Senior Technical Director, Architecture

This Opportunity

The Transportation Facilities Group in WSP’s downtown St Louis, MO office is looking for an experienced, licensed transportation facilities architect and manager to enhance our team.

Provides high level design oversight and technical leadership for passenger transportation facilities for multi-site/phase due diligence, planning, concept development, restoration, alteration, extension, and implementation of creative, functional, and sustainable building designs and/or construction of projects. Tasks include oversight and management of design team conceptually visualizing projects, preparing drawings, specifications, budgets, and construction documents, developing and presenting design proposals, and managing client relationships.

Substantiate reports and documentation to advise on material, installations, feasibility, and construction technology specifications. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, structural integrity, and occupancy.

• Point of contact and manager of major clients to coordinate and facilitate multiple projects and task orders both locally and nationally.
• Oversee and manage multi-discipline design team as they develop detailed drawings for highly visible, larger-scale, complex projects showing both the external and internal appearance and structure.
• Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the architecture discipline and function, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully achieved within the business sector.
• Provide guidance with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, surveys, record documents, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, environmental data, historical use, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.
• Develop and apply advanced design solutions and concepts during the preliminary phase of a project.
• Remain current in latest architectural techniques and practices.
• Perform high-level review and approval of permit applications, design plans and specifications, integrated management plans, and periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound architectural practice and standards.
• Lead larger-scale more complex architecture and building projects ensuring contributors understand their responsibilities and the schedule, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking timelines, hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
• Responsible for the pursuit and development of business and the successful execution of work for current and potential buildings, architecture, and infrastructure work locally and nationally.
• Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings.
• Understanding of fundamental BIM principles and best practices
• Support the overall long‑term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Architectural work for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on building opportunities in all disciplines and phases of work (planning, design, strategic consulting, and program/construction administration).
• Responsible for the profitable performance of the individual projects and the successful completion of the projects within the specified area.
• Participate and lead proposal pursuits to win new work, including supporting proposal development, assembly of project team, budgeting, interviews and contract development.
• Assist with the preparation of an annual update to business tactical action plans within the specified area.
• Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of architectural/construction challenges and programs.
• Ensure that discipline certifications, accreditations, and licensure is developed and continuously improved.
• Conduct needs analyses and client value surveys to align the discipline’s function with business and project strategy,…