Job Summary:

Responsible for the design, construction document preparation, construction, and observation of construction projects. Accountable to meet and discuss with clients their project requirements.

Responsibilities:

General:

• Conduct field observation and report the progress of construction.
• Review shop drawings and submittals, respond to RFIs, prepare site observation reports, issue ASIs and change orders, process pay apps, and other contract administration tasks.
• Evaluate building design using sustainable design principles.
• Lead project coordination and site meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, and sub-contractors.
• Conduct value engineering and basic cost estimating.
• Recommendation and selection of building systems and materials.
• Conduct site analysis, including geotechnical, hydrological, environmental, social, and economic conditions.
• Coordinate consultants.
• Participate in evaluating the quality and progress of consultants' work.
• Prepare project budget, schedule, and overall work planning.
• Responsible for large projects of average complexity
• Oversee preparation of documentation in various architectural phases, including site plans, floor plans, building elevations, building sections, details, modes, and renderings.
• Oversee preparation of specifications in coordination with building plans.
• Oversee selection of building systems (structural, mechanical, electrical, and landscaping).
• Evaluate the quality an progress of consultant’s work
• Ensure quality assurance and quality control have been conducted.
• Conduct field observation acting as an agent of the client and report the progress of construction to the client.

Marketing and Community Engagement:

• Participate in developing and negotiating contracts with owners, contractors, and consultants.
• Assist in coordinating consultants.

Internal Leadership:

• Lead project coordination and owner/site meetings with internal team members and external consultants, owner and contractor, and sub-contractor
• Monitor individual and overall team member performance.
• Motivate project teams.

Office Success:

• Conduct a constructability review.
• Conduct bidding and negotiation phase.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality control on own projects and projects under other's control.
• Participate in evaluating the quality and progress of consultants' work
• Manage and track change orders, pay apps, and other contractual modifications impacting budget and schedule.
• Ensure building design meets client budget, schedule, program, and basic design intent.
• Develop and manage project budget, schedule, and overall work plan to return to target profit level.

Note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Architecture
• LEED Green Associate Accreditation or LEED AP preferred.
• Two (2) years of experience preferred.

EEOC Statement:

At COLE Architects, we don't just accept differences; we celebrate them, support them, and thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, products, customers, and community.

COLE Architects is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of any kind. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at COLE Architects are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. COLE Architects will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.”n these characteristics."