Senior Registered Architect
Job Summary: Huitt-Zollars has a great full-time opportunity for Senior Texas Registered Architect at our Houston office. This role assists the design teams through all project phases including business and client development, proposal writing, contract negotiations, design and construction documents, and construction administration while maintaining strong client relationships. The ideal candidate will have worked in Federal, Industrial, Transportation, and Commercial markets.
Location: Houston, TX
Employment Type: 40 FT Hours
Compensation Type: Salary
Registration: RA, NCARB
Education: Bachelor's in Architecture required
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Leads Architect group and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to produce design documents for a wide variety of building types
- Plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of projects with a high degree of technical complexity.
- Supervise project team cooperatively with the project designer.
- Coordinate workload within project teams and work with other project directors to manage workload across the office.
- Ensure project development, documentation and its completion meets schedule and budget.
- Ensure compliance with contract terms and conditions.
- Review work and propose changes to design, and to comply with building codes and budget.
- Prepare plan of action to resolve project issues.
- Assist with monitor internal staffing needs and coordinate client staff and their internal customers, architects, engineers, contractors and vendors.
- Assist with writing proposals and participate in contract negotiations with clients and consultants.
- Prepare bids or assist with contractor selection process.
- Assist market sector teams in preparing proposals, and participating in new project presentations as requested.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Architecture required
- Registered Licensed Architect in Texas required.
- Minimum 9-13 years in profession as an Architect
- Demonstrated building construction technical experience
- Have worked in Federal, Industrial, Transportation, and Commercial markets
- Ability to prioritize and deliver multiple projects with varying deadlines
- Proficient in REVIT and Adobe Suite a must and working knowledge with architectural tools such as SketchUp
- Strong schematic design and design development experience
- Excellent verbal, written, and graphic communication skills
- Ability to lead and coordinate consultant teams
- Ability to interact with owners and user groups
- Strong organizational and leadership skills
Competencies:
- Acquires, understands, and applies technical and professional knowledge and skills to perform job effectively, efficiently, and safely. Understands and adheres to Huitt-Zollars policies and procedures. Stays abreast of trends and pending changes within assigned area of responsibility.
- Establishes, enforces, and drives policies that promotes Company vision and culture to achieve company objectives.
- Strong business acumen. Offers excellent communication and presentation skills in an organized, professional manner.
- Ability to nurture and maintain key relationships internally and externally through communication and diplomacy.
- Contributes to a positive and productive team-oriented environment. Offers open communication/feedback within the team. Minimizes conflict and builds collaboration to maintain productive team.
About Huitt-Zollars:
- Huitt-Zollars, Inc. is a privately held, 100% employee-owned leading Architectural and Engineering (A/E) firm since being established in 1975. Since then, our firm has been providing innovative planning, engineering, architectural and interior design, construction and program management, and design-build services to our clients.
- Located in more than 20 locations throughout 10 different US states, Huitt-Zollars holds a vision to improve the environment in which we live, work, and play. Employees/co-owners can expect to collaborate with their team, listen to client and community needs, and deliver world-class professional services. Learn more about a career with #teamHZ by viewing our LinkedIN Life page.
Benefits & Perks:
- Health insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
- Dental insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
- Vision insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
- MDLive Telehealth
- Employer-Paid Short- & Long-Term disability
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Employee Morale/Teambuilding events and activities
- Paid Vacation/Annual Leave
- Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Commuter Benefits
- Professional Societies and Registrations Fee Reimbursements
- Term Life / AD&D insurance
- Cancer and Specified Disease insurance
- Two retirement plans: 401(k) and an ESOP
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds on occasion
- The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Huitt-Zollars in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. Currently, Huitt-Zollars does not sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.
Huitt-Zollars does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters without a previously signed third-party agreement. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to any Huitt-Zollars hiring manager or employee will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency submitting the unsolicited resume. Huitt-Zollars will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Human Resources team and without an active, fully executed service agreement.
Please apply online at https://external-huitt-zollars.icims.com
Job ID No: HDT218
Huitt-Zollars is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or any other legally protected status. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the company will make reasonable accommodations to assist in the application process upon the request of an applicant. No question on this application is intended to secure information to be used for discriminatory purposes.
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 60-300.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of protected veteran status or disability, and require affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
