Architectural Designer

Position Description: Conduct Architectural analysis, provide input and perform technical reviews, mitigate potential architectural design risks, identify and solve architecture construction challenges, and generate optimization opportunities for pursuit and execution of design-build and design-bid-build systems projects.

Essential Duties

Perform technical reviews of projects to assess constructability, examine design details, perform quantity takeoffs, and recommend construction sequencing and logistics and provide architectural analysis. Review and evaluate project specific designs from architectural standpoint, program intent, contractual obligations, division of responsibilities, and deliverables.

Review and assess project documentation such as drawings, basis of design documents, specifications, reports, and shop drawings related to architecture. Examine documents for compliance with local or national code requirements. Perform ADA and barrier-free reviews of design documents. Propose potential solutions to Design/Construction team for design optimization, challenges, and constructability improvements related to architecture.

Evaluate and provide guidance for project non-conformances and operations issues. Establish constructive and effective relationships with internal/external project team members, subcontractors, and clients to facilitate understanding and influence design and project development. Work in partnership with linked design disciplines to improve the coordination of design concepts (e.

g. geotechnical, structural, code-compliance, building envelope and façade, MEFP, vertical transportation, acoustics, and fire). Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.