Senior Project Architect Seattle

At Perkins&Will we take a human-centric approach to culture-building and placemaking: People are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in the power of design to enhance livesto make the world a better more beautiful place. Whether its through a workplace a building or an entire city we aim to create joyful experiences that strengthen the spirit of community. Each of us has a critical role to play. The Seattle studio is seeking a Senior Project Architect with 10-15 years of experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for leading all phases of the design process with a high level of proficiency and expertise while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design project management execution and living design.
• Understands and responds to technical implications design decisions and project financial goals.
• Leads and participates in project documentation development and the production of deliverable drawings and specifications.
• Oversees and manages Quality Control reviews at each phase for conformance with firm standards contractual obligations and project design intent with a focus on quality accuracy legibility completeness and constructability.
• Directs project Quality Assurance efforts and responsible for adherence with Perkins&Will standards.
• Accountable for effective project coordination efforts among internal disciplines (architecture interior design landscape architecture) and with external consultants.
• Communicates with clients related to project technical matters.
• Oversees project regulatory reviews (building code accessibility zoning) and coordination with and submission to authorities having jurisdiction.
• Ensures effective and efficient team performance of construction contract administration responsibilities.
• Maintains awareness of evolving building technology and engineering systems relevant to project work.
• Contributes to project marketing pursuits proposal preparation and interviews.
• Leads collaborative teams in design reviews charettes and pin-ups.
• Demonstrates strong and effective communication decision making and collaboration which inspires high team performance.
• Mentors staff and provides oversight of assignments.

EDCATION & EXPERIENCE

• 10-15 years of experience
• Bachelors degree in architecture or related discipline required
• Architectural license
• LEED GA within 6 months of hire
• Professional Accreditation in one area of Living Design that interests you within 1 year of hire: LEED AP with Specialty BREEAM AP WELL AP SITES AP Passive House Institute Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer CPHC/CPHD or ILFI Living Future Accreditation

PROFICIENCIES

• Building zoning energy and zoning codes
• Site analysis
• Preliminary design studies
• Contract documents
• Specifications
• Construction contract administration
• Project team organization and management
• Consultant coordination
• Client communication

SOFTWARE

• Advanced Revit
• BIM Collaboration software such as Autodesk Construction Cloud BIM 360
• Bluebeam Revu Bluebeam Studio
• Microsoft Office Suite and 365
• Adobe Creative Cloud including presentation skills such as InDesign and Photoshop
• AutoCAD preferred
• Conceptual and computational modeling tools such as Rhino including Grasshopper scripting preferred
• Visualization tools such as Enscape Lumion and VRay preferred
• Physical modeling tools such as 3D printing and laser cutting preferred
• Environmental Analysis software such as Pollination Ladybug and Climate Studio preferred

Compensation & Benefits

At Perkins&Will we foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity. Our compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidates qualifications including skill sets education experience and training licensure and certifications credentials if applicable and business-related factors. This practice extends to all employees including performance considerations for merit increases job promotions and transfer opportunities. We additionally review our pay practices conduct pay equity audits and ensure our managers are trained in our pay practices on an annual basis. At the time of posting this job advertisement the annual pay range for this position is between $111500 and $163800 commensurate with addition we provide a comprehensive benefits package for full time employees including medical dental vision FSA/HSA accounts 401k with employer match PTO and paid holidays short-term and long-term disability paid parental leave commuter benefits life insurance and learning and development opportunities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Perkins&Will has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy (EEO) which is part of the Companys Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis and without regard to sex race color age national origin religion disability genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression gender reassignment citizenship pregnancy or maternity veteran status or any other status protected by applicable national federal state or local some cases local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
Perkins&Will will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC