Field Project Architect / Production Architect - Critical Facilities - Traveler

Job Description

Job Description

Field Project / Production Architect - Critical Facilities -Traveler - Seattle, WA

Our client is a Growing Architect and Design Firm - A / E / C that has a top of the line data center practice. They provide AEC services to the Data Center / Mission Critical Facilities Space with the mindset to provide reliability, energy efficiency, and sustainability.

They provide these services for Enterprise Data Center Customers, the Colo Market and for Hyperscale companies. This career-growth minded opportunity offers exciting projects and visibility with leading-edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits.

Being in the field will eventually be 100% of candidate's duties, however as the company is ramping up on projects, when the candidate is not traveling to sites, candidate will assist the production design team from either the office or in a hybrid capacity via home office.

As a Project Architect, you will need to travel to customer sites supporting data center construction projects as you will be the Company's onsite eye's and ears at the project site for the design team.

Candidate will assist with the interpretation of design requirements / design docs from the client and translate the requirements to the design team.

Candidate will communicate with the offsite design team and the onsite construction team partners with : change orders, new requirements, assist with construction administration, respond to RFI's, RFP's, etc.

They will oversee implementation of design.

As a Production Architect, you will be responsible for data center design planning, design development and documentation and coordinating with all project team members.

You will maintain the quality of the work product within the established project schedule for large complex data center projects.

Additionally, you will lead the cross-functional design disciplines in coordination with our MEP design engineering team and project managers.

Responsibilities :

• Support Data Center Construction with any design upgrades at the site
• Represent the company in project meetings as needed
• Provide construction administration services
• Work with Management to respond, submit and track RFI's, RFP's and Change orders
• Review Submittals for conformance with drawings and specifications
• Produce meeting minutes when attending meetings
• Work with and coordinate with vendor partners both onsite and offsite : General Contractors (GC's), Owners and Owner's Reps
• Work with Project Managers, Designers, Principals in the conceptual development of project documents
• Willing to work on aggressive deadlines when needed
• Demonstrated experience with providing input with design planning to development of construction drawings of data center facilities
• Focus on progressing technical design drawing packages when needed
• Focus on the architectural layout of the entire building and infrastructure including power, cooling, ventilation, redundancy and security when not on the road
• Have knowledge of all aspects from schematic design through project close-out so you can review and manipulate drawings, especially when onsite at the data center project
• Advance drawings when given reference documents and / or detailed design criteria
• Follow designs in the adherence to all practice standards
• Support the design team and construction partners and communicating with all the trades and stakeholders involved in the project
• Review designs and plans, provide and gather specifications, and execute assignments for data center facility design projects
• Establish project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards within boundaries of company policies; put these in clear concise work statement for the field
• Create Conceptual Designs as needed gathered from meetings with the client

Qualifications :

• Registered Architect (RA)
• 7-17+ years of experience as a Project Architect (this could vary)
• Critical Facilities / Data Center projects a Huge Plus (will not consider if work is 100% residential)
• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or Design
• Experience being an Onsite Architect at a Critical Facilities Construction Site
• Proficient in the use of REVIT (a must) / Advanced Revit skills and BIM a huge Plus
• 3D / BIM modeling and CAD computer modeling and rendering software a plus
• Possess a technical proficiency in the production of drawings
• Ability to visit client facilities throughout the US
• Ability to travel to support project tasks
• Active involvement in the AIA is a plus
• Work and communicate with internal / external customer and clients effectively is a must
• Ability to successfully work independently / remotely / hybrid when not traveling to customer's data center construction site
• Self Starter, self motivated, and should prioritize well
• Previous experience in the Military / Military Veterans a huge plus! Experience with Electrical / Mechanical : Navy nukes - EMN, ETN, MMNs, SeaBees, Army - Power Generation, Air Force Power Production, Generator Techs, Maritime, Coast Guard, Army National Guard, etc.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal (this role requires heavy amount of writing, documentation, and client interaction)

Submittal Instructions :

Please apply directly by clicking the link below, alternatively you can forward your resume directly to : [email protected]

After applying, if you have further questions, you may call 973-895-5200 and ask for Iggy. You can also submit via our career portal and take a look at other Critical Facility openings we are working on at, https : / / www.pkaza.com / jobs /

If this job is not for you, feel free to forward this along. WE PAY FOR REFERRALS!!

Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance, a 401(k) plan

EOE / AA Employer M / F / D / V

Pkaza LLC is a third-party employment firm. All fees assessed by Pkaza LLC will be paid by our employer that we represent and not by the candidate