Architectural Project Lead — Client Delivery & Design Coordination

HKS, Inc; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

HKS, Inc in Fort Worth, TX seeks a primary managerial architect to drive project success across the lifecycle. You will lead client relationships, coordinate design development, and oversee construction administration while mentoring staff and upholding firm standards.

The role requires deep knowledge of sustainability, building systems, and performance analysis, with a track record of managing multi-disciplinary teams and budgets across complex projects. Travel is required.

Qualifications

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture or equivalent in education or experience.
• Typically 8+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a primary client relationship for respective project, building and strengthening connections through a comprehensive understanding of their project mission, goals, policies, needs and progress.
• Manages the execution and delivery of implementation documents through all phases of a project, including post-occupancy evaluation and sharing/harvesting lessons learned and project impact.
• Collaborates on the design process including programming client needs, conceptual and schematic design, design development, document preparation and construction administration.
• Coordinates project team interaction both internally and all other project participants.
• Oversees application of products and materials appropriate for the project.
• Integrates HKS expertise and innovation in all projects, while actively seeking opportunities to incorporate HKS best practices, sustainable design solutions, subject matter expertise and resources strategically and efficiently for the client, user and community.
• Manages the project team in collaboration with other disciplines to establish design solutions that can be technically implemented within the constraints of the project goals, budgets, available time and within local ordinances and codes
• Exercises skills of persuasion and negotiation on critical issues through the scope of the project
• May lead client presentations and public hearings as needed
• Monitors project to anticipate potential risks and collaborates with the PIC, legal team and client to resolve issues
• Holds project team responsible for detailed code and zoning analysis, performance analysis and deliverables on HKS standards, best practices and quality expectations
• Collaborates in project meeting management, including scheduling, determining meeting purpose, preparing agendas and meeting report and maintaining action items log on regular basis
• Attends on-site visits and field reviews as necessary
• Travel will be required

Skills

Client relations

Project leadership

Design process

Sustainability

Communication

Budgeting

Scheduling

Collaborative leadership

Problem solving

Education

Accredited professional degree in Architecture

Tools

Bluebeam

Revit

Navisworks

Rhino

Grasshopper

Dynamo

Twinmotion

Enscape

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

MS Office Suite

Job description

HKS, Inc in Fort Worth, TX seeks a primary managerial architect to drive project success across the lifecycle. You will lead client relationships, coordinate design development, and oversee construction administration while mentoring staff and upholding firm standards.

The role requires deep knowledge of sustainability, building systems, and performance analysis, with a track record of managing multi-disciplinary teams and budgets across complex projects. Travel is required.