Architect – Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers – NJ or NY

Responsibilities

The Architect will work with our highly successful regional team of architects and facility design professionals and lead quality projects for a diverse range of public and private-sector clients. These projects will include the design of transit facilities and stations, infrastructure support facilities, bridge structures and supporting aviation infrastructure.  The successful candidate will implement QA/QC procedures and support a culture of quality among the team and practice.

The position requires excellent communication skills, both written and oral, to proactively manage and respond to requests and needs from other technical practices within Kiewit. Additionally, the position requires excellent interpersonal skills, used for personnel management, performance reviews, career development, and coordination of personnel resources as required by project needs. We can offer the right person a great opportunity to design, manage, and lead in a design-build group that strives for design excellence.

•    Provides professional architectural consulting in the planning, design and coordination of project assignments.  Makes recommendations on design alternatives.
•    Applies diverse knowledge of architectural principles and practices in broad array of assignments.  Independently makes decisions on significant architectural design problems and methods.  Has full technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing and coordinating architectural design assignments.
•    Responsible for specific technical design aspects of an assigned project, including investigation, evaluation and recommendation of design solutions that best meet the client’s need.  Frequently researches unusual and non-recurring problems.
•    Independently applies advanced architectural concepts and designs.   Carries out assignments requiring the development of new or improved techniques and procedures.
•    May provide technical guidance to less experienced architects.
•    May assist with proposal preparation/business development.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience designing major Transportation infrastructure facilities (Ex:  Bus, Rail, Movable Bridge, Trolley, Maintenance facilities, Aviation) and/or architecture projects in the eastern US and nationally.
Architecture Degree Required
Works closely with the Infrastructure Facilities Lead in planning and implementing all work processes.
Ability to lead and guide the production of construction documents for major infrastructure facility projects including effectively communicating the criteria to the project team and monitoring its compliance through the QC program.
Develops and presents lead technical viewpoint on projects and ensures KIE systems are used to deliver the design in a standardized manner.  Ensures that a technical solution, consistent with the program and design is properly developed and produced.
Prepare and document required code compliance and material and product research.
Verbal and written communication skills including the ability to write technical memos and papers, and present technical topics.
Has overall responsibility for coordination with sub-consultants and review
Supervises work of less experienced architects and team members.  Responsible for all project work planning and scheduling.
Assists with the promotion, discipline, performance review, work allocation, training and mentoring of staff.
Proficient in use of BIM and CAD platforms, including Autodesk Revit, and Sketchup and/or Rhino, and familiarity with related tools and processes
Experience with Microsoft Office suite, Project Management and Scheduling software
Demonstrated graphic presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications
•    Prior experience in oversight of architecture in the construction of transportation facilities
•    Experience and/or interest in sustainable design. LEED and / or Envision professionals highly desired.
•    Knowledge of visualization tools and processes a plus (Photoshop, Illustrator, SketchUp, 3-D Studio Max, Rhino, Grasshopper)

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