Architect

About Huntsville: Our Huntsville office serves as a key regional hub for architecture, engineering, design, and mission-critical facility services. Our team works across a broad spectrum of markets, including aerospace/defense, manufacturing, commercial, education, and governmental facilities, delivering creative, integrated design and build solutions with technical excellence and client focus.

Overview --------

Performs, designs, and assists with other tasks of architectural projects by performing the following duties:

Job Responsibilities --------------------

• Performs assignments utilizing professional architectural work knowledge and abilities, requiring application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related architectural tasks.
• Assignments require sound independent judgement and application of a non-routine, complex nature, under the supervision of the Director.
• Assignments may include multiple variables and be more complex.
• Applies diversified knowledge of architectural principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields.
• Makes decisions independently on architectural problems and methods and represents the company to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work.
• Requires advanced techniques and extension of theories, precepts and practices of architecture.
• The knowledge and expertise required for this level of work usually result from progressive experience.

Assignments usually include complex architectural tasks and calculations with limited technical guidance on non-standard issues. Must coordinate with and help resolve conflicts with other disciplines based on an excellent understanding of the design process. Responsible for the preparation of project specific construction specifications and construction administration.

Key Responsibilities --------------------

• Prepares reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, cost estimates and permits for projects.
• Has a very good understanding and knowledge of construction techniques and constructability.
• Has a good, working knowledge of CADD drafting to produce designs into routine final drawings.
• Understands codes and standards and has ability to research code issues, present interpretation, and properly apply in the daily work.
• Performs Life Safety and Code Analysis and prepare Life Safety Plans.
• Has an excellent understanding and knowledge of construction techniques and constructability.

Construction Administration -------------------------

• Visits construction site to review, monitor, and report progress and perform other construction administration duties, such as shop drawing review, attend construction site meetings, review RFI's, prepare ASI's, PR's, prepare status reports, per the contract documents.
• Assist in supervising, coordinating and checking the work, as well as instructing, leading and mentoring junior staff to eliminate documentation errors.
• Perform checking of one's own work and work prepared by drafters, designers and other architects.
• Provide coordination of all applicable project discipline's drawings and specifications.
• Assist in preparing design budgets, marketing proposals and cost estimates.
• Assist in client contact and communication pertaining to specific projects.

Requirements ------------

• Must be proficient in the use of:
• Microsoft Windows, Excel, Project, Newforma, BlueBeam and Word
• AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks or BIM 360
• Knowledge of the latest computer software for architectural renderings and building energy analysis.
• Basic knowledge of sustainable/green strategies.
• Basic knowledge of different contractual delivery methods.

Professional Requirements -------------------------

• Promotes and represents the firm in a professional manner.
• Responsible for job specific standards, practices and quality as defined in BRPH Quality Standards and Discipline Director's initiatives.
• Develops proposals and agreements for assigned projects within the department.
• Prepares forecast of workload and resources for assigned projects and/or department.
• Prepares and monitors project budgets in collaboration with PM.
• Responsible for meeting project schedules, timely completion and quality of assigned projects.

Certifications and Licenses ---------------------------

• Licensed professional.
• May serve as a project manager or project architect on assigned projects.
• Should be active in professional trade organizations.

Qualifications --------------

• Bachelor's degree in architecture from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Eight years of experience in architecture.
• Must have passed the exam and be certified as a Registered Architect.
• Technically competent to sign and seal construction documents.
• Possess a Certificate of Licensed Registered Architect.

Physical Requirements ---------------------

• The work is semi-sedentary work and requires the ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
• Manual dexterity, hearing, mental acuity, typing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, talking, and visual acuity.
• Ability to navigate and move around the construction site, which may involve walking, climbing ladders, and standing for extended periods on uneven surfaces.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
• Ability to stand and sit for periods longer than 30 minutes but not to exceed two hours consecutively.