Architect

HOK Group, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HOK Group, Inc. seeks an Architect in St. Louis, MO to lead design teams and coordinate technical drawings for complex projects.

The role requires independent judgment in evaluating standard techniques and solving design challenges, with responsibility for project budgets, schedules, and client communications. You will mentor staff, ensure QA/QC, and advance Integrated Sustainable Design across projects while coordinating with Project Leadership and various stakeholders to deliver high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or equivalent in education or experience required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Licensed Architect with current registration required.
• LEED accreditation or Green Associate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads team in planning work and developing solutions to technical and design detail problems.
• Responsible for establishing, maintaining and adherence to project budget and schedule.
• Supervises preparation of technical drawings by other less senior level architects or professionals.
• Prepares client presentations and presents design concepts and drawings.
• Ensures that construction detail documentation conforms to QA/QC and HOK Best Practice standards.
• Incorporates Integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects.
• Mentors and directs the work of less experienced staff; may participate in professional development; reviews and “Lessons Learned” sessions.
• Fosters and maintains a collaborative working relationship with the Project Leadership Team.
• Assures the overall strategy for producing documents and organizing data including BIM or other 3D models.
• Assures HOK document standards are met and archives documents appropriately.
• Sets up project team software parameters and manages standards.
• Takes personal responsibility for fostering a green workplace through sustainable work practices.
• Communicates with client representatives to verify design requirements and specifications, progress reviews and delivery of final presentation.
• Analyzes and develops approaches to the creation and modification of architectural documents while ensuring design intent.
• Responsible for technical resolution and coordination for a defined portion of a project.
• Develops solutions to design problems.
• Corrects and updates, making minor adaptations to complete working design documents.
• Attends on-site visits, field reviews and project meetings and documents appropriately.
• Prepares, coordinates and reviews schedules, submission of shop drawings and samples.
• Responsible for communication with other disciplines, vendors, and contractors to ensure incorporation of all information.
• Performs product research; assists project designers with material selection and system research.
• Coordinates with project managers, clients, public agencies, consultants and contractors to incorporate engineering systems, respond to RFIs, clarifications, and modifications.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architecture or equivalent in education or experience

Master’s degree (preferred)

Licensed Architect with current registration

LEED accreditation or Green Associate (preferred)

Job description

We are currently seeking an Architect to join our team in St. Louis, Missouri. This role exercises independent judgement in evaluation, selection, and use of standard techniques, and solves problems when encountered.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership

• Leads team in planning work and developing solutions to technical and design detail problems.
• Responsible for establishing, maintaining and adherence to project budget and schedule.
• Supervises preparation of technical drawings by other less senior level architects or professionals.
• Prepares client presentations and presents design concepts and drawings.
• Ensures that construction detail documentation conforms to QA/QC and HOK Best Practice standards.
• Incorporates Integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects.
• Mentors and directs the work of less experienced staff, may participate in professional development; reviews and “Lessons Learned” sessions.
• Fosters and maintains a collaborative professional working relationship with the Project Leadership Team
• Assures the overall strategy for producing documents and organizing data will be followed. This includes incorporating elements in a Building Information Model (BIM) or other 3D model.
• Assures HOK document standards are met and archives documents appropriately.
• Sets up project team software parameters and manages standards.
• Takes personal responsibility for fostering a green workplace through sustainable work practices.

Client Interface

• Communicates with client representatives to verify design requirements and specifications, progress reviews and delivery of final presentation.

Teamwork

• Analyzes and develops approaches to the creation and modification of architectural documents, elevations, sections, details, specifications, etc. ensuring the incorporation of design intent.
• Responsible for technical resolution and coordination for a defined portion of a project.
• Develops solutions to design problems.
• Corrects and updates, making minor adaptations and modifications, to complete working design documents.
• Attends on-site visits, field reviews and project meetings and documents appropriately. Prepares, coordinates and reviews the schedules, submission of shop drawings and samples.
• Responsible for communication with other disciplines, vendors, and contractors to ensure incorporation of all information into project requirements and provide support as necessary.
• Performs product research; assists project designers with material selection and system research.
• Coordinates with project managers, clients, public agencies, consultants and contractors to incorporate engineering systems, respond to requests for information, clarifications, and modifications, and obtain approvals, negotiations and adjusting scope of services.
• Writes reports and memos to consultants and vendors to issue changes and track resolutions.
  EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
  • Bachelor’s degree in architecture or equivalent in education or experience required. Master’s degree preferred.
  • 5 plus years’ experience.
  • Licensed Architect with current registration in your region required
  • LEED accreditation or Green Associate preferred.