Senior Design Technician

Job Summary

Unlicensed Design Professional that plans and develops design and documentation from schematic through construction phases. At the Senior Design Technician level, the individual demonstrates individual responsibility for producing design and documentation and regularly directs junior staff in those assigned areas of responsibility.

Essential Functions

Communication and collaboration

• Applies sound and diverse knowledge of architecture principles and practices in a broad array of assignments.
• Acts independently regarding architectural methods and complexities.
• Maintains frequent communication with Project Team to ensure proper information flow and assists in keeping team apprised of any changes/or client activity that would have an impact on the project.
• Takes leadership role in organizing meetings to ensure deliverables and deadlines are adhered to.
• Attends meetings with clients, project team as necessary, with a demonstrated skill in coordination with the consultant and internal team.
• Responsible for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments on designated projects or project phases.
• May supervise a small staff of architects and technicians.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare meeting notes, to digitally file materials and to promote these practices in the project team
• Adept at self-checking work and coordinating work with project team and consultants
• Formulates work plans and scheduling strategies with team and adheres to established project schedules
• Prepares and delivers presentations to clients, both physically and virtually. Assumes leadership in presentations
• Demonstrated time management skills required to work on multiple projects

Project Involvement

• Develops planning and creative-design concepts for projects. Prepares presentation and design drawings and details.
• Demonstrated experience in developing details and providing planning and design support in the preparation of design documentation.
• Creates and develops building design drawings and compiles information to create project documentation.
• Provides document preparation timing/schedules with staffing levels and articulates needs to ensure document completion, adhering to overall project schedules and deadlines as directed by the PM.
• Serve as Document Team Leader on selected projects.
• Obtains and assembles data to complete drawings, including, field verifying measurements as necessary.
• Coordinates structural, electrical, and mechanical drawings and specifications with architectural drawings and specifications. Meets with engineers as necessary and articulates the integration of the architecture and the engineering with the full A/E team, including specifications group.
• Provides technical knowledge through schematic, design development and construction documentation to promote the delivery of accurate, detailed and coordinated project documentation.
• Researches materials and incorporates accurate information into drawings and project cut book and coordinates with specifications group.
• Provides team with insight on possible material and design choices that may be beneficial in design or cost to overall project.
• Assists as necessary in specification preparation, including review of specifications at completion of each stage and project.
• Assists in Quality Control reviews throughout the office.
• Understands how to use local and state building and fire codes and prepares Code Survey and Code Drawings for project. Notifies team members of possible conflicts between design and code.
• Understands how to navigate through local zoning and approvals processes and assists PM in all necessary work for adherence.
• Demonstrated experience in performing construction administration tasks including shop drawing review, RFI's, and document modifications.

Other

• Participates in the preparation of proposal/interview materials to secure new business opportunities.
• Supports new business development opportunities by providing expert technical knowledge
• Assume special projects and duties as assigned or requested.

Job Requirements and Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Professional BArch or master’s in architecture
• 10+ years’ experience in architectural practice or related position.
• 8+ years creating design solutions.

Training Requirements (licenses, programs, or certificates):

• Advanced Computer and Information Management Skills
• Revit, AutoCAD current versions
• MS Office Suite – Excel, Word, MS Project
• 3D Rendering capability

Core Competencies

Respect & Collaboration

Promotes mutual respect, collaboration and teamwork at all levels. Establishes and nurtures an environment that recognizes, accepts, and embraces diverse backgrounds, strengths, resources and talents of our employees.

Integrity & Ethics

Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, conveys good news and bad.

Adaptability & Flexibility

Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes on new responsibilities, handles pressure, adjusts plans to meet changing needs.

Shows ability to be flexible and resilient.

Growth & Development

Challenges self to continue to grow professionally, continuing to develop skills, and all core competencies, to the highest extent possible.

Other Information

Special Information

Travel to work sites and other offices may be required.

Ability to work overtime.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. May be required to work on a job site. While performing the duties on a job site, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites is usually loud.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is often required to sit; may be required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.