Staff Architect

Company Description

Rosenbaum Design Group Architecture, founded in 1964, specializes in designing multi-scale commercial structures such as supermarkets, retail establishments, schools, shopping centers, commercial spaces, and healthcare facilities. RDG offers the personal service of a small firm combined with the resources of a large, diversified firm to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to clients' satisfaction.

Role Description

Qualities

• Experienced (NYS Licensed) Architect
• Proactive leader
• Client relationship development, strengthening and retention
• Successful track record of managing all phases of the design/construction process
• Working directly with all Firm Principals
• Day-to-day interface with the Clients
• Manage resources and staffing
• Strong ability to delegate tasks
• Overall responsibility for client satisfaction, quality control, financial performance and team dynamics on your projects.
• Be accountable for the design/construction processes, financial performance and risk management of your projects
• Maintain clear mind and calm head under stressful situations
• Collaborate with team leadership to assist in preparing project proposals and manage your projects from commencement to closeout
• Ensure that defined measures of success on each particular project are communicated to the team
• Actively mentor the next generation of leadership by inspiring, empowering and leading by example.
• Provide leadership to the client and team by communicating project objectives, contract scope, terms, and schedule
• Interface and coordinate with office administrative, accounting, legal, and HR personnel, as well as coworkers, architects, project managers and CAD staff across the office
• Assure a collaborative, integrated approach in working with other disciplines and office to promote innovative design strategies throughout the project’s life cycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture
• Licensed architect (NYS minimum)
• 15 years of project experience in a commercial architectural practice/setting
• Strong grasp of Federal, State and Local Building Codes
• Proven performance in managing the design and delivery process for a production focused practice
• Possess industry relationships with local consultants and contractors for both large and small scale projects
• Working knowledge of MS Office, Acrobat, BillQuick/CORE (preferred)
• Expert skill & use of AutoCAD
• General knowledge of Revit/SketchUp
• Learner mindset with a can do/never say no attitude
• Excellent written & oral english communication skills
• Professional, mature presentation with strong ability to properly represent yourself and the Firm
• Proven ability to create a collaborative, positive, and inclusive team culture
• Proven experience or demonstrated commitment to mentoring or coaching junior team members
• Proven experience building trust with coworkers, consultants and clients and developing longstanding relationships

Miscellaneous

• Career assignment resolve – This is where you're resolved to spend the next few decades honing your skills and dedicating yourself to continuing to build a successful six decade old company
• Potential future path to ownership
• Sweet spot - Recent experience (min past 5 years) working predominantly with private developers and organizations (retailers, office, education, food markets, tangential areas such as such as warehousing, healthcare, assisted living, etc.)
• Get along well with others – Need to be able to integrate easily into our established organization
• Maintain good traits of a “Type A” Personality - Self-control, Motivation to Achieve results, Competitiveness, Multi-tasking skills etc., - without the bad traits of being chronically Competitive, Impatient, Aggressive or Hostile
• Must be able to reliably commute in person to our Lake Success, Long Island, NY office

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off