Project Architect

The Haskell Company•Atlanta, GA

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Architect is responsible for producing innovative, appropriate, and cost-effective designs, drawings, and specifications for assigned projects. The role leads architectural design and documentation from conceptual design through construction support, ensuring compliance with client criteria, applicable codes, standards, regulations, and Haskell procedures. The Project Architect coordinates architectural work with other disciplines and outside consultants, leads drawing production and quality reviews, and may sign and seal design documents when assigned as Professional of Record. The position also manages professional registration and signs and seals documents prepared under the architect’s supervision. The role contributes to planning and scheduling, discipline work plans, project budgets, staffing and workload monitoring, and coordination of consultant work. It directs the technical efforts of assigned discipline staff, mentors junior staff, and communicates with project managers, construction teams, clients, consultants, contractors, and reviewing authorities. The position requires participation in site visits and travel up to 30% as needed. Haskell describes itself as a nationally recognized Top Workplace with a culture emphasizing diverse perspectives, inclusion, trust, excellence, flexibility, belonging, and career growth. It offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in architecture is required; the degree must be from an accredited curriculum (NCARB or ABET preferred).
At least 8 years of industry experience; the detailed role qualifications specify 8+ years of architectural experience.
Professional degree in architecture and an active architectural license.
At least 3 years of experience on healthcare projects, with demonstrated responsibility as a Project Architect or technical lead.
Experience developing and coordinating projects through design, construction documents, permitting, and construction administration.
Working knowledge of healthcare planning, applicable building and life-safety codes, accessibility requirements, and FGI Guidelines.
Ability to prepare and coordinate code analyses, life-safety plans, construction details, and specifications.
Proficiency in Revit and experience coordinating multidisciplinary BIM models.
Ability to coordinate architectural work with MEP, structural, civil, medical equipment, and other specialty consultants.
Experience with renovations in occupied facilities, including phasing, operational continuity, and infection prevention considerations.
Ability to lead drawing production, review work for quality, manage deadlines and task budgets, and mentor junior staff.
Strong communication skills with clients, clinical stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and reviewing authorities.
Ability to participate in site visits and travel as project needs require.

Nice To Haves

Degree from an NCARB- or ABET-accredited curriculum.
Registered Architect (RA), NCARB Certificate, LEED AP BD+C, and/or ACHA certification.
NCARB certification and ability to obtain registration in additional states.
Experience with hospitals and technically complex clinical spaces, such as surgery, imaging, emergency departments, or sterile processing.
Experience with state healthcare licensing reviews and certificate-of-need project requirements, where applicable.
Experience with CMAR, design-assist, or design-build delivery.
LEED AP BD+C or ACHA certification.

Responsibilities

Develop design concepts, recommend systems, and produce pricing and proposal documents and outline specifications.
Research and ensure discipline design compliance with proposal and client criteria; establish the discipline basis of design.
Research, document, and ensure design compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, standards, regulations, and quality procedures.
Incorporate safety into drawings; use Haskell standards and procedures.
Coordinate work with other disciplines and outside consultants, and perform interdisciplinary coordination checks to reduce deficiencies, errors, and omissions.
Lead production of well-organized, accurate, clear, correct, and polished drawings.
Sign and seal design documents when assigned as Professional of Record.
Review shop drawings and submittal data for compliance with construction documents.
Advise and assist construction project managers, superintendents, and subcontractors with interpretation and clarification of construction documents.
Participate in construction observation to monitor compliance with design intent, drawings, and specifications; prepare inspection reports and punch lists.
Resolve field problems, respond to RFIs, and prepare field orders and addenda.
Lead production and archiving of record drawings and specifications.
Project, monitor, and report the workload status of discipline staff to the design manager.
Participate in project strategy meetings and the creation of overall key-date and permitting schedules.
Create discipline work plans for assigned projects.
Prepare discipline man-hour estimates and assist the design manager with monitoring costs for discipline-related outside consultants.
Participate in team reviews to ensure discipline scope is covered in project budgets, estimates, and subcontractor bids.
Direct the technical efforts of assigned discipline staff and monitor adherence to project strategy, key-date schedules, and work plans.
Coordinate information with and monitor discipline-related outside consultants.
Prepare meeting minutes and other communications in coordination with the design manager.
Mentor assigned staff.
Travel up to 30% as required.
Visit alternate locations as needed. The role may require standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, lifting, carrying, or moving 10–50 pounds, and using hand-eye coordination, arm and finger dexterity, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment, and read information.