Job Details
Position Overview
At M Moser Associates, the job of the Senior Architectural Designer extends through both the design and delivery of highly technical workplace projects. Our Senior Architectural Designer captains the job as early as the client interview, working closely with designers throughout test fit, schematic, design development, and construction document to ensure the design integrity is maintained at all stages of the project.
As the project moves into Construction Administration, your role as the Senior Architectural Designer ramps up. You are responsible for quality control, ensuring the designs are buildable. You will work closely with our internal team and external consultants to ensure the design and technical requirements are fully integrated and coordinated, producing high quality Construction Documents including program compliance, code and agency compliance.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Create highly technical and detailed contract documents (CDs)
- Ensure compliance with local and state building codes and ADA requirements
- Coordinate with our Architectural Design Director and design staff to provide technical solutions for design dilemmas
- Partner with project leader to create staffing plans to maintain project schedules
- Lead project through contract administration phase
- Government approval submissions and revisions
- Manage engineering and MEP consultants work to ensure compliance with design solution and timely submission of documents
- Lead RFI s and RFQ s for assigned projects
- Ensure adherence to set budget and immediately informs the Project Manager and client of any potential risk of variances to the budget
- Oversee tasks and provide feedback on work product
- Participate in client interviews to determine technical requirements for the design
Job Requirements
A Senior Architectural Designer with M Moser Associates is enthusiastic, motivated and proud to deliver highly technical and detailed architecture / interiors projects. You are someone who is confident in exceeding client expectations by delivering complex projects with minimal conflict or revisions. You believe that by leveraging your robust technical knowledge with your talent for guiding teams of varying strengths and capabilities you are able guarantee a successful outcome for your clients. As a Senior Designer in a technical capacity you must have strong communication skills, enjoy collaborating with all kinds of creative professionals and have a desire to lead.
Qualifications & Key Competencies:
- 8+ years of experience working in Architecture and Interior Design
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a Technical Designer, Technical Coordinator, or Job Captain role working on medium to large scale workplace projects
- BCIN, OAA preferred but not required
- University Degree in Architecture or related (Master s preferred but Not Required)
- Proficient in: Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe suite, Microsoft suite
- Experience coordinating multiple large projects working with various consultants including MEP, Engineering, IT, AV, Furniture, and other specialty vendors
- Extensive understanding of applicable state and city building codes and ADA requirements
- Ability to develop and coordinate all phases of architectural and construction documents
- Ability to work with designers through the schematic and design development stages
- Comprehensive knowledge of constructability of materials, and how building systems interact with each other
- Ability to produce exceptionally detailed and accurate architectural / construction drawings
- Strong communication skills with a team-oriented mentality
- Work independently, with ability to lead others to achieve successful results
- Interest in enhancing knowledge and teaching others
Note: M Moser Associates is an equal opportunity employer
Compensation range: 95-110k