• Ability to respond to inquiries from internal and external clients.  
• Capable of effectively presenting information to top management, clients, public groups and/or boards of directors.

Physical Demands, Overtime, and Travel Requirements

Physical Demands - Work is performed both in an office setting and at outside locations (i.e. Client’s office, industrial, construction, and/or residential sites). Employee is frequently required to stand, walk on slope roofs, sit, climb ladders, bend, climb inside attics and crawl under homes and tunnels, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and drive a motor vehicle to job sites. Employee may lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Employee must be sharp, focused, and alert when conducting site inspections, speaking and interacting with clients, preparing written reports of findings, and testifying in deposition or trial. Clear vision and depth perception are also necessary.

Overtime - This position is classified as salaried with an exempt FLSA status. Regular working hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with one hour for lunch. There will be periods when overtime will be required, which the employee will need to comply with in order to meet the demands of the position.

Travel Requirements - This position requires up to 25% travel.  Some out-of-area and overnight travel may be required.

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT OR A GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT.

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