Design Professional - K12
Summary
Project Architect in McMillan Pazdan Smith's Commercial practice (K12 focus) in Greenville: produces construction documents, reviews shop drawings and RFIs, conducts code research, coordinates with clients and consultants, and handles construction administration from design through project closeout.
McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm with eleven studios located in the southeast. We pride ourselves on strong client relationships and community partnerships. Our projects represent the work of a collaborative group of dedicated design professionals driven by a solitary goal: to deliver a functional solution that inspire collaboration, function, imagination, constructability, and attributes of a well-constructed environmental design.
We are seeking a creative, innovative and talented Project Architect to join our Commercial practice!
Responsibilities:
- Provide production support
- Review shop drawings, submittals, and respond to RFIs
- Produce construction documents, revisions, and addenda
- Take responsibility for finished plans, specifications, and approval of materials and construction
- Assist with budget management
- Prepare design presentation materials
- Work directly with client and/or user group to develop schematic design concepts and programming studies
- Provide professional architectural consultation in the planning, design, and coordination of large, complex projects
- Write specifications as assigned
- Conduct code research and analysis and review with various agencies for approval
- Collaborate with engineers, consultants, contractors and/or clients
- Assume project manager role as necessary
- Prepare project proposals, design team budget, schedule, and workforce projections
- Supervise and provide guidance regarding overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters
- Ensure that the project meets environmental, safety, structural, zoning, and aesthetic standards
- Manage and nurture the client relationship
- Supervise design team members as necessary
- Perform construction administration to include facilitation of project communications, maintenance of project records, review and certification of amounts due to contractors, and preparation of change orders
- Support business development activities as necessary.
- Perform other duties as directed