Project Architect

HOK•St. Louis, MO

About The Position

In partnership with the Project Manager and Project Designer, the Project Architect is accountable for project financial performance and team communication. They are responsible for the issuance and content of deliverables, the technical content of HOK documents, and the coordination of disciplines including consultants. This role involves the supervision of all staff producing documents and primary responsibility for the implementation of Construction Phase Services in collaboration with the PM. The Project Architect is also responsible for securing QA reviews and implementing comments. A key aspect of this role is to participate in and contribute to a culture of technical excellence. The Project Architect works on developing a positive relationship of trust with client leadership and regularly communicates with client representatives to verify design requirements and specifications, conduct progress reviews, and deliver final presentations. They also receive project direction from the Principal in Charge and technical direction from the RBU Technical Principal. This role involves coordinating and tracking shared electronic documentation and files with the project team, clients, and consultants, and assisting in planning and conducting work with minor adaptations and modifications to complete working drawing sets. Meetings with municipal building departments and other governing agency officials are required for approvals or variances. The Project Architect writes reports and memos to consultants and vendors to issue changes and track resolutions, and provides technical support and project communications to the team as required. They attend on-site visits, field reviews, and project meetings, and prepare and coordinate the review of contractor’s schedules and the submission of shop drawings and samples. Assistance is provided to the Specification Writer in product research, consulting with manufacturers, and evaluating and selecting project-related materials. Involvement with specification set-up and drawing coordination, research, and appropriate use of HOK Standards is expected. Support is provided to all team members for specific market, discipline, or other areas of expertise. Participation in team meetings helps resolve project issues, coordination with other disciplines, schedule adherence, and technical issues. Review of project costs and budgets, and adherence to schedule are also part of the role. Meeting minutes of consultant coordination meetings are prepared. The Project Architect may prepare 2D and 3D presentation/design drawings and build models for client/project team review, and incorporates Integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects. Finally, they may participate in business development meetings with team leaders to target specified project, client, or market opportunities.

Requirements

Must be a licensed architect and is responsible for signing/sealing drawings.
Bachelor’s degree in architecture or equivalent in education or experience required.
5 plus years’ design experience.
Licensed Architect with current registration in your region required, if licensure is offered in your region.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
NCARB registration preferred.
LEED accreditation or Green Associate preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensuring the overall design intent of the project established by the Project Designer is incorporated into the detailed documentation.
Monitoring the design process from conceptual phase through construction administration, ensuring the design idea is consistent and properly executed.
Technical resolution and coordination for a defined portion of a project.
Works with Specification Writer to develop specifications and is responsible for coordination of drawings and specifications.
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.
Communication with other disciplines, vendors, and contractors to ensure incorporation of all information into project requirements and provides 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 architects or technicians.
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.
Fostering a commitment to external and internal client service.
Regularly communicates with client representative to verify design requirements and specifications, progress reviews and delivery of final presentation.
Coordinates use and tracks shared electronic documentation and files with project team, clients and consultants.
Assists in planning and conducting work making minor adaptations and modifications to complete working drawing set(s).
Meets with municipal building department and other governing agency officials to coordinate approvals or variances.
Writes reports and memos to consultants and vendors to issue changes and track resolutions.
Provides technical support and project communications to team as required.
Attends on-site visits, field reviews and project meetings.
Prepares and coordinates the review of contractor’s schedules, submission of shop drawings and samples.
Assists 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.
Provides support to all team members for specific market, discipline, or other areas of expertise.
Participates in team meetings to help resolve project issues, coordination with other disciplines, schedule adherence, technical issues.
Participates in review of project costs and budgets, adherence to schedule.
Prepares meeting minutes of consultant coordination meetings.
May prepare 2D and 3D presentation/design drawings and builds models for client/project team review.
Incorporates Integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects.
May participate in business development meetings with team leaders to target specified project, client or market opportunities.