Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your career? We want to hear from you! Greenfield Architects is hiring for a Project Architect to act in a strong leadership capacity. The ability to help refine the skills of existing team members while providing both design and technical direction, and ensuring projects are on track are some of the daily opportunities you'll have.
The Project Architect is responsible for overall project design and management under the direction and review by the President and Vice President of Greenfield Architects, Ltd. This includes application of a high degree of design and technical skills, building code compliance, project administration, schedule, cost, and quality control.
Greenfield Architects Ltd. was established in 1990 and brings unsurpassed experience in facility design, construction, and energy performance. We are committed to innovation, industry leadership, environmental stewardship, and helping meet the needs of our community.
Responsibilities:
Manage client relationship including proposal development, presentation, contract management, and client communication
Involvement in the entire process from design phase to the end of construction
Manage overall production of project design drawings and construction documents for commercial projects, multi-family residential, retail centers, medical offices, hotels, distribution, industrial/manufacturing/warehousing, college/universities, churches and more.
Work independently in addition to collaborating in a team environment
Ensure customer satisfaction by coordinating and monitoring service for quality performance
Manage construction administration of projects including bidding, shop drawings, RFIs, and periodic on-site observation of work during construction to monitor compliance with construction documents
Manage and coordinate design team, including outside design firms/consultants, and inside resources
Utilize understanding of building costs, and drivers of those costs, while managing the design process to produce a design representing a construction project that is within established cost parameters
Produce proposals for design services with a high degree of success in competitive circumstances, and manage the production of design services within those estimated costs
Responsible for the overall production of project design drawings and construction documents
Manage projects anywhere from $2M to $80M dollars on an annual basis
Initiate and implement process changes that lead to more cost-efficient product of design services
Mentor and train others in a team atmosphere
Communicate change concepts, engage in constructive discussions about change and impact thereof, and lead change initiatives as needed
Identify multiple solutions to a problem, and evaluate and determine which solutions are most effective
Utilize creativity and innovation to think outside the box using an entrepreneurial spirit
Important Areas of Expertise:
Licensed Architect, LEED BD + C preferred
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or a recognized branch of Architectural Engineering under a curriculum accredited by the NAAB and NCARB or related field
7 or more years of Architectural firm experience
Revit or AutoCad proficiency required
Demonstrated high order of architectural competence, both as an individual and as a leader in the team effort
Working for Greenfield Architects:
Greenfield Architects Ltd. offers a competitive benefit package:
Tuition Assistance with 100 percent reimbursement for approved courses and degree programs which are job related and approved in advance by your supervisor
Employee Assistance Program provides professional, confidential assistance for any type of personal issue you or your eligible dependents are experiencing
Excellent benefits including medical, dental and vision available for full-time coworkers and family. Vacation is offered to regular full-time coworkers and is earned annually on your anniversary date. You may carry over a portion of your hours into the next anniversary year
401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match
Ten Paid Holidays
Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Reimbursement of one Architectural License renewal fee.
Reimbursement of membership fee to the American Institute of Architects.
Other Details:
You will work in a professional office environment. Your desk will be near a window with plenty of natural light
Limited travel between project meetings or construction sites (typically 1-2 hours)
You may be asked to participate in a case study or take an assessment
Applications via email will not be reviewed. Please apply online via the career’s website
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
