Senior Technical Architect - Buildings + Places - AECOM

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AECOM is seeking Senior Technical Architect to join our growing Buildings + Places team in our Tampa, FL office.  Do you thrive on solving complex building design issues and teaching how/why for the art of detailing?  Do you thrive on solving detailing and constructability issues – with a solutions-oriented mindset?

We are seeking qualified candidates at a senior experience level in architectural practice and building design and engineering, able to provide leadership for all stages of projects, guiding projects, teams, and clients. You may be the ideal candidate if you are a seasoned architect in building design and engineering and are passionate about putting a building together and the level of detail that is required. 

Candidates should possess high level of technical expertise for project design development and engineering, thoroughness of design documents, constructability, and quality control.  The role will have responsibility and opportunity for mentoring and advising a team of architects/engineers and provide a senior-level depth of industry experience.  This opportunity is a key role to help us grow our team and skills, advance technical knowledge and practices, and enhance our leadership. 

Job Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Work on multiple projects as assigned, providing technical expertise.
• Assist in training and evaluation of assigned personnel, standards, and processes.
• Assist in development of architectural methods and techniques.
• Collaborate with building engineers, specialists, landscape, civil, and similar. Coordination with project team and other disciplines.
• Work under supervision of Department Lead and other senior management as assigned.
• Partner with Project Manager and/or Principal for Client and Project success.
• Serve as a resource for design development, building technologies, constructability, innovations, and sustainability.
• Serve as a professional specialist for the organization in the application of advanced theories, concepts, principles and processes.  Is consulted extensively by associates and others with a high degree of reliance on their professional interpretations and technical knowledge.
• Provides support and leadership to others in achieving the technical objectives of the overall work effort. 
• Develop relationships with vendors, suppliers, contractors, for product and construction knowledge.
• Work directly with contractors and construction managers.
• Work on mid-large multiple project types in municipal, aviation, education, institutional, commercial. 
• Advise and support RFP pursuits and/or areas of specialization.
• Advise or respond to contractor RFI’s and Shop Drawings.
• Advise on Value Engineering, Risk, and Cost related to design and constructability.
• Be a leader, contribute to office culture, and be part of building a collaborative and creative team.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• BA/BS + 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Recent relevant experience as a Senior level Project Architect/Technical Architect
• Licensed Architect in the United States required
• Experience in software platforms including Office, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Adobe, and/or similar.
• Demonstrated experience with constructability and building systems, solving constructability, engineering, means and methods, and creating clear documents/specifications to describe project design and construction requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in solving complex design intent, and rationalizing constructability approach to solve design challenges.
• Experience managing + evaluating design to budget, and leading value engineering efforts, permitting process and reviews, and projects from design development through construction and handover.
• Previous experience leading and mentoring architectural/technical teams.
• Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory requirements including building codes, construction types, accessibility, and Life Safety.
• Due to the nature of work, US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 10+ years of experience as a licensed Architect is preferred
• Licensed Architect for a minimum of 10 years.
• Experience using Revit preferred.
• Experience leading Client and team progress meetings.
• Expertise in conducting quality control project reviews and refinements.
• Expertise in building envelope systems, engineering, and detailing.
• Expertise with contractual document requirements, industry standards, and experience related to risk and standards of care.
• Experience and skill in both traditional DBB as well as D+B or progressive D+B delivery methods.
• Experience in working with project delivery including CM or CMAR.

• Relocation assistance is available
• Sponsorship is not available for this role

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AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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