Ackerman - Estvold

The senior project architect serves as a client manager and relationship builder, while participating in business development efforts to develop new projects.. You have strong technical skills and production experience using Revit (required); AutoCAD experience a plus.. You have or are eager to develop strong conceptual design and communication skills and have fluency in SketchUp, Enscape, Photoshop, and/or Illustrator.. Employee-sponsored Aflac plans, including Dental, Hospital Indemnity, Cancer Care, & Critical Illness. Employer provided Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Accidental Death & Dismemberment & Group Life Insurance

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YOUR ROLE The Senior Architect is a senior role that is responsible for managing architecture projects, leading design and specification efforts, and completing projects from design through construction. The senior project architect serves as a client manager and relationship builder, while participating in business development efforts to develop new projects. Senior Architect Responsibilities <ul><li>Take a leadership role in all phases of design: schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding and negotiation, and construction administration. </li><li>Lead a design team for any given project. </li><li>Be a leader in business development efforts to advance project development and effectively cross-sell services in a growing market.</li><li>Manage client relationships at the social, technical, and contract level. </li><li>Make independent decisions on architectural problems and methods.</li><li>Learn skills to minimize risks and vulnerabilities and seek means to improve efficiencies and reduce costs. </li><li>Reviews and approves all work performed under his/her supervision.</li><li>Participate in internal quality assurance/quality control processes. </li><li>Supervises the preparation and checks the accuracy of contract documents.</li><li>Provide leadership and motivation to a team that is performing a sequence of tasks to meet milestones. </li><li>Assist with assembling design proposals and contracts, incorporating necessary scope and consultants for a financially successful project, in cooperation with the managing principal.</li><li>Manage financial and time performance metrics of projects. </li></ul>What You Bring To The Table <ul><li>You have a bachelor's or master's degree in architecture with North Dakota, South Dakota, and/or Minnesota registration, or the ability to obtain licensure upon employment, with at least 15 years of successful post-graduate design and consulting experience. Lesser experience may be considered for the right candidate.</li><li>You have strong technical skills and production experience using Revit (required); AutoCAD experience a plus.</li><li>You have technical skills to assemble and edit full project manuals.</li><li>You want to manage multiple projects of various types and scales at the same time with varying timelines and delivered successful projects on schedule.</li><li>You have outstanding time management skills and can prioritize various tasks and team resources throughout the course of projects to maintain reasonable workloads for the team.</li><li>You are eager to learn financial metrics for successful completion and performance of projects.</li><li>You go the extra mile to make sure projects are completed on time and on budget and are in the trenches with team members to facilitate progress on projects.</li><li>You have successfully worked in teams and have outstanding listening and communication skills.</li><li>You have or are eager to develop strong conceptual design and communication skills and have fluency in SketchUp, Enscape, Photoshop, and/or Illustrator.</li><li>You demonstrate a high degree of competence, capabilities, and architectural experience resulting from progressive responsibilities. </li><li>You have a strong working knowledge of building codes, zoning ordinances, and standards. </li></ul>A BIT MORE INFORMATION Location: This position is based in our Minot, ND office; however, occasional travel to other locations and business conferences may be required on an occasional basis. Salary This is a full-time exempt position with a pay range is $68,000-$95,000 annually, depending on experience, plus a competitive benefits package. Benefits Package <ul><li>100% Paid Health Insurance for employees & child dependents</li><li>Employee-sponsored Dental & Vision insurance</li><li>Employee-sponsored Aflac plans, including Dental, Hospital Indemnity, Cancer Care, & Critical Illness</li><li>Employer provided Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Accidental Death & Dismemberment & Group Life Insurance</li><li>Voluntary Life Insurance option</li><li>401k with 5% match after 1 year of service</li><li>Employer-paid Identity Protection Services</li><li>FSA & Dependent Care</li><li>Flexible Scheduling</li><li>Paid Vacation & Sick Time </li></ul>Ackerman-Estvold is an Equal Opportunity Employer The employing agency does not discriminate based on race, national origin, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Job Posted by ApplicantPro

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