Description
Are you looking for a career that combines your passion for your craft with true ownership? Crafton Tull is a 100% employee-owned planning, design, and surveying firm dedicated to improving communities. As an employee-owner, you'll have a direct, long-term stake in Crafton Tull's continued success. This sense of ownership drives everything we do.
We're focused on creating a work environment that cultivates happiness and fulfillment both on and off the clock. Our programs empower our people to succeed, while preserving the important balance between work and life. Join us and become part of a team that values your professional growth and invests in your future.
Join our team. Own your future.
Benefits:
- Employee Stock Ownership
- Two Medical Plan Options
- Free Virtual Primary, Urgent, and Mental Health Care
- Health Savings Account with Company Match
- Dental & Vision
- Employer Paid Life & Disability
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) with Company Match
- Paid Time Off Bank
- Extended Illness Bank
- Incentivized Wellness Program
- Employee Recognition Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Student Debt program
- Tuition Assistance
- Professional Development programs
- And More
PROJECT ARCHITECT SUMMARY: Responsible for guiding the production of the architectural project documents as well as communicating and coordinating with clients and other team members of the architectural project. Provides effective communication of the design concepts to the Project Team, Architect Project Manager, Client, Consultants, and all departments of Crafton Tull.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following. Architecture leadership may assign other duties.
- Assists the architect Project Manager.
- Guides Intern Architects in their development and pursuit of licensure.
- Assists the Architect Project Manager in the production of the contract documents.
- Assists the Architect Project Manager in completing the required and established CTA QA/ QC checklists, ensuring that others working on the project are producing drawings and specifications that comply with CTA QA/ AC checklists and procedures outlined in the Architecture Production Handbook.
- Assists the Architect Project Manager in adherence to the Architecture QAQC Management Plan found on the company intranet.
- Facilitates project coordination with the Architect Project Manager.
- Adjusts project tasks as required by the Architect Project Manager, implementing steps to ensure project financial success.
- Organizes project documents in accordance with established CTA production standards and as directed by the Architect Project Manager.
- Monitors the project, determining items requiring decisions or additional investigation(s) by others for the proper execution of project documents.
- Responds to shop drawing submittals during the construction phase.
- Reviews proposed construction details with the Architect Project Manager and coordinates these details with other design disciplines working on the project.
- Develops project specifications with the Architect Project Manager and coordinates these specifications with other design disciplines working on the project.
- Monitors their time billed to projects and notifies the Architect Project Manager when time charged to a project exceeds limits set, assuring project financial success.
- Monitors resource needs and aids the Architect Project Manager in selecting appropriate project team members.
- Advises Architect Project Manager of the need for additional project resources.
- Participates in meetings and conferences with Architect Project Managers as required.
- Consults with the Architect Project Manager regarding issues concerning document format, production processes, and resource allocation – maintaining compliance with the Architecture Production Handbook.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises architectural project phases in which responsibility is assigned by the Architect Project Manager.
COMPETENCIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies –
- Detail-oriented
- Planning, organizing, and coordinating
- Leadership
- Excellent communications skills - listening, understanding, and responding
- Teamwork and Cooperation
- Professionalism
- Analytical
- Creativity
- Innovative thinking
- Flexibility
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: A degree in Architecture from a NAAB-accredited university with three years of progressive experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience resulting in licensure.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Must be a licensed Architect licensed to practice in Arkansas. Holding an NCARB Certificate and Accreditation as a LEED AP professional is desired. Must complete annual continuing education requirements to maintain licensure.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Have excellent presentation skills. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries from groups of managers, clients, vendors, governmental agencies, and the general public. Ability to clearly convey to project members what is expected from all to complete a successful project.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as monetary budgets, cost estimates, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply these concepts to master the task of translating fees into the resource allocation of various billing rates, producing a completed set of documents that will produce a profit for the company. Ability to work with statistical and analytical concepts.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of given variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form and convey interpretations to clients, team members, managers, governmental agencies, and the general public. Ability to maintain an effective working relationship with clients and fellow project personnel.
COMPUTER SKILLS: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a solid foundation in computer applications. A solid foundation of MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro/ Autodesk Docs, and Internet software is required. Additionally, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and SketchUp skills are desirable.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to travel 25% of the time. Must embrace the core values of CTA (Teamwork, Safety, Integrity, Respect, Excellence, and Responsiveness).
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to: sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
The work environment is a temperature-controlled office setting. On occasion, the incumbent will be required to travel for meetings in all weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.
