What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Architect - Aviation & Transportation position at API Partners, LLC?
OVERVIEW :
Our client is a leading international multi-disciplinary practice consistently recognized and awarded at the highest levels for design excellence and technical innovation. The firm leverages its international expertise and in-depth knowledge of local markets through a network of culturally diverse, people centric, global design studios focused on Aviation Transportation, Civic Cultural, Commercial, Education, Government, Healthcare, Hospitality, Justice, Recreation Wellness, Residential, Retail, Science Technology, Sports, Tall Buildings and Workplace projects. Their innovative work encompasses Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, Planning Urban Design, Space Management, and Sustainability Consulting. Given the firm’s robust growth and success they are seeking a Senior Aviation Transportation Project Architect for their Houston Studio.
ROLE :
The Senior Aviation Transportation (A T) Project Architect (PA) is a skillful and proven project leader, complementing the firm's established talent and advancing the firm's strategic Aviation Transportation Infrastructure initiatives. Working closely with firmwide and regional Aviation Transportation teams, the design focused Senior PA is responsible for project documentation and team communication, the issuance and content of deliverables, technical content of firm documents, coordination of disciplines including consultants, and the supervision of all staff producing documents. The Senior PA will collaborate with the Project Manager (PM) through the construction administration phase and secure QA reviews and comments. The Senior PA is a licensed architect responsible for signing and sealing drawings while contributing to a culture of technical excellence and innovation. As one of the top Aviation Transportation Practices in the U.S., the firm has successfully delivered over $35 billion of transport projects across the U.S. and globally.
RESPONSIBILITIES : Leadership
- Responsible for ensuring the overall design intent of the project established by the Sr. Project Designer is incorporated into the detailed documentation.
- Monitors the design process from conceptual phase through construction administration, ensuring the design idea is consistent and properly executed.
- Responsible for technical resolution and coordination for a defined portion of a project.
- Works with Specification Writer to develop specifications and is responsible for coordination of drawings and specifications.
- Checks completed reports, plans, estimates and calculations for accuracy.
- Sets overall strategy for producing documents and identifies the sheets planned for each stage of the work, defining how data will be organized into files and which elements will be incorporated in a Building Information Model (BIM).
- Sets up project team software parameters and manages standards.
- Fosters and maintains a collaborative professional working relationship with the Project Leadership Team.
- Responsible for communication with other disciplines, vendors, and contractors to ensure incorporation of all information into project requirements and provides support as necessary.
- Ensures that construction detail documentation conforms to quality assurance, quality control and best practice standards.
- Supervises preparation of technical drawings by other less senior level architects or technicians.
- Performs as team leader on certain projects.
- Mentors and directs the work of less experienced staff, participates in professional development reviews and “Lessons Learned” sessions.
- Takes personal responsibility for fostering a green workplace through sustainable work practices.
- Fosters a commitment to external and internal client service.
Client Interface
Teamwork
Business Development
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