Project Architect

International Executive Service Corps; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IA Interior Architects in Philadelphia seeks a Project Architect to provide design support, manage CDs, and guide project administration from development to documentation. You will coordinate with senior staff to solve technical challenges and oversee budget adherence while mentoring junior designers.

The role requires an architecture license, 8+ years of corporate interior experience, and strong skills in Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Graduate of architecture or design school; equivalent experience may substitute.
• Architecture license is required.

Responsibilities

• Creates construction documents (CDs).
• Review CDs for compliance with firm standards, codes and ADA.
• May oversee CD production for smaller projects.
• Coordinate with senior staff to provide technical solutions.
• Manage project through contract administration phase.
• Coordinate engineering consultant’s work for design solution and timely submissions.
• Assist with field surveys when needed.
• Manage contract administration budget and flag variances.
• Mentor junior and intermediate designers.

Skills

Design principles

Documentation

Interior detailing

CDs and procedures

Building codes & ADA

MS Office

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

Communication

Leadership

Education

Architecture license

Graduate of architecture or design school

Tools

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Job description

IA Interior Architects translates client goals, brand and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.

Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for aProject Architectfor our Philadelphia studio. The Project Architect, while working under general supervision of a Senior Job Captain and/or Architect or Project Manager, provides design support primarily in project administration, design development and contract documents.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Creates construction documents (CDs).
• Review CDs to ensure compliance with firm standards, mechanical, building systems, codes and ADA requirements.
• For smaller projects may oversee all CD production and review.
• Coordinates with senior technical staff and design staff to provide technical solutions for design dilemmas.
• Manages project through contract administration phase.
• Coordinates engineering consultant’s work to ensure compliance with design solution and timely submission of documents.
• In unusual circumstances may be required to assist with support for field surveys.
• Manages contract administration budget for assigned projects. Ensures adherence to set budget and immediately informs Senior Job Captain, Senior Project Architect, Project Manager and / or client of any potential variances to the budget.
• May mentor the work of Junior and Intermediate Designers. Oversee tasks and provide feedback on work product.
• Conducts client interviews to determine technical requirements for the design.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of architecture or design school. Equivalent experience may be substituted.
• Architecture license required.
• 8+ years’ work experience on corporate interior design projects.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of design principles and standards.
• Intermediate documentation and field observational skills.
• Advanced interior architecture detailing skills.
• Working knowledge of CDs and procedures.
• Working knowledge of building systems, codes and ADA requirements.
• Working knowledge of space requirements.
• Working knowledge of contract administration.
• Intermediate MS Office Suite skills.
• Advanced Revit skills.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate presentation and graphic communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead junior staff through a combination of direct authority and subject matter expertise.