STAFF ARCHITECT – MISSION CRITICAL

AIA Ohio; Kentucky; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k) retirement plan

Insurance & disability

Wellness programs

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a Staff Architect to join our Columbus team. You will collaborate with project teams to design corporate, healthcare, data centers, airports, and institutional facilities through design development and construction phases.

The role requires NAAB-accredited degrees and progress toward licensure, strong communication, and leadership abilities. Proficiency in BIM (Revit), Adobe Creative Suite, and 3D rendering is expected. Travel and schedule details apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from an NAAB accredited program with 4 years related experience
• Master’s Degree in Architecture from an NAAB accredited program with 3 years related experience
• Progress toward becoming a registered architect
• Portfolio demonstrating design and graphic presentation skills (preferred)
• Strong knowledge of standard architectural concepts, codes, and procedures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and demonstrate critical thinking
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, organization, and leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Design architectural projects from conceptual phase through design completion
• Modify and review production drawings for data centers, industrial facilities, healthcare facilities, airports, educational institutions, commercial, governmental and military facilities
• Design exterior and interior components and architectural requirements per project managers' vision
• Update drawings across multiple software platforms to verify corrections
• Prepare client presentations, shop drawings review, and contract administration for detailed designs
• Perform field inspections, measurements or calculations for public and private clients
• Comply with all policies and standards

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture

Master’s Degree in Architecture

Tools

BIM (Revit)

Adobe Creative Suite

3D rendering software

Job description

The Staff Architect will work on project teams to create world class designs for new projects, alterations and redevelopments on a variety of project types including corporate, healthcare, sport venues, data centers, airports, institutional, industrial, manufacturing, government and military facilities. The Staff Architect will work with the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting architectural plans according to budget constraints, environmental factors or client needs.

• Perform architectural design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion.
• Modify and review production drawings for a variety of building types including, but not limited to data centers, power plants, process facilities, industrial facilities, healthcare facilities, airports, educational institutions, commercial, governmental and military facilities.
• Design exterior and interior components and architectural requirements for client vision set forth by the project managers.
• Applies strong knowledge of commonly used architectural concepts, practices, codes, and procedures within the architecture industry.
• Research and compile project related data as required by the project managers. Compiles studies and reports. Writes specifications.
• Update drawings provided by senior architects to verify corrections are made within multiple software platforms.
• Compiles information for client presentations, shop drawing review, and contract administration for the design of power, process, pipeline, industrial, healthcare, airports, educational institutions, commercial, and governmental and military facilities.
• Performs field inspections, measurements or calculations for public and private clients.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from an NAAB accredited program and 4 years related experience required.
• Master’s Degree in Architecture from an NAAB accredited program and 3 years related experience required.
• Demonstrated progress toward becoming a registered architect.
• Portfolio demonstrating design and graphic presentation skills is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of standard architectural concepts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a problem-solving environment and demonstrate critical thinking skills.
• Strong software and computer skills required, including BIM (Revit), Adobe Creative Suite, and 3D rendering software.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, and organization.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.

Benefits

Our extensive benefits package takes care of you so that you can focus on doing great work. From insurance and disability to time off and wellness programs, we provide the tools to meet your needs. As part of being 100% employee-owned, eligible employees participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in addition to our 401(k) retirement program. For more information, please visit the Benefits & Wellness page.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

About Burns & McDonnell

At Burns & McDonnell, you’ll be empowered to build not just projects, but your career. Our expansive service offerings means stability, job security and incredible potential for growth. Move up the project management or sales cycle, or across departments and groups. Explore opportunities across our family of companies. Establish and achieve evolving goals along your career journey — all at the same company. Just choose your starting point and go.

We take on the world’s toughest challenges and use our skills, experience, and courage to solve them. Working from more than 75 offices globally, our professionals transform communities through the vital infrastructure that sustains and improves quality of life.

We’re proud to be a 100% employee-owned company and we invest in our most important resource — our people — with an industry-leading benefits package that supports physical, emotional and financial health. But being employee-owners means more to us than just the financial benefit. We all foster a culture of ownership, where each of us has a vested stake in the success of our company and one another. From robust training programs to a commitment to equal employment opportunities to all the ways we give back, our employee-owners help our clients, our industries and our communities thrive.

• Job: Architecture
• Primary Location: Columbus, OH
• Schedule: Full-time
• Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time Req ID: 261767