The Role
Lead studio technical standards, QA/QC, and code compliance. Mentor staff, manage high-risk projects, coordinate specifications and documentation, champion resiliency and sustainability, and represent firm in technical initiatives and industry forums.
Summary Generated by Built In
Typical Years of Requisite Experience:15+ years
Professional Licensure: Required
Common and Baseline Responsibilities
- Establishes and promotes a culture focused on high-quality, innovative design, with emphasis on technical resolution of design challenges
- Familiarizes staff with, and promotes regular use of, the Project Delivery Manual.
- Responsible for management of, and Studio adherence to, Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes (Quality Program).
- Ensures that all projects in the Studio comply with applicable codes, Perkins&Will resiliency and sustainability goals, industry standard construction techniques and current building science best practices.
- Ensures that projects are thoroughly, accurately and efficiently documented at every design phase.
- Monitors progress of projects relative to schedule and budget (Perkins&Will fee and project costs).
- Manages Studio engagement with the Firmwide Specifications Group and monitors delivery of specifications for all projects.
- Champions fiscal responsibility and performance in the technical development of projects.
- Mentors staff to develop, support and encourage technical design excellence.
- Facilitates staff engagement with PWU and other learning resources to increase technical competency.
- Facilitates documentation and dissemination of lessons learned and the resolution of project issues.
- Manages high-risk project situations.
- Investigates and implements management processes and tools to improve project cost, quality and schedule.
- Researches and reports on new technologies, materials and building systems.
- Collaborates with other Studio leaders to ensure appropriate technical staffing assignments and project performance.
- Participates in the interviewing and hiring of technical staff candidates.
- Represents and leads the local implementation of firmwide technical initiatives and policies.
- Collaborates with project managers to ensure project technical team members understand their roles, responsibilities and importance to project success.
- Collaborates with the Firmwide Specifications Group to create Studio-specific master sections when required to reflect local or regional project delivery.
- Maintains a working knowledge of AIA contract documents, Perkins&Will standard edits of these and their applications on projects.
- Facilitates effective collaboration among technical personnel in multi-Studio projects.
- Assists local and Firmwide Learning and Development groups to in identifying learning needs and developing content to fulfill these needs.
- Develop and maintain contacts within local and national AEC communities as Studio and Firmwide resources.
- Present to the Studio regularly to raise and maintain awareness of technical design issues, initiatives and advancements.
- Participates in the Firmwide Technical Design Community, regular Technical Director calls and periodic Firmwide initiatives.
- Actively promotes the firm and technical design advancement through publishing, speaking engagements and social media outlets.
High-level Summary of Critical, Baseline Technical Skills and Certifications
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesProficiencies
- Able to translate design intent into technical solutions
- Able to enhance and promote client needs with building technology
- Has a working knowledge of:
- Quality assurance and quality control procedures
- Building codes (national (e.g., IBC, NFPA), state, county, city)
- Risk management, contracts, and legal aspects of design and construction, including claims and disputes
- Building systems, construction materials, and construction types
- Engineering systems, especially consultant requirements and coordination
- Construction documentation
- Specification writing
- Construction contract administration
- Construction delivery methods and procedures and changes in same
- Familiar with Lean project delivery practices.
- Accessibility codes
- Energy codes
- Zoning assessment
- Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills, including public speaking
- Collaborative and professional work ethic
- Good organizational skills
- Ability to direct or coordinate work efforts of staff on multiple projects
Software
- Working knowledge of Revit, Rhino and other design software used by Perkins&Will
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Bluebeam
Licensure/Certifications/Education
- Licensed architect in the state of practice
- NCARB Certificate
- Construction Specifications Institute CDT, CCS, or CCCA certification is a plus
- 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
- Member of at least one relevant professional organization (e.g., AIA, CSI)
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Skills Required
- 15+ years of relevant experience
- Professional licensure / Licensed architect in the state of practice
- NCARB Certificate
- LEED GA within 6 months of hire
- Professional accreditation in a Living Design area (e.g., LEED AP, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, CPHC/CPHD, ILFI)
- Member of at least one relevant professional organization (e.g., AIA, CSI)
- Working knowledge of Revit
- Working knowledge of Rhino
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud
- Proficiency with Bluebeam
- Knowledge of building codes, QA/QC, specification writing, and construction documentation
- Ability to direct, mentor, and coordinate technical staff across multiple projects
- Construction Specifications Institute CDT, CCS, or CCCA certification
Perkins&Will Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Perkins&Will and has not been reviewed or approved by Perkins&Will.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Inclusive health benefits extend to same-sex spouses and domestic partners and include coverage for gender confirmation surgery, reinforced by repeated external recognition for LGBTQ equality.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans dental, vision, disability, life, and medical insurance, alongside FSA options and related support programs that broaden access to care.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with employer matching and is complemented by performance bonuses that add to total rewards.
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The Company
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.
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