Senior Architect I - Registered Architect

Socket.dev; Tennessee; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Nexsen, a JMT Company, seeks a Senior Architect I to lead architectural design across multiple disciplines for commercial and government facilities. You will mentor staff, participate in marketing and business development, and ensure design quality throughout design, documentation, and construction administration.

The role emphasizes client liaison, project leadership, and collaboration with project teams to deliver high-quality, integrated design solutions for complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform architectural design across all project stages.
• Lead complex projects independently.
• Meet with clients to validate scope of services
• Present projects to clients/contractors through all stages
• Manage architectural work within multi-discipline projects to meet budget and schedule
• Collaborate with PMs to execute project plans
• Coordinate with PM to supervise design and delivery
• Coordinate and supervise cross-discipline design integration
• Communicate with contractor on design-build system suitability
• Present technical/design solutions to clients
• Direct and supervise project architectural team
• Oversee bidding support services, addenda, bids
• Oversee construction phase support: field visits, RFIs, shop drawings
• Ensure QA/QC compliance
• Collaborate with leadership on project delivery
• Support marketing and BD activities
• Build client relationships
• Provide technical guidance
• Mentor architectural staff
• Assist in developing new processes/procedures
• Represent leadership when unavailable
• Lead staff training sessions
• Contribute to annual performance reviews

Job description

Join Clark Nexsen, a JMT Company, and become part of a dynamic, collaborative team dedicated to delivering exceptional service to our clients—while making a meaningful impact on our communities and the world through the projects we help bring to life.

ASenior Architect I will be responsible for performing, directing and supervising all aspects of architectural design services on multi-discipline building design projects of moderate to large scope for commercial and government facilities.

A Senior Architect I will be capable of bringing their design talents and organizational skills to bear on their assigned projects. They shall serve as a role model and mentor to the architectural support staff and also participate in corporate activities to improve the design quality of our projects and the processes and procedures used during the design, documentation, and construction administration activities of a project. They shall also be actively involved in the marketing and business development activities of the company and develop strong professional and personal relationships with our clients, contractors, and consultants to foster repeat business.

General responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Performing all aspects of architectural design as a Senior Architect, including conceptual studies, programming, schematic documents, design development documents, and construction documents
• Capable of independently leading and executing projects of the highest complexity
• Meeting with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of services
• Assist in presenting projects to clients, contractors, project team members, AHJ’s, and members of the public through all stages of the project
• Managing the architectural portion of multi-discipline projects and working with assigned Project Managers to meet project budget, schedule, goals, and objectives
• Working closely with Project Managers to execute project plans
• Coordinating with Project Manager to directly supervise the teams' design and technical delivery
• Coordinating, supervising, and communicating all aspects of the architectural design within multi-discipline teams to ensure that architectural design details integrate properly with all other disciplines
• Communication with the Contractor on Design-Build projects to verify suitability of systems selected
• Communicating directly with the client to present technical and design solutions
• Directing and supervising the work of Architects, Interns, and Designers assigned to the project,
• Managing and supervising architectural support services associated with the bidding process, including preparing addenda and amendments and opening and tabulating bids
• Managing and supervising architectural support services associated with the construction phase, including field visits, answering RFIs, reviewing shop drawings, and preparing record drawings
• Ensuring staff compliance with quality control policies and procedures
• Working with, responding to, and taking direction from Managing Principals, Project Managers, Design Managers, and senior management
• Actively support Company marketing and business development activities
• Establish and maintain positive client relationships
• Provide technical guidance to architectural staff
• Mentoring and monitoring the professional development of architectural staff
• Assisting Department Director and Department Head in developing new and/or revised processes and procedures
• Representing the Managing Principal, Project Manager, or Department Head when they are unavailable
• Leading staff training sessions
• Providing input to Department Head on staff annual performance reviews