What are the responsibilities and job description for the Architect position at laporteusa?
Project Architect
Raleigh, NC
About us & what we offer:
LAPORTE, a consulting engineering firm with 25 years of experience and a strong presence in North America and Europe, is seeking an Architect to join our growing team. With 25 offices and over 480 employees worldwide, we specialize in delivering innovative solutions for the pharmaceutical and food & beverage industries.
As a Project Architect, you will contribute to project success for our portfolio of clients. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with the world’s leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies on state-of-the-art laboratory and manufacturing facilities.
Join us for:
- Comprehensive benefits (health, dental, and vision) effective the first of the month after hire date
- 3 weeks of PTO, additional sick time allocated separately
- A paid holiday break from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day
- Compensatory PTO
- 401K match upon hire with no waiting period
- Hybrid schedule
- Company sponsored licensure costs and support for continuing education initiatives
The Project Architect will:
- Develop design and construction documents throughout all project phases using Revit
- Collaborate with architecture team members on design of projects throughout all phases of project, from concept design through construction documentation.
- Contribute to project modeling and documentation through Revit via Autodesk Construction Cloud.
- Provide technical review of project documents prepared by junior architectural staff.
- Provide mentorship to junior architectural staff supporting development of emerging professionals.
- Develop project specifications for material selections beginning with outline specifications and concluding with full length specifications to pair with construction documentation.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams (engineering, designers, project managers, sub-consultants)
- Provide technical review and coordination markups of engineering drawing sets to ensure alignment of disciplines with architectural design throughout project phases.
- Actively participate in internal and client meetings with the ability to communicate architectural design through presentation materials and drawing reviews.
- Apply technical knowledge of building systems to ensure quality deliverables.
- Participate in construction administration efforts as required including submittal review, response to RFIs, and on-site field walks.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture from an accredited architectural program with architecture licensure achieved
- Applicants that are not yet licensed but on the path to licensure will be considered
- 5 years of professional architecture experience
- Proficiency in Revit required
- Knowledge of building and accessibility codes required
Preferred qualifications:
- Proficiency with Bluebeam preferred
- Experience in industrial and laboratory facilities preferred
- LEED AP professional credentials preferred
Send us your application today. We look forward to meeting you!
The LAPORTE team