Senior Project Architect | Healthcare

Overview

A national multidisciplinary design firm is seeking a talented Healthcare Senior Project Architect to join their Alexandria & Washington D.C. office. Bring your passion and experience to this award-winning studio and collaborate with our industry-thought leaders in healthcare design, sustainability, and architectural innovation.

The firm has 11 offices all around the world focusing on healthcare, arts and culture, community, corporate, education, and government projects. Recently, the firm won the prestigious American Architecture Award for Museums and Cultural Building, along with IIDA Healthcare Design Award.

Responsibilities

• Develops a thorough understanding of projects design philosophy and provides major input in developing a design and building performance strategy and effectively conveys this to assigned team members when appropriate.
• Provides technical design input. Responsible for a project's technical design effort, subsequent detailed design development, project coordination and quality control efforts during all phases of project work, in close collaboration with the Senior Designer.
• Seeks creative and innovative solutions to assigned tasks and develops appropriate research and documents to support these solutions.
• Actively collaborates with and coordinates work of consultants and knowledge resources to ensure the project deliverables are coordinated, integrated, and support the design concept and performance goals of the project.
• Contributes to the preparation of design documents and leads the detailed development of construction documents during all project phases, delivering complete, accurate and coordinated project documentation.
• Advances the production of schematic, design development, and construction document drawings and specifications in compliance with project scope schedule, cost, and design intent.
• Maintains awareness of evolving building technology and systems.
• Reviews shop drawings, material samples and CD's for conformance with design.
• Performs construction administration duties (e.g. RFI's, RFP's change orders, etc.)
• Prepares reports and specifications; reviews completed reports, plans, cost estimates and calculations.
• Executes applicable agency review analysis (Accessibility, zoning, life-safety, etc.)
• Maintains contact with clients, consultants, and contractors during all project phases, participating in marketing, client and owner presentations as required.

Qualifications

Preferred candidates will have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture
• Architectural license required
• 12+ years of professional experience on small-to-large scale project types
• Strong graphic skills essential
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, able to communicate clearly with team members and clients
• Demonstrated ability to oversee and be responsible for project delivery which may be multiple, large, or complex in scope

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