Perkins&Will Dallas is looking for a Project Architect (8+ years of experience) to join our commercial, corporate, civic, & cultural studio.
As a Project Architect at Perkins&Will, you will:
- Understand all aspects of the design process and project complexities to proactively contribute to the overall success of the team while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design, project management, execution and living design.
- Understand and respond to technical implications, design decisions and project financial goals.
- Coordinate project documentation development and the production of deliverable drawings and specifications.
- Review deliverables at each phase for conformance with firm standards, contractual obligations and project design intent, with a focus on quality, accuracy, legibility, completeness and constructability.
- Be responsible for addressing Quality Control review comments at each phase.
- Manage project Quality Assurance and adherence with Perkins&Will standards.
- Lead project coordination efforts among internal disciplines (architecture, interior design, landscape architecture) and with external consultants.
- Communicate with clients related to project technical matters.
- Administer project regulatory reviews (building code, accessibility, zoning) and coordination with, and submission to, authorities having jurisdiction.
- Lead construction contract administration responsibilities including: submittal review and response, RFI review and response, field observation and reporting and project closeout.
- Maintain awareness of evolving building technology and engineering systems relevant to project work.
- Contribute to project marketing pursuits, proposal preparation and interviews.
- Participate in design reviews, charettes and pin-ups.
- Demonstrate strong and effective communication, decision making and collaboration, which inspires high team performance.
- Mentor staff
- Building, zoning, energy and zoning codes
- Site analysis
- Preliminary design studies
- Contract documents
- Specifications
- Construction contract administration
- Project team organization and management
- Consultant coordination
- Construction techniques, system assemblies and material selection
- Client communication
- Advanced Revit
- Conceptual and computational modeling tools such as Rhino, including Grasshopper scripting
- Microsoft Office and 365
- Adobe Creative Cloud (including presentation tools such as InDesign and Photoshop)
- Visualization tools such as Enscape, Lumion and VRay
- Physical modeling tools such as 3D Printing and Laser cutting
- Environmental Analysis software such as Pollination Ladybug and Climate Studio
- LEED GA within 6 months of hire
- Professional Accreditation in one area of Living Design that interests you: 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
- Architectural license
- Bachelor's degree in architecture or related discipline required
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What We Do
Since 1935, we’ve believed that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place. That’s why clients and community members on nearly every continent partner with us to design healthy, happy places in which to live, learn, work, play, and heal. We’re passionate about Living Design, a philosophy that guides our work and emphasizes poetics and beauty; conceptual clarity; research and innovation; technology and tectonics; community and inclusion; resilience and regeneration; and health and well-being. Our team of over 2,500 professionals in 30 studios worldwide provides interdisciplinary services in architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, landscape architecture, and more. Our partners include Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects; Portland; Nelson\Nygaard; and Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR). We’re also part of the Sidara Collaborative, a global network of leading designers, engineers, planners, and consultants.
