CannonDesign · 1 month ago
Sr. Project Architect I
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$134K/yr - $167K/yr
12+ years expCannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge. The successful candidate will serve as a leader with expert knowledge, responsible for overseeing the development and quality of technical documentation for large, complex projects, ensuring compliance and collaboration among teams.
ConsultingLegalProduct Design
Responsibilities
Manage and monitor the integrated quality review processes for the project for all disciplines
Meet regularly with multiple project and firm-wide leaders to coordinate critical information on project status and potential risk
Develop and implement with the team technical leadership a strategy for continuous proactive quality engagement
Work with the project leadership to schedule and coordinate staffing for quality reviews for all disciplines. Manage all those supporting the project’s Quality Process
Engage in and contribute to the project Risk Assessment process including the phase updates. Proactively identifies, communicates, mitigates and resolves project-related issues
Guide and assist the project team in the development of the Project Quality Plan and its updates to effectively manage the project's quality including phase milestone quality reviews and project pinups / technical charettes
Review and guide the development of the planning of each phase drawing document deliverable through the Cartooning process
Guide the team to implement the firm technical document standards and CA policies. Meet regularly with the project’s Senior Project Architect(s) and Engineering Discipline Leaders to discuss quality reviews and ongoing challenges seeking to resolve issues early
Guide the team through development and resolution of comprehensive and coordinated three-dimensional solutions across technical documentation and construction phases to project completion
Act as a proactive resource to the project team in their decision-making processes and provides support in the development of technically sound and innovative design solutions. Engage members of the Technical Leadership Group as needed
Meet with project team members on a regular basis to monitor work in progress and ensure that the firm’s process standards and procedures are being implemented
Guide and assist Project Architects in the Life Safety, Building and Energy Code analysis and compliance process for the project
Monitor the progress of coordination of all disciplines, including in-house and external consultants
Monitor overall project metrics, including Deltek Practice Metrics and CA metrics, to identify and report potential risk issues early
Monitor the alignment of the Project manual with the drawings
Schedule, manage and record phase quality reviews, engage and managing other project reviewers. May act as in-house peer reviewer within the Quality Process for other client teams
Participate in Business Development activity and collaborate with Project Managers, Marketing and Office Leadership as necessary
Contribute to the capture and reuse of institutional knowledge within the firm focused on very large project implementation and share with the Technical Leadership Group
Write technical articles relating to the technical quality subjects described above for internal and/or external publication
Guide and mentor project staff to support a culture of continuous quality improvement
Meets established utilization target
May perform other duties as needed
Qualification
Required
Minimum Bachelor degree in a relevant field required
Minimum 12 years of related professional experience. Experience includes 5 years in increasingly responsible roles in construction documentation on institutional and/or commercial projects and at least 3 years in a responsible role in construction administration on large institutional and/or commercial projects
Experience leading all technical aspects with production teams on large, complex projects of more than $200M construction costs
Must have experience designing, documenting, coordinating and administering the construction of significant healthcare projects
Expertise in healthcare codes, standards and familiarity with proven solutions to address often wildly conflicting requirements between building authorities, client needs, construction technologies and insurance provisions is essential
Current Architectural Registration in the United States required
Must be able to lead large, complex or multiple projects
Must have strong subject matter expertise
Must possess strong business acumen
Demonstrated focus on quality
Strong technical leadership with knowledge of building codes and requirements
Must have the ability to be client facing with strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong coordination skills and the ability to build a rapport with the project team and client is essential
Familiarity with Revit, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, and construction management software
Preferred
LEED accreditation
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Flexible spending account options
Voluntary insurances
Paid time off
Flex-time schedules
Remote work options
401k plan
Employee perk programs
Company
CannonDesign
CannonDesign is an integrated designing firm.
1001-5000 employees
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