Senior Design Architect

Huitt-Zollars•Orlando, FL

About The Position

Senior Design Architect Role Description: Huitt-Zollars is quickly growing and we’re seeking an entrepreneurial and like-minded Sr. Design Architect in Orlando who shares a desire to lead high level design thinking and processes in achieving our client’s goals and visions. HZ Orlando is looking for a talented individual with proven higher profile design experience through projects and practice, whose experience may include mixed-use, transit, commercial, institutional, hospitality, cultural, and/or sports, We are actively recruiting for unique talent that understands the creative process and also has a keen interest to contribute to growing our business, and together we move our team to new horizons. In this role, you will collaborate with Office Leadership and Principal Designers to lead a team of architects and designers to deliver high quality design projects and thinking. Your previous experience should demonstrate a deep understanding and culture for design-driven thinking, processes, and results, and what it takes to get there. You will partner with like-minded colleagues and help usher in next generation’s talent and culture.

Requirements

Registered Architect required.
Master’s degree in architecture from an accredited university required.
Natural collaborator, seeking high quality and best ideas for our clients.
10+ years of relevant architecture and design experience, with a strong background in different project types and scales.
Skilled in presenting design concepts, ideas, narratives, as well as technical aspects.
Technology proficiencies to actively lead design teams and innovation.
Exceptional design eye and skill, for design rationale, graphics, and brand identity.

Responsibilities

With Principal leadership, lead assignments that include conceptual design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration.
Think, analyze, plan, test, ideate, design is a norm.
Provide strategically minded design support for organization, production and execution of projects.
Hands-on design thinking via workshops, sketching, narratives, analysis, and other creative processes for ideation and design direction.
Actively develop designs in 3D modeling utilizing Revit, 3D Max, Rhino, Enscape and/or other modeling or rendering software in conjunction with Adobe platforms, or other.
Passionately present design concepts and work in a collaborative team approach.
Collaborate in new pursuit strategy for opportunities.
Teach and mentor our team through projects, mentoring programs, in close partnership with office leadership.
Maintain and nurture client relationships in a professional and valued manner.
Lead design for internal/external teams, partners, and professional consultants.
Actively seek to promote and develop positive culture and ideas daily, and open to collaborating across offices to build a positive culture.
Seek external relationships and involvement in community and marketplace.
Takes active steps in the pursuit of winning new business or additional opportunities with existing clients and may be responsible for a stated portion of office sales goal.
Assists and/or leads team in pursuit of new work (repeat work, SOQ and Proposals).
Develops and/or executes project Win strategy.
Successfully and consistently functions as Lead Principal-in-Charge for their designated Practice Area in geographic market.
Competent, knowledgeable, service leader in the market(s) they service.
Understands and follows HZ QMS and Quality initiatives.
Ensures quality control measures are being adhered to on projects and daily operations.
Prepares and follows comprehensive Project Framework Instructions and proper work planning for a project.
Ensures proper staff is assigned and utilized on their projects.
Reviews project reports and performance metrics to track project progress and budget.
Leads successful projects (profit, on-schedule, quality, satisfied client).
Verifies client satisfaction routinely and shares feedback with team.
Proactively works with PM to strategize resolving issues that impact project performance.
Reviews progress with PM at least monthly (including & completes vs. % spent) and that PM is adhering to weekly rhythm.
Successfully contributes to the overall profitability and financial performance on projects.
Oversees staff deliverables and production assigned to their projects to ensure client, legal, and company requirements are met.