Architect - Technical Manager
Company Name: MCG Architecture
Location: Maitland, FL
Project Focus: Retail, Commercial, Grocery, Big-Box, Restaurant, Multi-site Rollout
Work Setting: Full-Time | Primarily In-Office with Flexibility
Base Salary: $100,000–$125,000 (Estimated Total Compensation: $110,000–$145,000, including performance-based bonuses)
Total Compensation Package: Competitive salary, performance-based bonus opportunities
Recruited Exclusively By: Luxus Group
About the Role
MCG Architecture is seeking an experienced Technical Manager to join its Maitland, Florida office. This role serves as a technical lead for the firm's Walmart account and other major national and regional retail clients. The position requires a hands-on architectural professional to guide project teams through construction documentation, permitting, and construction administration.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary technical leader for the Walmart account and other assigned retail clients.
- Develop a detailed understanding of each client's design criteria, prototype standards, and construction requirements.
- Maintain consistency across multiple projects, locations, and project teams.
- Translate client standards and program requirements into accurate, permit-ready construction documents.
- Participate in client meetings and provide technical guidance regarding design execution, documentation, permitting, and construction.
- Build strong working relationships with client representatives, consultants, contractors, and internal teams.
- Identify recurring project challenges and develop practical, repeatable solutions.
- Lead the technical development of architectural construction documents from schematic design through construction.
- Review drawings for accuracy, coordination, constructability, and compliance with client standards.
- Establish project documentation expectations, drawing organization, and quality-control procedures.
- Coordinate architectural drawings with structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, and other consultant documents.
- Review project details, wall sections, schedules, specifications, and code-related information.
- Identify discrepancies, missing information, and potential construction conflicts.
- Support the preparation of permit submissions, bid documents, addenda, and construction revisions.
- Manage prototype adaptations and site-specific modifications for multiple retail locations.
- Perform detailed quality-control reviews of drawing packages and technical documentation.
- Confirm that documents comply with applicable building codes, accessibility requirements, client standards, and jurisdictional requirements.
- Create and maintain technical standards, drawing templates, checklists, and best practices.
- Communicate required corrections to the project team based on milestone reviews.
- Document lessons learned from permitting and construction to support continuous improvement.
- Provide technical direction to project managers, architects, designers, and production staff.
- Assign technical tasks based on priorities, deadlines, and team capabilities.
- Mentor team members in construction-document development, building systems, detailing, and code compliance.
- Monitor project progress to ensure technical deliverables remain on schedule.
- Manage workload and production needs across multiple concurrent projects.
- Coordinate with project leadership to manage scope, schedule, quality, and client expectations.
- Review projects for compliance with the Florida Building Code, International Building Code, and life-safety requirements.
- Research code requirements and assist teams in resolving code interpretations.
- Coordinate with permitting authorities and respond to plan-review comments.
- Review building assemblies, materials, and systems for appropriate application and constructability.
- Maintain awareness of changes to codes, materials, and industry standards.
- Assist with responses to requests for information, submittals, product substitutions, and contractor questions.
- Review shop drawings and submittals for general compliance.
- Prepare architectural supplemental instructions, sketches, and revisions.
- Participate in construction meetings and site observations.
- Resolve field conditions and construction conflicts efficiently.
Qualifications
- 5–15 years of professional architectural experience.
- Strong experience producing and coordinating architectural construction documents.
- Previous experience with retail, commercial, grocery, big-box, restaurant, or multi-location rollout projects.
- Advanced understanding of building systems, construction methods, materials, and architectural detailing.
- Ability to independently review drawings and identify technical, coordination, and constructability issues.
- Experience coordinating work with multidisciplinary engineering consultants.
- Working knowledge of building codes, accessibility standards, and life-safety requirements.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to lead, mentor, and provide clear technical direction to project teams.
- Professional degree or technical education in architecture, architectural technology, or a related discipline.
- Experience supporting Walmart, Target, or other national retail accounts.
- Experience managing prototype-based or multi-site retail programs.
- Advanced proficiency with Revit and AutoCAD.
- Experience with Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of Florida permitting processes and building-code requirements.
- Experience developing technical standards, drawing templates, and quality-control procedures.
- Experience leading technical teams or serving as a senior job captain, project architect, or technical project manager.
- Architectural licensure is welcomed but not required.
Compensation & Benefits
- Performance-based bonuses
About MCG Architecture
MCG Architecture is an established architecture firm with a strong retail portfolio.
About Luxus Group
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