YOUR ROLE

The Senior Architect is a senior role that is responsible for managing architecture projects, leading design and specification efforts, and completing projects from design through construction. The senior project architect serves as a client manager and relationship builder, while participating in business development efforts to develop new projects.

SENIOR ARCHITECT RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Take a leadership role in all phases of design: schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding and negotiation, and construction administration.
• Lead a design team for any given project.
• Be a leader in business development efforts to advance project development and effectively cross-sell services in a growing market.
• Manage client relationships at the social, technical, and contract level.
• Make independent decisions on architectural problems and methods.
• Learn skills to minimize risks and vulnerabilities and seek means to improve efficiencies and reduce costs.
• Reviews and approves all work performed under his/her supervision.
• Participate in internal quality assurance/quality control processes.
• Supervises the preparation and checks the accuracy of contract documents.
• Provide leadership and motivation to a team that is performing a sequence of tasks to meet milestones.
• Assist with assembling design proposals and contracts, incorporating necessary scope and consultants for a financially successful project, in cooperation with the managing principal.
• Manage financial and time performance metrics of projects.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:

• You have a bachelor's or master's degree in architecture with North Dakota, South Dakota, and/or Minnesota registration, or the ability to obtain licensure upon employment, with at least 15 years of successful post-graduate design and consulting experience. Lesser experience may be considered for the right candidate.
• You have strong technical skills and production experience using Revit (required); AutoCAD experience a plus.
• You have technical skills to assemble and edit full project manuals.
• You want to manage multiple projects of various types and scales at the same time with varying timelines and delivered successful projects on schedule.
• You have outstanding time management skills and can prioritize various tasks and team resources throughout the course of projects to maintain reasonable workloads for the team.
• You are eager to learn financial metrics for successful completion and performance of projects.
• You go the extra mile to make sure projects are completed on time and on budget and are in the trenches with team members to facilitate progress on projects.
• You have successfully worked in teams and have outstanding listening and communication skills.
• You have or are eager to develop strong conceptual design and communication skills and have fluency in SketchUp, Enscape, Photoshop, and/or Illustrator.
• You demonstrate a high degree of competence, capabilities, and architectural experience resulting from progressive responsibilities.
• You have a strong working knowledge of building codes, zoning ordinances, and standards.

A BIT MORE INFORMATION

We enjoy:

• Potlucks, Birthday Celebrations, Company Organized Events, and Community Involvement are the status quo.
• We value flexible working hours, great work-life balance, and a great workplace culture
• We provide free coffee - we love our caffeine!

Office Location:

• This position is in our Fargo, ND office, however occasional travel to other locations and business conferences will be required on occasion.
• Travel is covered by the company when required.

If you feel you meet these qualifications, apply today!

For questions on salary, benefits, or the position duties, please send us a message to discuss - we would love to have a conversation!