Senior Project Architect

• Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
• Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  US - Grand Rapids, MI - 3950 Sparks
• Compensation: USD 110,000 - USD 140,000 - yearly

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AECOM
is seeking a talented and highly motivated
Senior Project Architect
for our Detroit, Grand Rapids, MI and Minneapolis
,
MN office. The Senior Project Architect will work with project teams to help guide and manage projects in all phases of design. Active engagement and support of our collaborative and iterative design process is essential, along with the desire to seek innovative design solutions while providing unique perspectives on the built environment.

The successful candidate will be proactive with strong verbal, organizational and technical skills to effectively manage and mentor architectural design teams as well as engineering design professionals while interfacing with clients.

This is an opportunity to apply your talents to some of the world's most challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects in an environment committed to excellence in innovation, technical quality and client service.

The Senior Project Architect will manage projects from conceptual design phase through completion of construction. In this role, the Project Architect leads teams of architects, designers and engineers while meeting with clients to develop and execute mid- to large-scale projects according to schedule and budgets. This position balances active architectural duties with a leadership role in both managing and technical design of building plans while overseeing project teams during the project lifecycle.

US West Buildings + Places as a vast market spread and geography, providing opportunities across a wide range of project typologies, including Science & Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Commercial, Aerospace, Higher Education, Industrial and Process, Transportation, Aviation, Sports and Federal market sectors across the western United States and beyond. As a dynamic team of Architects, Planners, and Engineers. We strive to incorporate beauty, sustainability, resiliency, equity, and innovation in our projects.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for providing architectural guidance, calculations, analysis, studies and recommendations for a specialized segment of the Architectural Discipline within the schedules and budget of an assigned project.
• May manage various size groups of architects, designers and/or specialists.
• May work on modest size projects and/or assist Project Architectural or Engineering Managers with higher grades.
• Provide architectural leadership on complex projects.
• Lead the development of contract documents through all phases of design (SD, DD, CD, CA)
• Prepare architectural plans, elevations, sections, details, and specifications.
• Coordinate and lead quality control reviews of contract documents prior to issuance to client.
• Coordinate internal AECOM and external A/E disciplines for successful outcomes during construction.
• Coordinate and attend design reviews with clients, project managers, and municipal agencies.
• Validate design decisions based on cost analysis with an understanding of logistics and…