What are the responsibilities and job description for the Architecture Director/Registered Architect position at Placement By Design?
The Architecture Director will work with firm leadership in identifying, establishing and implementing overall strategies for the Architecture unit for the Dallas office. They will manage resources, motivate and mentor staff, and assemble task groups as needed to study, implement and execute various standards and procedures.
This is a fully onsite role located in North Dallas.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Leads Architectural staff in a single office in the execution of projects
• Works with firm Principals to determine schedules and staffing for projects
• Determines staffing needs based on future workload
• Hires and trains new staff
• Implements and oversee standards and procedures
• Miscellaneous administrative tasks
• Works with COO and Quality Assurance Director to innovate the firm’s Architectural practice
REQUIREMENTS
• Professional degree in Architecture from a NAAB accredited University required
• Registered Architect
• LEED® AP preferred
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in the Architectural field on commercial projects
• Experience in K-12, Higher Ed, commercial, and automotive market sectors is preferred
• Documented experience leading and mentoring an architectural staff
• Experience preparing and meeting project schedules
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Must work well in a team environment, fostering collaboration
• Proficiency with relevant industry software preferred, including Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe products, MS Office, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and VantagePoint.
Personality Traits:
• Sense of urgency to achieve timely, quality results
• Technical, analytical focus, working within established standards and guidelines
• Proactive, expertise-based problem solving
• Authoritative leadership based on specialized expertise, knowledge of systems
• Positive response to pressure
• Critical, creative thinker
• Positive communicator
This is a fully onsite role located in North Dallas.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Leads Architectural staff in a single office in the execution of projects
• Works with firm Principals to determine schedules and staffing for projects
• Determines staffing needs based on future workload
• Hires and trains new staff
• Implements and oversee standards and procedures
• Miscellaneous administrative tasks
• Works with COO and Quality Assurance Director to innovate the firm’s Architectural practice
REQUIREMENTS
• Professional degree in Architecture from a NAAB accredited University required
• Registered Architect
• LEED® AP preferred
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in the Architectural field on commercial projects
• Experience in K-12, Higher Ed, commercial, and automotive market sectors is preferred
• Documented experience leading and mentoring an architectural staff
• Experience preparing and meeting project schedules
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Must work well in a team environment, fostering collaboration
• Proficiency with relevant industry software preferred, including Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe products, MS Office, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and VantagePoint.
Personality Traits:
• Sense of urgency to achieve timely, quality results
• Technical, analytical focus, working within established standards and guidelines
• Proactive, expertise-based problem solving
• Authoritative leadership based on specialized expertise, knowledge of systems
• Positive response to pressure
• Critical, creative thinker
• Positive communicator