Open date:  Friday, September 11, 2015
Close date:  Friday, September 25, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

Clark Nexsen is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.  AAP. Drug -free workplace. E-verify. Applicant must be legally authorized to work for Clark Nexsen Inc. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H-1B or any other work visa petitions​.

Must apply online through corporate website at www.clarknexsen.com.

Firm Description

Clark Nexsen is an international full service architectural and engineering design firm that is deeply committed to providing design excellence to U.S. and global clients. Clark Nexsen was ranked 11th on the 2013 Architect 50, a list of top firms in the U.S., and in the Top 20 Architecture/Engineering firms in Building Design + Construction’s 2014 Giants 300 Report. The firm is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 475 employees and 10 additional office locations in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and Washington, D.C. Our employees enjoy competitive compensation, benefits, an upbeat and professional work environment, and numerous opportunities for career development, and have been recognized locally as one of the “Best Places to Work”. We promote strong ties with the communities in which we live and work - our employees are involved in countless community service projects.
 
Generous benefits:  Health, Dental, 401k, Short and Long term Disability, Vacation/Sick leave, Aflac, Flexible benefits, and Legal Resources benefits are available. 


Job Description 
 
We seek to hire a Senior Architect in our Charlotte, NC office who will be responsible for performing, directing and supervising all aspects of architectural design services on multi-discipline building design projects of moderate to large scope for commercial and government facilities
 
By virtue of the knowledge and experience gained during their years of practice a Senior Architect will be capable of bringing their design talents and organizational skills to bear on their assigned projects. They shall serve as a role model and mentor to the architectural support staff and also participate in corporate activities to improve the design quality of our projects and the processes and procedures used during the design, documentation, and construction administration activities of a project. They shall also be actively involved in the marketing and business development activities of the company and develop strong professional and personal relationships with our clients, contractors, and consultants to foster repeat business.
 
General responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Performing all aspects of architectural design as a Senior Architect, including conceptual studies, programming, schematic documents, design development documents, and construction documents
• Concurrently leading several projects of moderate complexity and scope when required by schedule and/or resource constraints
• Meeting with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of services
• Assist in presenting projects to clients, contractors, project team members, AHJ’s, and members of the public through all stages of the project
• Managing the architectural portion of multi-discipline projects and working with assigned Project Managers to meet project budget, schedule, goals, and objectives
• Coordinating, supervising, and communicating all aspects of the architectural design within multi-discipline teams to ensure that architectural design details integrate properly with all other disciplines
• Communication with the Contractor on Design-Build projects to verify suitability of systems selected
• Directing and supervising the work of Architects, Interns, and Designers assigned to the project,
• Managing and supervising architectural support services associated with the bidding process, including preparing addenda and amendments and opening and tabulating bids
• Managing and supervising architectural support services associated with the construction phase, including field visits, answering RFIs, reviewing shop drawings, and preparing record drawings
• Ensuring staff compliance with quality control policies and procedures
• Working with, responding to, and taking direction from Managing Principals, Project Managers, Design Managers, and senior management
• Actively support Company marketing and business development activities
• Establish and maintain positive client relationships
• Provide technical guidance to architectural staff
• Mentoring and monitoring the professional development of architectural staff
• Assisting Department Director and Department Head in developing new and/or revised processes and procedures
• Representing the Managing Principal, Project Manager, or Department Head when they are unavailable
• Leading staff training sessions
• Providing input to Department Head on staff annual performance reviews

 
Project responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Performing Project Manager duties as assigned
• Serve in the role of Design Manager on projects as assigned
• Responsible for discipline design and documentation
• Responsible for discipline coordination of plans and specifications
• Develop discipline design approach and methodology
• Develop discipline project plan and production methodology
• Responsible for establishing discipline sustainable design approach
• Create and maintain project architectural design notebook
• Confirm project planning & program requirements
• Develop building systems analysis & selection
• Establish building envelope design components
• Establish building & site control dimensions
• Prepare scope and fee proposals for project architectural services
• Assist MP and PM in development of project proposals, budgets & schedules
• Review and approve discipline code analysis prepared by design team
• Review and approve discipline specifications prepared by the design team
• Respond to RFI’s, Dr Check comments, etc.
• Lead discipline bidding and construction administration activities
• Perform discipline QA/QC reviews on assigned projects
• Back-check discipline QC/gray team comments
• Monitor and adhere to project budget & schedule

 
Education

• Bachelor of Architecture from an NAAB-accredited program -or-
• Master’s of Architecture (MA must be from an NAAB-accredited program)

 
Licenses, Certifications, and Accreditations

• Must be a fully licensed Architect in at least one US state, preferably in the local jurisdiction
• NCARB certified to facilitate licensure through reciprocity is preferred
• Understanding of sustainable design principles and design practices with LEED AP accreditation preferred
• Additional certifications such as CDT, CCS, or CCCA are encouraged to reflect personal growth in the profession and an ever increasing knowledge base to enhance the design and documentation process

 
Software Skills
 
A Senior Architect should be able to effectively utilize current company software programs for word processing, e-mail, accounting, and information management.

Working familiarity with design and production software to a point of being able to understand the capabilities and limitations of the programs and interact with the support staff in their use of the software is highly desirable.
 
Career Experience 
 
A Senior Architect will have 10 years or more of significant design and practice experience in a leadership role with an architectural firm or a multi-discipline Architectural & Engineering firm.
 
Experience as a lead designer or Architect in federal, state, municipal, healthcare, commercial, higher education or similar projects plus experience in Design/Build and CM at Risk project delivery methods is desirable.
 
Other Criteria

• Possess technical and design skills with a demonstrated desire and ability to evaluate new ideas, technologies and systems
• Ability to prepare effective and concise documents
• Possess technical precision and creative design skills
• Ability to make presentations to a variety of groups
• Have a can-do attitude with a desire to provide outstanding professional services
• Be dedicated to his or her professional development as well as the success of colleagues and the firm as a whole
• Possess demonstrated ability to lead by example, teaching and mentoring younger staff and working well with others as a leader in a team environment

Selection Process

Selection will primarily be based on your application and submitted electronic portfolio. We are also interested in seeing your work to include awards submissions, marketing briefs, etc.  To participate, you must follow our 2-step process:
 

1. Complete and submit our on-line application. DO NOT attach your portfolio to this application (our server system cannot process it).  Please do attach your text resume to this application.
2. Prepare and electronically submit a portfolio of your work via email to N2015-047@clarknexsen.com .  The portfolio should feature your capabilities relative to design, graphic clarity and presentation skills. Special consideration will be given to portfolios that contain award-winning work.  Portfolio size should not be larger than 10MB.
    

Applications and Portfolios will be accepted September 11, 2015 through 5:00 p.m. on September 25, 2015.  Portfolios must be submitted electronically to the email address listed above.  We will NOT accept or consider hard copy portfolios.