Career Opportunities >> Senior Architect
Senior Architect
Summary
Title:Senior Architect
ID:N2019-035
Job Location:Charlotte, NC
Department:Architectural
Description

Position Open: March 18, 2019
Position Close: Until filled

Clark Nexsen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. AAP. Drug-free workplace. E-verify. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Clark Nexsen Inc. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H-1B or any other work visa petitions.

Must apply online through corporate website at www.clarknexsen.com.

Firm Description

Clark Nexsen is a national architecture and engineering firm focused on creating innovative design solutions for U.S. and global clients. We are passionate about our work and are prominently ranked on numerous industry lists. Building Design + Construction ranks Clark Nexsen as a Top 20 architecture and engineering firm and we have been named to the Architect 50 list of top U.S. firms for the past four years. Our culture supports the pursuit of excellence to engage and inspire the best professionals.

Our firm is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 450 employees in office locations in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Texas. We offer outstanding compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities in a positive work environment. We believe we can create a better world through our work. Giving back is also a guiding philosophy. As a company and as individuals, we proudly volunteer and give back to the surrounding communities where we live and work.

Generous benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Short and Long term Disability, Paid Time Off, Aflac, Flexible benefits, and Legal Resources benefits are available.

Job Description

We seek to hire a Senior Architect in our Charlotte, NC who will be responsible for performing, directing and supervising all aspects of architectural design services on multi-discipline building design projects of moderate to large scope for commercial and government facilities.

The ideal candidate will have extensive design experience to include leading the design of many significant projects in higher education, science and technology, and/or commercial facilities. The successful candidate will need to inspire design creativity, provide strategic direction in advancing design culture, and play a significant role in project pursuits to include planning the design approach and developing design concepts for interviews and competitions. Leading design charrettes, design reviews and providing constructive criticism will also be critical in this position. Previous recognition for multiple award-winning designs may be given additional consideration.

By virtue of the knowledge and experience gained during their years of practice a Senior Architect will be capable of bringing their design talents and organizational skills to bear on their assigned projects.  They shall serve as a role model and mentor to the architectural support staff and also participate in corporate activities to improve the design quality of our projects and the processes and procedures used during the design, documentation, and construction administration activities of a project.  They shall also be actively involved in the marketing and business development activities of the company and develop strong professional and personal relationships with our clients, contractors, and consultants to foster repeat business.

General responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

  • Performing all aspects of architectural design as a Senior Architect, including conceptual studies, programming, schematic documents, design development documents, and construction documents
  • Concurrently leading several projects of moderate complexity and scope when required by schedule and/or resource constraints
  • Meeting with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of services
  • Assist in presenting projects to clients, contractors, project team members, AHJ’s, and members of the public through all stages of the project
  • Managing the architectural portion of multi-discipline projects and working with assigned Project Managers to meet project budget, schedule, goals, and objectives
  • Coordinating, supervising, and communicating all aspects of the architectural design within multi-discipline teams to ensure that architectural design details integrate properly with all other disciplines
  • Communication with the Contractor on Design-Build projects to verify suitability of systems selected
  • Directing and supervising the work of Architects, Interns, and Designers assigned to the project,
  • Managing and supervising architectural support services associated with the bidding process, including preparing addenda and amendments and opening and tabulating bids
  • Managing and supervising architectural support services associated with the construction phase, including field visits, answering RFIs, reviewing shop drawings, and preparing record drawings
  • Ensuring staff compliance with quality control policies and procedures
  • Working with, responding to, and taking direction from Managing Principals, Project Managers, Design Managers, and senior management
  • Actively support Company marketing and business development activities
  • Establish and maintain positive client relationships
  • Provide technical guidance to architectural staff
  • Mentoring and monitoring the professional development of architectural staff
  • Assisting Department Director and Department Head in developing new and/or revised processes and procedures
  • Representing the Managing Principal, Project Manager, or Department Head when they are unavailable
  • Leading staff training sessions
  • Providing input to Department Head on staff annual performance reviews

Project responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

  • Performing Project Manager duties as assigned
  • Serve in the role of Design Manager on projects as assigned
  • Responsible for discipline design and documentation
  • Responsible for discipline coordination of plans and specifications
  • Develop discipline design approach and methodology
  • Develop discipline project plan and production methodology
  • Responsible for establishing discipline sustainable design approach
  • Create and maintain project architectural design notebook
  • Confirm project planning & program requirements
  • Develop building systems analysis & selection
  • Establish building envelope design components
  • Establish building & site control dimensions
  • Prepare scope and fee proposals for project architectural services
  • Assist MP and PM in development of project proposals, budgets & schedules
  • Review and approve discipline code analysis prepared by design team
  • Review and approve discipline specifications prepared by the design team
  • Respond to RFI’s, Dr Check comments, etc.
  • Lead discipline bidding and construction administration activities
  • Perform discipline QA/QC reviews on assigned projects
  • Back-check discipline QC team comments
  • Monitor and adhere to project budget & schedule
  • May require domestic and foreign travel

Education

  • Bachelor of Architecture from an NAAB-accredited  program -or-
  • Masters of Architecture (MA must be from an NAAB-accredited program)

Licenses, Certifications, and Accreditations

  • Must be a fully licensed Architect in at least one US state, preferably in the local jurisdiction
  • NCARB certified to facilitate licensure through reciprocity is preferred
  • Understanding of sustainable design principles and design practices with LEED AP accreditation preferred
  • Additional certifications such as CDT, CCS, or CCCA are encouraged to reflect personal growth in the profession and an ever increasing knowledge base to enhance the design and documentation process

Software Skills

A Senior Architect should be able to effectively utilize current company software programs for word processing, e-mail, accounting, and information management. 

Working familiarity with design and production software to a point of being able to understand the capabilities and limitations of the programs and interact with the support staff in their use of the software is highly desirable. 

Career Experience

A Senior Architect should typically have 10 years or more of significant design and practice experience in a leadership role with an architectural firm or a multi-discipline Architectural & Engineering firm.

Experience as a lead designer or Architect in federal, state, municipal, healthcare, commercial, higher education or similar projects plus experience in Design/Build and CM at Risk project delivery methods is desirable.

Architects assigned to focus on our Science and Technology work may be given additional consideration for expertise and relevant leadership experience in academic research facility design, biotechnology research & development facility design, agricultural biotechnology facility design, pharmaceutical facility design as well as other building typologies involving the Life Sciences. Successful candidates will also have a strong history of leading the overall design development for these facility types and have a history of building and maintaining successful client relationships.

Other Criteria

  • Possess technical and design skills with a demonstrated desire and ability to evaluate new ideas, technologies and systems
  • Ability to prepare effective and concise documents
  • Ability to make presentations to a variety of groups
  • Have a client-oriented attitude with a desire to provide outstanding professional services
  • Be dedicated to his or her professional development as well as the success of colleagues and the firm as a whole
  • Posses demonstrated ability to lead by example, teaching and mentoring younger staff and working well with others as a leader in a team environment
Selection Process

Selection will be based on your application, resume, and portfolio. In order to be considered, you will need to submit a portfolio with your application according to the following parameters:
  • Single file in PDF format
  • Maximum File Size:10 MB
  • No page limits, provided that the file size restrictions are met
  • Portfolios must be submitted electronically. We will NOT accept or consider hard copy portfolios.
This opening is closed and is no longer accepting applications