Senior Architect: Lead Complex Designs & Client Partnerships

Onyx Creative; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Onyx Creative in the United States seeks an experienced Architect to lead the design process, prepare presentation drawings, and coordinate the work of consultants across all project phases. You will act as an ambassador for the firm, both internally and externally, driving creative solutions and rigorous technical quality.

You will attend design reviews and public meetings, develop scope of entitlements, manage budgets and schedules, prepare project scopes and fee proposals, mentor staff in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture with 5 years of experience in the architectural profession.
• Professionally licensed in at least one state.
• Proficiency of AutoCAD or REVIT, Sketch-Up, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office, and other tools.
• Possess design creativity and advanced technical knowledge.
• Ability to work independently on all aspects of architectural projects.
• Experienced with and be able to mentor staff on techniques of project management, code review and analysis, quality control and/or construction.

Responsibilities

• Attend and present at design review, city council, planning commission and community meetings.
• Organize and develop scope of entitlements projects.
• Coordinate with agencies, municipalities, and consultant team.
• Coordinate project staffing with the VP of Operations.
• Plan, organize, and manage the architectural design for the most complex projects.
• Prepare the project scope and fee proposals and ensure project number is assigned, contract is signed, and consultants’ proposals are signed.
• Complete the project design and design deliverables within budgeted hours and schedule.
• Verify project status and identify any issues related to expended time vs. budgeted hours or potential problems.
• Promptly address and issue all change of service requests from staff and consultants.
• Establish and maintain relationships with local planning directors and department staff.
• Actively and continuously engaged in the community to give Onyx a public presence.
• Take an active role in new client enrollment and maintaining relationships with existing clients.
• Maintain positive relationship with client, ask for potential future work.
• Coordinate and manage client relationships and help to foster positive working relationships.
• Review and evaluate projects assigned by VP, Directors, Client Managers.
• Develop feasibility reports, research, and establish development opportunities, project constraints, and communicating them with clients and consultants.
• Schedule and direct project kick-off meeting with all consultants to discuss schedule, scope and determine required information.
• Communicate effectively with client project related updates and schedule changes to the client.

Skills

Design creativity

Technical knowledge

Independent work

Project management mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture

Master’s degree in architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

REVIT

SketchUp

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Onyx Creative in the United States seeks an experienced Architect to lead the design process, prepare presentation drawings, and coordinate the work of consultants across all project phases. You will act as an ambassador for the firm, both internally and externally, driving creative solutions and rigorous technical quality.

You will attend design reviews and public meetings, develop scope of entitlements, manage budgets and schedules, prepare project scopes and fee proposals, mentor staff in