Senior Project Architect

Steinberg Hart•San Diego, CA

35d•Onsite

About The Position

Overall Responsibilities: As a licensed Architect, responsible for guiding design teams through design and technical development on multiple projects or large complex projects; risk management review; and managing all technical documents through each phase of construction. Overall Leadership: -Serve as a resource across the organization through training, mentoring, and conducting seminars. -Sustain and raise the firm's image as a design-driven firm. -Stay current on technical innovations and trends of specific project types and take initiative for providing continuing education opportunities for staff. -Assist Principal-in-Charge, Project Manager, and Project Designers in developing marketing materials and marketing project narratives. -Participate in marketing meetings and interviews. -Represent the Firm by actively participating in external professional organizations and social functions. -Responsible for developing white papers and thought leadership pieces for industry organizations. Design Leadership: -Involve exploration of subject area, definition of scope, selection of items for investigation, and development of novel concepts and methods. -Manage large number of consultants, delegate work assignments and provide direction and guidance to large number of junior staff. -Develop solutions to technical problems; design and review production drawings; manage record keeping; implement risk management standards and review documents with planning, building, fire and other appropriate authorities of jurisdiction. -Administer some management tasks (staffing, fee estimating, scheduling, and reviewing payment requests) but work primarily on developing solutions through technical and design refinement. -Develop, design, and review of production drawings and construction documents for compliance with design intent, building systems, construction detailing and coordination with specifications. -Respond to bid inquiries regarding pre-bid approvals, meet with governmental agencies, committees or officials for purposes of project presentation, approvals and permits. -Conduct on-site observations and prepares observation reports. -Conduct project close-out efforts including punch lists, certificate of occupancy, and certificate of substantial completion. -Responsible for managing all technical documentation through all phases of construction including proposal requests, change orders, revisions to project scope through all phases of construction and project close-out efforts. Risk Management: -Responsible for check set and risk management review. -Keep records of design decisions pertaining to selection of materials, detailing methodology and maintains project manual. -Provide effective technical oversight so that projects meet the Firm's quality control and quality assurance standards.

Requirements

Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the design and documentation of projects, with a minimum of five (5) of those years as a Project Architect, and a proven track record of progressively more complex and diverse assignments
Substantial experience in construction document preparation and field observation
Knowledge of building materials, specifications and construction techniques
Experience in dealing with governmental agencies and building/zoning codes
Appropriate knowledge of engineering disciplines to evaluate and coordinate work done by consultants
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent time management skills
Ability to demonstrate full knowledge of industry practices
Proven track record of quality control on progressively more complex and diverse assignments
Requires judgment, based on precedent and policy, in the development of a recommended course of action
Thorough understanding of sustainable practices and industry standards
Values and personality compatible with the Firm’s
Proficiency in Building Information Modeling: Revit 2016 or later
Proficiency in Rendering: 3D Studio Max, Maxwell Render, Twinmotion, or Enscape
Proficiency in Modeling: SketchUp or Rhino
Proficiency in AutoCAD 2016 or later
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
A degree in Architecture, preferable at the graduate level, related field or equivalent experience required
Architecture license required
Current affiliation and/or membership in local, state, or national industry organization(s) is a plus

Nice To Haves

LEED AP preferred
California architecture license preferred

Responsibilities

Guiding design teams through design and technical development on multiple projects or large complex projects
Risk management review
Managing all technical documents through each phase of construction
Serving as a resource across the organization through training, mentoring, and conducting seminars
Sustaining and raising the firm's image as a design-driven firm
Staying current on technical innovations and trends of specific project types and taking initiative for providing continuing education opportunities for staff
Assisting Principal-in-Charge, Project Manager, and Project Designers in developing marketing materials and marketing project narratives
Participating in marketing meetings and interviews
Representing the Firm by actively participating in external professional organizations and social functions
Developing white papers and thought leadership pieces for industry organizations
Exploring subject area, defining scope, selecting items for investigation, and developing novel concepts and methods
Managing a large number of consultants, delegating work assignments, and providing direction and guidance to a large number of junior staff
Developing solutions to technical problems
Designing and reviewing production drawings
Managing record keeping
Implementing risk management standards and reviewing documents with planning, building, fire and other appropriate authorities of jurisdiction
Administering management tasks (staffing, fee estimating, scheduling, and reviewing payment requests)
Developing, designing, and reviewing production drawings and construction documents for compliance with design intent, building systems, construction detailing and coordination with specifications
Responding to bid inquiries regarding pre-bid approvals
Meeting with governmental agencies, committees or officials for purposes of project presentation, approvals and permits
Conducting on-site observations and preparing observation reports
Conducting project close-out efforts including punch lists, certificate of occupancy, and certificate of substantial completion
Managing all technical documentation through all phases of construction including proposal requests, change orders, revisions to project scope through all phases of construction and project close-out efforts
Performing check set and risk management review
Keeping records of design decisions pertaining to selection of materials, detailing methodology and maintaining project manual
Providing effective technical oversight so that projects meet the Firm's quality control and quality assurance standards