Architect

Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an Architect with a Top-Secret clearance to support KTS and our government customer in Quantico, VA.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

The Architect will have essential multi-discipline team representation and be self-motivated, well organized, design oriented, and customer focused.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to :

• Responsible for ensuring the overall design intent of the project established by the Project Designer is incorporated into detailed documentation.
• Monitors the design process from conceptual phase through construction administration, ensuring the design idea is consistent and properly executed.
• Responsible for technical resolution and coordination for a defined portion of a project.
• Checks completed reports, plans, estimates and calculations for accuracy.
• Works to implement the overall strategy for producing the documents and identifying the sheets planned for each stage of the work.
• This includes defining how data will be organized into files and which elements will be incorporated in a Building Information Model (BIM).
• Works with BIM Manager to define and set up project team software parameters and works with team BIM Lead to manage project standards.
• Fosters and maintains a collaborative professional working relationship with the entire Project Team.
• Responsible for communication with other disciplines, vendors, and contractors to ensure incorporation of all information into project requirements and provide support as necessary.
• Ensures that construction detail documentation conforms to quality assurance, quality control and best practice standards.
• Reviews drawings supplied by vendors, clients, and other discipline group designers that affect the specific project design.
• Fosters a commitment to external and internal client service.
• Develops a positive relationship of trust with clients and other project leadership.
• Regularly communicates with client representatives to verify design requirements and specifications, progress reviews and delivery of final presentation.
• Receives project direction from the Design Principal and technical direction from the Quality Control project reviewer, the Architectural Discipline Director and the Quality Control Manager in the studio.
• Coordinates and tracks electronic documentation and files with project team, clients and consultants.
• Attend on-site visits, field reviews and project meetings as required for the project.
• Prepares and coordinates the review of contractor's schedules, submission of shop drawings and samples.
• Participate in team meetings to help resolve project issues, coordination with other disciplines, schedule adherence, technical issues.
• Prepares meeting minutes of consultant coordination meetings and / or oversees development of the minutes with a project admin or the project manager depending on the project size.
• May prepare 2D and 3D presentation / design drawings and builds models for client / project team review.
• Incorporates Integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects.

Work Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies.

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