Lead Architect

IPS-Integrated Project Services, LLC; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is seeking a Lead Architect for our Frankfurt office to lead the technical discipline and direct daily operations of the Architecture Group.

Requirements include 10+ years of diversified architectural experience with 8+ years in leadership, a B.Arch. with NAAB, architectural registration, and strong Life Sciences industry know-how, including GMP and BIM workflows. Fluent German is required.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of diversified architectural experience, incl. supervisory/management roles
• B.Arch. degree with NAAB accreditation
• Architectural registration required
• 8+ years Life Sciences industry experience
• Strong knowledge of GMP, building codes, and integrated systems
• Fluent in German

Aufgaben

• Ensures quality, accuracy, and compliance with IPS standards and codes
• Oversees day-to-day operations of the Architecture Group staff
• Provides technical input and oversight for department outputs
• Manages health, safety, and welfare risks for group projects
• Develops and implements standards and tools to meet quality targets
• Prepares proposals and supports proposal development by others
• Ensures drawings/specifications meet client and IPS requirements
• Assesses project requirements, scopes work with Project Manager, budgets and staffing
• Reviews drawings/documents for compliance and coordination
• Oversees construction administration activities (bulletins, sketches, RFIs)
• Assists design team with mark-ups and changes
• Reviews contractor payment applications

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Architectural design

GMP & life sciences

BIM workflows

Regulatory compliance

German language

Ausbildung

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) with NAAB accreditation

Architectural Registration

Tools

BIM software

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

At IPS, you will apply your knowledge, skills, and passion to make a difference in the lives of people by solving complex challenges related to pharmaceutical, biotech, and animal health research and manufacturing facilities. We are looking for a dedicated Lead Architect to join our talented team at our office inFrankfurt, Germany.

In this role, you will provide leadership of technical discipline and direct the day-to-day operational activities of any assigned Architecture Group staff.

Additional Responsibilities

• Ensures the quality, accuracy, and completeness of overall work as to engineering, compliant with established IPS standards, procedures, codes, and ordinances.


• Responsible individual for quality of unit output related to adherence to stated project goals as well as legal and IPS guidelines and efficiency.


• Contributes technical input and oversees technical output of department and/or assigned group staff to assure compliance with legal, regulatory, and IPS project requirements.


• Protects IPS corporate welfare through the application of prudent judgment and implementation of risk management techniques while maintaining supervision over all health, safety, and welfare risks associated with the group staff projects.


• Develops and assures implementation of standards and tools to ensure department output meets or exceeds established quality and performance expectations.


• Prepares proposals for service and supports preparation of proposals by others.


• Ensures project specifications are delivered with company quality standards and are delivered on time as required by the client.


• Assesses the requirements of a project, breaks a project into tasks, and works with a Project Manager to determine the scope of work, budget, and staffing.


• Reviews drawings and documents to ensure compliance with company, regulatory agencies, and production standards.


• Provides oversight for architectural construction administration activities such as preparing bulletins, construction sketches, submittal review, and RFI responses.


• Ensures acceptable levels of quality and checks for coordination of work to ensure documents reflect design intent and necessary coordination.


• Assists the design team with design solutions by having the ability to interpret drawing mark‑ups and executes changes on the project based on such mark‑ups.


• Reviews contractor applications for payments.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 10+ years of diversified architectural experience, at least 8 years of which have been in a supervisory or management capacity consisting of planning, designing, and construction of engineering projects.


• Bachelor's Degree; Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) degree with NAAB Accreditation.


• Architectural Registration.


• 8+ years of Life Sciences Industry experience.


• Exceptional experience and knowledge of process, mechanical, structural, civil, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection system design, and knowledge of how these systems integrate into architectural design.


• Possess a general understanding of BIM workflows.


• Knows applicable building codes.


• Has comprehensive knowledge of building design, including both building and GMP cleanroom compliance experience.


• Fluent in German.

Preferred Qualifications

• AIA/NCARB Membership/Accreditation.

Travel duration, if any, is based on project complexity and location. This position is a safety-sensitive position. The employee is designated for fieldwork and attends activities at client sites where they work in construction, processing, packaging, manufacturing, research, or other \"non-administrative\" areas.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually, with video required.

About Us

IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a global leader in technical consulting, architecture, engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, qualification, and validation services for technically complex facilities. Integration is how we think and work. It requires the ability to unite existing and emerging technologies into a process that reliably delivers products and accelerates speed to market. That end-to-end mindset allows us to be agile and anticipate challenges as we move projects toward operational readiness. IPS applies design and delivery expertise, client-side experience, and supplier-side insight to every project. We infuse our curiosity, our passion, and our commitment to partnership in delivering solutions at any scale. We meet our clients where they are and get them to where they need to go. That’s only possible when we care as much as our clients do.

Specialties

Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV, and Staffing Services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at IPS without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran, marital, or citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. IPS is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

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