Senior Architectural Designer

IPS-Integrated Project Services • Blue Bell, PA

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About The Position

At IPS, we are global leaders in developing innovative solutions for the consulting, architecture, engineering, project controls, procurement, construction management, and CQV of technically complex facilities, primarily in the life sciences industry. We are looking for a dedicated Senior Architectural Designer to join our talented team at our headquarters in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. In this role, you will work with a team of Designers, Architects, and Engineers to assist with the design and development of architectural projects in an effort to help meet or exceed the expectations of the client.

Requirements

• 8+ years of previous architectural design office experience.
• Must be highly proficient in the use of Autodesk Revit and possess a strong understanding of BIM workflows.
• Experience and knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing system design and how these systems integrate into architectural designs.
• Has an adequate understanding of building codes and specification interpretation.
• The ability to exhibit and develop strong oral and written communication skills.
• Can juggle more than one project at a time.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree; Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) degree with NAAB Accreditation.
• Life Sciences Industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Corrects and updates design documents.
• Develops solutions to design problems.
• Reviews drawings and documents to ensure compliance with company design and production standards.
• Assists in the development of design documentation for the following design phases: masterplanning, schematic, preliminary, and construction documentation.
• Proactively alerting team members of a project design change that may affect the time and costs of the project.
• Keeps the Project Team aware of workload and requests additional resources and work assignments ahead of schedule.
• Works with equipment suppliers/vendors to obtain the necessary information needed for design completion.
• Interacts with clients on a limited basis to secure scope and design intent.
• Research equipment selection from catalogs under the direction of the Architect.
• Ensure acceptable levels of quality and checks for coordination of work to assure documents reflect design intent and necessary coordination.
• Support construction administration activities such as preparing bulletins, construction sketches, submittal review, and RFI responses, as well as performing on-site observations and field support when called upon.
• Coordinates architectural design work with related engineering disciplines.
• Attend job and construction meetings and participate in the coordination of the work.
• Capable of recognizing the design support abilities of the team and empowering those to have opportunities to elevate their design capabilities through my challenging assignments.
• Assists the design team with design solutions by having the ability to interpret drawing mark-up drawings and execute changes on the project based on such mark-ups.
• Uses Revit to develop architectural design documentation that aligns with company BIM/CAD standards.
• Reviews drawings and documents to ensure compliance with company design and production standards.
• Ability to work as a team member and capable of interpreting the Project Architect's design requests.
• Participate in architectural design work, coordinating with related engineering disciplines.
• Supports and/or leads field visits and site surveys when requested by the Architect.
• Capable of creating renderings, generating diagrams, and special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• 401k
• health_insurance
• dental_insurance
• vision_insurance
• paid_holidays
• professional_development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees