Interiors - Project Architect

HOK•Philadelphia, PA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Architect is responsible for ensuring the overall design intent of the project is incorporated into detailed documentation. This role monitors the design process from conceptualization through construction administration, ensuring consistency and proper execution of the design idea. The Project Architect is responsible for technical resolution and coordination for a defined portion of a project, including product research and potentially assisting with specifications. They check reports, plans, estimates, and calculations for accuracy, and set the strategy for document production, including file organization and BIM incorporation. This role also involves setting up project team software, managing standards, fostering collaboration with the Project Leadership Team, and communicating with other disciplines, vendors, and contractors. Ensuring construction detail documentation meets quality assurance, quality control, and best practice standards is crucial. The Project Architect supervises the preparation of technical drawings by less experienced staff, acts as a team leader on certain projects, and mentors junior staff. They participate in professional development reviews and "Lessons Learned" sessions, and take personal responsibility for promoting sustainable work practices. Client Interface: The role involves developing a positive relationship with client leadership, regularly communicating with client representatives to verify design requirements and specifications, conduct progress reviews, and deliver final presentations. A commitment to external and internal client service is expected. Teamwork: The Project Architect receives direction from the Principal in Charge and Technical direction from the RBU Technical Principal. They coordinate and track shared electronic documentation with project teams, clients, and consultants. This includes making minor adaptations to working drawings, meeting with municipal officials for approvals, and writing reports to consultants and vendors. Technical support and project communications are provided to the team. Responsibilities include attending site visits and project meetings, preparing and reviewing contractor schedules and submissions, assisting with product research and material selection, and ensuring the appropriate use of HOK Standards. The role involves participating in team meetings to resolve project issues, coordinate with other disciplines, ensure schedule adherence, and address technical challenges. Review of project costs, budgets, and schedule adherence is also part of the role, as is preparing minutes for consultant coordination meetings. The Project Architect may also prepare 2D and 3D presentation drawings and build electronic models, and incorporate Integrated Sustainable Design solutions. Business Development: May participate in business development meetings with team leaders to target specific project, client, or market opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in architecture required.
10 plus years’ experience preferred.
Registered Architect with current license required.
NCARB registration preferred.
LEED credential required within 12 months of employment.
Strong knowledge of design, trends, construction methodology, material application, and manufacturer-supplier appropriateness.
Advanced knowledge of architectural building systems.
Proficiency in Revit required.
Advanced knowledge of sustainability, integrated design and LEED guidelines.
Thorough knowledge of buildingSMART, Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IDP).
Advanced knowledge of QA/QC process.
Advanced knowledge of building codes and ability to research and apply/incorporate into technical documents.
Possess advanced electronic drafting and electronic modeling skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
Ability to work in team environment.
Ability to effectively meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchup, and InDesign graphic software preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensuring the overall design intent of the project is incorporated into detailed documentation.
Monitoring the design process from conceptual phase through construction administration, ensuring the design idea is consistent and properly executed.
Performing technical resolution and coordination for a defined portion of a project.
Performing product research.
Checking completed reports, plans, estimates and calculations for accuracy.
Setting the overall strategy for producing the documents and identifying the sheets planned for each stage of the work, including defining how data will be organized into files and which elements will be incorporated in a Building Information Model (BIM).
Setting up project team software parameters and managing standards.
Fostering and maintaining a collaborative professional working relationship with the Project Leadership Team.
Communicating with other disciplines, vendors, and contractors to ensure incorporation of all information into project requirements and providing support as necessary.
Ensuring that construction detail documentation conforms to quality assurance, quality control and best practice standards.
Supervising preparation of technical drawings by other less senior level staff.
Performing as team leader on certain projects.
Mentoring and directing the work of less experienced staff, participating in professional development reviews and “Lessons Learned” sessions.
Taking personal responsibility for fostering a green workplace through sustainable work practices.
Developing a positive relationship of trust with client leadership.
Regularly communicating with client representative to verify design requirements and specifications, progress reviews and delivery of final presentation.
Fostering a commitment to external and internal client service.
Coordinating use and tracking shared electronic documentation and files with project team, clients and consultants.
Assisting in planning and conducting work making minor adaptations and modifications to complete working drawing set(s).
Meeting with municipal building department and other governing agency officials to coordinate approvals or variances.
Writing reports and memos to consultants and vendors to issue changes and track resolutions.
Providing technical support and project communications to team as required.
Attending on-site visits, field reviews and project meetings.
Preparing and coordinating the review of contractor’s schedules, submission of shop drawings and samples.
Assisting the Specification Writer in product research, consulting with manufacturers, evaluating and selecting project related materials.
Involved with specification set-up and drawing coordination, research and appropriate use of HOK Standards.
Providing support to all team members for specific market, discipline, or other areas of expertise.
Participating in team meetings to help resolve project issues, coordination with other disciplines, schedule adherence, technical issues.
Participating in review of project costs and budgets, adherence to schedule.
Preparing meeting minutes of consultant coordination meetings.
May prepare 2D and 3D presentation/design drawings and builds electronic models for client/project team review.
Incorporating Integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects.
May participate in business development meetings with team leaders to target specified project, client or market opportunities.