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Job Description
The Project Architect will lead the development, coordination, and technical aspects of architectural projects, overseeing design, team collaboration, client relations, and ensuring compliance with standards while integrating sustainable strategies and mentoring team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of technical aspects and content of architectural projects
- Coordinate work across disciplines to ensure integrated project deliverables
- Verify project compliance through team collaboration
- Lead design, production, coordination, and detailing within a multi-disciplinary team
- Coordinate engineering systems with engineers and consultants
- Partner with Design Leadership to carry through design intent and coordinate project assignments
- Prepare design sketches of moderate to complex site plans
- Communicate project status, design intent, and construction updates to stakeholders
- Participate in business development activities to support firm growth
- Perform field site observations and visits
- Develop and maintain positive client relationships throughout projects
- Integrate performance-based and sustainable design strategies into projects
- Implement project delivery methods and best practices to ensure quality and efficiency
- Supervise, train, and direct work of interns and junior team members
- Monitor technical quality and enforce QA/QC standards on projects
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor degree in a relevant field required
- Minimum 8 years of related professional experience required
- Current Architectural Registration in the United States required
- Knowledge of building codes and requirements
- Must possess business acumen
- Must be a critical thinker
- Must be highly analytical
- Must be a fully qualified professional able to perform work with a high degree of latitude, with some ambiguity in work
- Must have the ability to be client facing with strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with Revit, Enscape, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Creative Suite required
- Lead design, production, coordination, and architectural detailing as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Lead and assist in coordination of engineering systems with engineers and consultants
- Prepare design sketches of moderate to complex site plans
- Communicate project status, design intent, construction updates, and other critical information clearly and compellingly to owners, consultants, and clients
- Participate in Business Development activity and partner with Marketing and Office Leadership as needed
- Take a proactive leadership role within the project team and the office, including leading team meetings
- Perform field site observations, including frequent physical site walk-throughs
- Develop and maintain positive client relations throughout the project lifecycle
- Facilitate integration of performance-based and sustainable design strategies into design solutions whenever possible
- Lead project teams by implementing CannonDesign Method using process expectations, best practices, reference standards, tools, templates, and technology
- Create a stimulating and rewarding environment that promotes design and technical excellence
- Empower staff and delegate effectively to build high-performance teams, encouraging innovation and continuous improvement
- Supervise, monitor, train, and direct work of interns and less experienced team members
- Monitor the technical quality of projects by enforcing QA QC process standards and requirements
- Ensure all statutory requirements for the project are achieved
- Perform other duties as assigned
Benefits & Perks
Proficiency with Revit, Enscape, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Creative Suite
Support for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through DEI initiatives and Employee Resource Groups
Mandatory compliance and internal policy training
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