What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Architect position at BHDP Architecture?
Senior Architect | Industrial | Charlotte, NC
Since 1937, BHDP has designed intelligent and innovative spaces for some of the most recognizable corporations, universities, and retailers in the world. In fact, you can’t help but notice this passion for place, for experience, and for inspiration when viewing our portfolio of work. With headquarters in Cincinnati and offices in Columbus, Ohio, and Raleigh, North Carolina, BHDP has created a nationally recognized practice focused on delivering dynamic, transformative results for our clients.
Your Role The Opportunity
As the Senior Architect, you will join the firm at our Charlotte, NC, offices and be responsible for leading the projects from design through construction and then to successful completion on our Industrial division. Your work will require you to have highly developed expertise in project management, architectural design, and technical knowledge. This senior technical level role provides the opportunity to pursue professional growth while contributing to one of the Southeast’s largest industrial design teams.
The Role Priorities
Our comprehensive benefit package includes a competitive salary, medical, dental, vision, disability, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays and paid time off. We also offer a 401K with a yearly company match contribution and a yearly Incentive Compensation pay-out that aligns with our commitment to rewarding our high-performing professionals.
BHDP Architecture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
This position description is prepared to provide a general understanding of the responsibilities of the position and does not include a comprehensive list of activities, duties, success factors, or responsibilities that are required for a specific employee. Success Factors, duties, responsibilities, and activities may be modified or augmented at any time with or without notice.
Since 1937, BHDP has designed intelligent and innovative spaces for some of the most recognizable corporations, universities, and retailers in the world. In fact, you can’t help but notice this passion for place, for experience, and for inspiration when viewing our portfolio of work. With headquarters in Cincinnati and offices in Columbus, Ohio, and Raleigh, North Carolina, BHDP has created a nationally recognized practice focused on delivering dynamic, transformative results for our clients.
Your Role The Opportunity
As the Senior Architect, you will join the firm at our Charlotte, NC, offices and be responsible for leading the projects from design through construction and then to successful completion on our Industrial division. Your work will require you to have highly developed expertise in project management, architectural design, and technical knowledge. This senior technical level role provides the opportunity to pursue professional growth while contributing to one of the Southeast’s largest industrial design teams.
The Role Priorities
- Manage the project staff, production drawings, and consultants through the project process on multiple projects.
- Utilize operational management tools, including workload forecasting, resource planning, and project team development.
- Manage and Develop project documents as per client, regulatory and industry standards.
- Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including identifying and recruiting high-quality staff with leadership potential.
- Maintain project workload to ensure profitability.
- Apply interpersonal communication skills to build strong working relationships, resolve conflicts, and motivate the project team.
- Collaborate across other disciplines with internal and external team members.
- Promote a workplace culture that is consistent with the BHDP Collective Ambition.
- Primarily responsible for the technical and production aspects for all project sizes.
- Leads in-house design team through development of design and construction documentation process.
- Likely responsible for multiple projects at one time based on project size. Could also provide support on larger project teams.
- Will supervise technical project staff of various sizes and skill levels.
- Supports project management with the development of a work breakdown structure, estimating production efforts, managing project schedules, and tracking expended effort against the budget.
- Manage the internal team and external consultants to the deliverables and schedule
- Provides the internal team with technical guidance, redlines, and feedback.
- Implement the BHDP Design Process and the QA/QC process.
- Oversees code compliance with applicable codes, standards, and guidelines. Informs, directs, and trains the project architects with less experience and interns relative to these
- Develops and coordinates technical specifications
- Responsible for all aspects of construction administration, including but not limited to shop drawing/submittal review and coordination, attending project meetings, and periodic monitoring of construction sites, interfacing with contractors and clients.
- Use of Revit, MC Office, Bluebeam
- A professional, accredited degree in Architecture is preferred, along with 10 years’ experience and professional registration.
- Experience with Industrial projects and clients is highly desired
- Technical expertise on exterior and interior detailing preferred
- Strong communication skills
- Expert knowledge in advanced technology (e.g., Revit, Sketch-Up, Rhino)
- Technical proficiency in specifications writing
- Demonstrated project management and staff leadership success
- A drive to achieve
- Excellent communication skills, detail-oriented, highly organized, self-motivated, ability to exercise independent judgment, multitasking, delegating, planning, setting goals, meeting critical deadlines, being accurate, and team-building skills.
Our comprehensive benefit package includes a competitive salary, medical, dental, vision, disability, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays and paid time off. We also offer a 401K with a yearly company match contribution and a yearly Incentive Compensation pay-out that aligns with our commitment to rewarding our high-performing professionals.
BHDP Architecture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
This position description is prepared to provide a general understanding of the responsibilities of the position and does not include a comprehensive list of activities, duties, success factors, or responsibilities that are required for a specific employee. Success Factors, duties, responsibilities, and activities may be modified or augmented at any time with or without notice.