OVERVIEW:
With 67 years of expertise helping clients investigate, plan and design structurally sound buildings, our client delivers creative solutions to address their clients’ real estate needs. They are a team of structural engineers and restoration architects delivering projects that expand the functionality of buildings and facilities. The firm’s reputation as a client-focused organization is reflected in the number of returning clients and referrals from partnerships established with owners, architects, developers, and other engineering firms. Having completed numerous projects of varying sizes and complexity, the problems range from foundation settlement and superstructure deterioration to the need for building modernization or structure’s strengthening. They investigate, assess, repair, rehabilitate, reinforce, and enhance existing buildings. The firm’s hands-on expertise and practical approach to problem solving gives their clients peace of mind in modernizing and managing their facilities. Drawing from their core principles of excellence, integrity, innovation, service, and communication, they pride themselves in maintaining many long-term relationships developed through trust and shared expectations. With a growing portfolio and strategic growth opportunities throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, they are seeking to identify a Senior Architect to play a key leadership role in the Philadelphia office.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The ideal candidate will be a Licensed Architect with established reserve study, condition assessment, building envelope investigation and/or restore + repair experience in the Northeast and/or Mid-Atlantic, specifically in the Philadelphia Region. In close collaboration with the Philadelphia and Chicago leadership, this individual will lead complex projects, engage clients and contractors, and provide thoughtful leadership as the Philadelphia office grows. S/he will participate in staff and project management, development and review of construction documentation, field observations to assess material conditions, corrective recommendations, cost evaluations and preparation of formal documents and reports. S/he must be technically strong in major building types and their primary systems. With minimal or no oversight, the Senior Associate will manage multiple concurrent projects and ensure project deliverables are completed to established company quality standards with consistent client follow-up.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Architecture Licensure required
• 10+ years’ experience, including architectural systems analysis, reserve studies, condition assessment, building envelope investigation and/or restore + repair documentation
• Strong constructability experience with all commercial property types, including high-rise, multifamily residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, retail, and office
• Experience with field investigation, corrective recommendations, reserve studies, condition assessments, repair and restoration documentation, enclosure commissioning, life safety evaluation, plan review, due diligence, cost recommendations, formal report preparation and on-going client communications, managing and coordinating project workflow, and growth of professional staff preferred
• Proven ability to work closely with clients while managing and producing within a team
• Ability to travel regionally for clients + projects
• Excellent technical communication skills, both verbal and written
• Competency with Revit, AutoCAD, MS Excel, MS Word.