Project Architect | Project Manager

Flad Architects • San Francisco, CA

1d • $120,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

If you enjoy solving complex challenges in a collaborative environment that celebrates each person’s ideas, experience, and creativity, this might be the opportunity for you. Flad is a national architectural firm with ten offices across the country. With expertise in the Science & Technology, Higher Education, and Developer markets, our Flad San Francisco team of creative, intelligent, energetic people helps our clients tackle the issues that change people’s lives.
How will your days be spent
Responsible for leadership, mentoring, and coordination of project team members and consultants from project inception through completion, and for representing the firm to the client.
Manage client expectations and involve them in establishing project design, scope, goals, and measurements.
In coordination with other team members and consultants, implement design requirements through documentation and construction, maintaining design intent and ensuring the technical quality, organization, and content of project documents.
Responsible for developing the project fees and contracts during the planning phase and establishing the project schedule, budget, staffing, and profitability during the start-up phase.
Articulate and communicate the client's vision, goals, and objectives through development of the project work plan during the planning phase, ensuring they are understood by all team members and consultants.
Coordinate response to client questions and concerns, and follow up regularly with the client.
Responsible for participating in and leading client presentations, conducting internal project team meetings, and leading technical and consultant meetings.

Requirements

• Minimum of ten years of architectural experience with at least five years of recent Project Architect experience and at least two years of recent project management experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and working on large-scale projects required.
• Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills required.
• Proven success in client management and leadership required.
• Revit proficiency required.
• Professional degree in architecture required.
• Professional registration required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with one of Flad's market segments preferred.
• Previous experience with AutoCAD preferred.
• Sustainability accreditation preferred.

Responsibilities

• leadership, mentoring, and coordination of project team members and consultants from project inception through completion, and for representing the firm to the client.
• Manage client expectations and involve them in establishing project design, scope, goals, and measurements.
• implement design requirements through documentation and construction, maintaining design intent and ensuring the technical quality, organization, and content of project documents.
• developing the project fees and contracts during the planning phase and establishing the project schedule, budget, staffing, and profitability during the start-up phase.
• Articulate and communicate the client's vision, goals, and objectives through development of the project work plan during the planning phase, ensuring they are understood by all team members and consultants.
• Coordinate response to client questions and concerns, and follow up regularly with the client.
• participating in and leading client presentations, conducting internal project team meetings, and leading technical and consultant meetings.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Financial health and wellness benefits - retirement savings plan; fiduciary advisor; identity theft plan; Section 125 flexible benefits, including mass transit and parking; income protection – life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability; Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Continuing education and career development – internal programs; funds set aside for external programs, licensure and sustainability support, annual professional registration and organization reimbursement
• Hybrid work environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level