Overview
National multidisciplinary design firm is seeking a talented Project Architect | Manager with expertise in manufacturing to join their Milwaukee office. This position will be within the company's Public | Corporate Practice Group!
The position requires excellent communication, time management, and technical skills as you will work closely with a Senior Designer developing non-routine and complex design concepts in a manner responsive to the client's needs and deadlines. Depending on the project type and scope, you must be able to determine the right amount of effort needed to generate mid-to-high-level documents in an efficient and timely manner. The candidate will also have multiple opportunities for client interaction and will help their team maintain a commitment to design and quality for all types of projects.
The firm is committed to meeting its clients' sustainability goals as well as challenging the industry. We aim to develop the expertise and research to push beyond net zero energy to net positive energy: from a neutral effect on health, safety, and resources to a positive one. As the need and desire for sustainable environments grow, so does the focus on high-performance buildings with sound data that we can share back with their clients and design teams.
The firm has 12 offices all around the world focusing on healthcare, arts and culture, community, corporate, education, and government projects. Recently, the firm won the prestigious American Architecture Award for Museums and Cultural Building, along with IIDA Healthcare Design Award.
Responsibilities

• Develops a thorough understanding of manufacturing projects' design philosophy and provides major input in developing a design and building performance strategy and effectively conveys this to assigned team members when appropriate.
• Provides technical design input. Responsible for a project's technical design effort, subsequent detailed design development, project coordination and quality control efforts during all phases of project work, in close collaboration with Senior Designer.
• Understands a multitude of best practices in food, product, chemical and electronics.
• Experience in process layouts for repetitive, discrete, job shop and continuous and batch process manufacturing.
• Seeks creative and innovative solutions to assigned tasks and develops appropriate research and documents to support these solutions.
• Actively collaborates with and coordinates work of consultants and knowledge resources to ensure the project deliverables are coordinated, integrated and support the design concept and performance goals of the project.
• Contributes to the preparation of design documents and leads the detailed development of construction documents during all project phases, delivering complete, accurate and coordinated project documentation.
• Advances the production of schematic, design development and construction documents drawings and specifications in compliance with project scope, schedule, cost and design intent.
• Maintains awareness of evolving building technology and systems.
• Reviews shop drawings, material samples and CD's for conformance with design.
• Performs construction administration duties (e.g. RFI's, RFP's, change orders, etc.)
• Prepares reports and specifications; reviews completed reports, plans, cost estimates and calculations.
• Executes applicable agency review analysis (accessibility, zoning, life-safety, etc.)
• Maintains contact with clients, consultants and contractors during all project phases, participating in marketing, client and owner presentations as required.

Qualifications
Preferred candidates will have:

• Bachelor's degree in architecture; Master's degree preferred
• Architectural licensure required
• LEED accreditation preferred
• 7-10 years of experience in mid- to large-scale manufacturing project types
• Knowledge of Revit, 3DS Max, SketchUp, and other industry accepted software as well as expertise with project management software and Microsoft Office Suite products is needed
• A passion for integrating a client's sustainability goals into projects

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