Senior Project Architect (Healthcare)

Life at PE:

Perkins Eastman is a global architectural design practice with expertise in all aspects of the built environment, working at all scales, and at every level of detail. With studios in 24 locations worldwide, we design for people, to leave a lasting and positive impact on the human experience and the world we inhabit. This is captured in our ethos "human by design".

We believe design is a collaborative art and we are structured as an integrated practice of passionate professionals committed to delivering the best design for our clients. Our team of diverse and complementary talents work together in studios, that can draw from relevant expertise and points of view from across the whole practice to analyze and solve the specific design challenges they are working on. Within the firm we have 18 practice areas, cores of expertise, that focus as centers of knowledge and analysis, that are both an essential foundation and fuel for the creative design work. Sustainability is intrinsic to our design approach. It is an essential ingredient for the design teams throughout the process, adding valuable insights, ideas, and research to the process. For us all good design is sustainable.

The Opportunity:

Perkins Eastman Architects DPC seeks a Senior Project Architect (Healthcare) for our Los Angeles, CA location. May telecommute up to one day per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead multi-disciplinary project team in development of aesthetic and technical design.
• Collaborate with Project Designer for project execution.
• Lead team in production and project documentation including drawings and specifications.
• Work on all phases of project design, construction documentation production, and construction material choice.
• Develop, check, and coordinate technical aspects of project, including BIM modeling.
• Coordinate QA/QC reviews of project development.
• Participate in Client Work Sessions.
• Responsible for applicable regional agency reviews and building code analysis.
• Perform construction administration duties including RFIs, RFPs, and change orders.
• Review shop drawings, material samples, and CD for conformance with design.
• Conduct and document field observations to monitor progress of construction.
• Coordinate work of consultants.
• Communicate with clients and make client presentations.
• Follow Perkins Eastman standards for project documentation and review.
• Keep Project Manager and Principal in Charge informed of progress or need for assistance.
• Mentor assigned staff.
• Little local travel may be involved to visit clients.
• May undergo background checks.
• Applicants may be required to submit a portfolio.

Required Qualifications:

• Must have Bachelor’s in Architecture or rel field and 8 years rel architectural design exp.
• Also requires skills (5 years exp) in: material identification and specifications; quality assurance of contract documents; assisting with the Construction Administration phases including meetings, submittals, and preparation of field sketches; working with zoning building codes and building materials; 2D software including AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects and Adobe InDesign, and Affinity Creative Suite; 3D software including Revit, Rhino, Python, and SketchUp; visualization software including V-ray and Enscape; office automation software including Newforma Project Center, Microsoft Outlook, Bluebeam, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, and Deltek Vision; interior and exterior design and documentation; and LEED documentation process.
• And skills (3 years exp): coordinating healthcare projects through all design phases; designing healthcare projects under HCAI (OSHPD) 1+3; generating Design Services Fee Proposals and respond to RFPs/RFQs; managing project teams and determining staffing requirements to meet project milestones; coordinating with consultants and design teams; utilizing LEAN delivery methods and Design-Builds; renovation and expansion projects including existing building survey and documentation and Construction Administration.
• All applicants must have a professional architecture license.