Waggonner & Ball, a Moffatt & Nichol Studio, is actively seeking a Mid to Senior level Architect to join our New Orleans office. This role manages a variety of assignments requiring the application of architectural techniques for a variety of unique projects. The best candidate will evaluate, select, and apply standard architectural design techniques, procedures, and criteria to make design adaptations and modifications.

Waggonner & Ball is an internationally respected urban planning, design, and architecture firm with an interdisciplinary practice committed to creating resilient landscapes, buildings, and communities. Our projects span all scales from buildings and sites to regions with a focus on water, culture, and history. 

Moffatt & Nichol is a leading U.S.-based global infrastructure advisor specializing in the planning and design of facilities that shape and serve our coastlines, harbors and rivers, as well as an innovator in the transportation complexities associated with the movement of freight. For the 2nd year in a row, Moffatt & Nichol is ranked Engineering News-Record #1 for Marine & Port Facilities and among the Top 50 Designers in International Markets. We were also named Southeast Design Firm of the Year 2023. 

Moffatt & Nichol's professional staff includes engineers, planners, economists, visualization designers, architects, landscape architects, and scientists who serve our global client base from offices in Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim. The firm provides clients worldwide with customized service and a level of excellence that have become the firm’s hallmark in several primary practice areas – ports and harbors; coastal, environmental and water resources; urban waterfronts and marinas; transportation, bridges and rail; inspection and rehabilitation; and energy. 

Together, we deliver beautiful, holistic solutions to the most critical climate challenges of our time. 

Duties and responsibilities: 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. 

• Develops and creatively design concepts for clients/projects
• Prepares and produces CAD drawings to create and document architectural designs
• Interfaces with client on design issues and determines and develops architectural solutions
• Develops, modifies, and reviews production drawings and construction documents and corrects and updates documents as required
• Develops solutions for basic design problems
• Manages building planning and design efforts and documentation development, utilizing 2-D and 3-D modeling and digital presentation packaging
• Provides creative design direction during the conceptual and schematic phases of projects
• Performs design computations, specifications, compile data for basic to complex architectural assignments
• Collaborates with Principals, Project Managers and other team members to advance the design concepts
• Manages the construction administration phase by reviewing shop drawings and creating a master log of the project submittals, as well as answering Request for Information (RFI) and Supplemental Information (SI) and preparation of change directives
• Prepares finished material sample boards and graphic presentations for client approval
• Coordinates or assists with outside disciplines such as Civil, Structural, Electrical and Mechanical and other consultants with the architectural designs
• Reviews building codes and conducts zoning analyses to ensure that designs comply with minimum legal standards
• Ensures timely and effective management and delivery of drawings to ensure project goals and objectives have been satisfied
• Stays current with graphic standards and building construction methods
• Performs other duties as requested by management

Other duties: 

Please note this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture; required
• Master’s degree in Architecture; preferred
• 10 years of experience in architectural design; required
• Professional Architectural (LA) Licensure in Louisiana: preferred
• Strong knowledge of design, trends, construction methodology, material application, and manufacturer-supplier appropriateness.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation) 
• Availability and willingness to travel
• All new hires will be required to successfully complete and pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check in compliance with NIST 800-171
• Waggonner & Ball, a Moffatt & Nichol Design Studio, uses E-Verify and employment is contingent upon the legal ability to obtain employment in the U.S. and to present the required documentation at hire

 Working conditions: 

General Office Environment

Physical requirements: 

Ability to use standard office equipment. Sits for a prolonged period of time. Travel not required. On occasion may travel to another office within 20 miles radius.

Moffatt & Nichol’s EEO Statement:

As a global business, Moffatt & Nichol and Waggonner & Ball, a Moffatt & Nichol Design Studio relies on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goal of Creative People, Practical Solutions® serving our client needs, and ensures nondiscrimination in all activities in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We continuously seek talented, qualified employees in our world-wide operations regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, religion, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Moffatt & Nichol is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer/ Federal Contractor desiring priority referrals of all protected veterans for job openings.

EEO is the LAW

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