Senior Architect: Capital Projects & Design Lead

State of North Carolina; Wake Forest (NC); On-site; USD 67,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) seeks an Architect II (NS) to lead capital-design projects and manage complex multi-discipline initiatives in Raleigh, NC on-site. This role requires a bachelor’s degree in architecture or related field and a registered-architect credential with several years of experience.

The position emphasizes project management, cost estimation, and architectural design for state facilities, with strong coordination across agencies and

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of architectural and design principles, practices, theories, and related materials.
• Ability to architecturally review consultant designs and interpret all associated plans, codes, and specifications.
• Ability to conceive design solutions, estimate costs, schedule and coordinate projects, and direct, review, and evaluate the technical work of others.
• Ability to design and prepare AutoCAD construction documents for smaller projects, manage the approval process with the NC State Construction Office, and oversee bidding, construction administration, and project closeout.
• Strong communication skills, ability to build effective working relationships, and possession of a bachelor’s degree in an architectural discipline plus three years of experience as a registered architect.

Responsibilities

• Project Management of the design, bidding, and construction of multi-discipline architectural and engineering and multi-million dollar capital improvement building projects to assure that they are properly designed to meet the department’s needs and within the available funds.
• Assist in the preparation of OC-25s, which are cost estimates required for funding capital improvements.
• Architectural design of smaller capital projects typically valued at less than $500,000 which do not have to go through the designer selection process required by the State Building Commission.
• Perform site visits and facility assessments to determine the needs and priorities for capital improvements.
• Assist the Chief of Facilities Planning and Architectural Services in developing new and updating existing master plans for departmental statewide institutions and following-up on master plans to ensure that they are being properly implemented.
• Assist in space planning for departmental divisions and provide consultation to the divisions as needed to address any space and property issues.
• Assist the Chief of Facilities Planning and Architectural Services in specialized studies such as the extended study of facilities needs of psychiatric hospitals and other specialized assignments for the department.

Skills

Architectural knowledge

AutoCAD

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architecture or related engineering

Three years of experience as a registered architect

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) seeks an Architect II (NS) to lead capital-design projects and manage complex multi-discipline initiatives in Raleigh, NC on-site. This role requires a bachelor’s degree in architecture or related field and a registered-architect credential with several years of experience.

The position emphasizes project management, cost estimation, and architectural design for state facilities, with strong coordination across agencies and