In this position, you will be the main client contact and oversee all aspects of the project, applying knowledge of architectural design, construction detailing, zoning and building codes, and building materials and systems. The position is one of leadership and includes mentoring and developing other staff members.
This position may be exposed to a variety of healthcare, education, civic, housing, and commercial architectural projects. Architecture education, background, and prior work experience is required.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Interfaces with principals, project teams, consultants, and clients.
- Works in tandem with highly collaborative multi-discipline design teams.
- Conduct site planning and zoning research.
- Attend planning and zoning, and/or municipal meetings.
- Provide code review and analysis for project team.
- Creates detailed plans for complex architectural construction drawings.
- Identifies and maintains project schedules, cost projections, and budget estimates.
- Direct, supervise, and confirm activities of project team engaged in preparing drawings and specification documents for all phases of projects.
- Utilize Bluebeam to organize project material and review drawings.
- Preparation and coordination of bid packages.
- Confer with consultants to ensure standards are met and necessary permits obtained.
- Perform and/or oversee construction administration tasks, including submittal review, fieldwork, and documentation.
- Maintains and complies with Hobbs+Black and client project standards.
- Competent project time and expense documentation skills.
- Understands proposals, contracts and identifies scope of additional services.
- May participate in the pursuit and marketing of potential projects.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in architecture or related field with technical architecture experience.
- 8+ years of technical post-graduate work experience in an architectural firm is required.
- Technical knowledge, development, coordination, and review of construction documentation.
- Effective organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.
- Commitment to and experience with sustainable design.
- Technical problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in building codes and ADA requirements.
- Consistent ability to successfully meet deadlines.
- Effective communication, negotiation, and consulting skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite 365, including Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams.
- Cost estimating skills preferred.
- Architectural license preferred or equivalent work experience.
- English language communication and client interface skills.
- Legally eligible to work in the United States, without need for sponsorship.
Competitive benefit package (full-time employees):
- Flexible work hours and schedule.
- Career development program.
- 8 paid holidays.
- Paid time-off.
- Paid earned sick time.
- Paid volunteer time-off.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401k retirement plan with up to 2% employer match.
- Roth IRA contribution option.
- Employer contributed group health insurance.
- Dental insurance covered 50% by employer.
- Paid vision insurance.
- Section 125 Plans (Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Account)
- Employer paid basic group life and short-term disability insurance.
We operate on a hybrid work format (3 days in office; 2 days remote) because we understand what a work life balance means to our employees and their families. When our teams appear to collaborate in the office, we offer one-of-a-kind work environments with enthusiastic architectural design professionals. We believe the people on our team make us unique. We are #OneHobbsBlack.
Our purpose as architects and designers is to create spaces that enhance the community and environment in which we live.
Join us today! Send us a cover letter, resume, and portfolio to ...@hobbs-black.com.
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Hobbs+Black Architects is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.