Project Architect - Healthcare

Perkins&Will North Carolina Studio is looking for a Project Architect with 8+ years of experience to join the healthcare practice. Play a key role in shaping and delivering meaningful projects from concept through construction, guiding technical excellence, fostering collaboration, and supporting the growth of those around you.

Responsibilities: 

• Understands 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.


• Understands and responds to technical implications, design decisions and project financial goals.


• Coordinates project documentation development and the production of deliverable drawings and specifications.


• Reviews 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.


• Responsible for addressing Quality Control review comments at each phase.


• Manages project Quality Assurance and adherence with Perkins&Will standards.


• Leads project coordination efforts among internal disciplines (architecture, interior design, landscape architecture) and with external consultants.


• Communicates with clients related to project technical matters.


• Administers project regulatory reviews (building code, accessibility, zoning) and coordination with, and submission to, authorities having jurisdiction.


• Leads construction contract administration responsibilities including: submittal review and response, RFI review and response, field observation and reporting and project closeout.


• Maintains awareness of evolving building technology and engineering systems relevant to project work.


• Contributes to project marketing pursuits, proposal preparation and interviews.


• Participates in design reviews, charettes and pin-ups.


• Demonstrates strong and effective communication, decision making and collaboration, which inspires high team performance.


• Mentors staff

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


• Construction techniques, system assemblies and material selection


• Client communication