Staff Architect - Federal

Staff Architect - Federal

Black and Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity's biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation and benefits that start day one. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black and Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

In this role you will have the responsibility to:

• Function as a technical specialist or in a lead architectural role.
• With minimal supervision, apply advanced architectural techniques and analyses for problems and methods.
• Expand knowledge and skill set in area of discipline.
• May start to expand knowledge in other disciplines and/or functional areas.

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading small production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project.
• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.
• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on moderately complex projects and may determine the key clients in some instances.
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on projects.
• Prepares a variety of complex architectural deliverables for larger or multiple projects.
• Prepares architectural calculations following standard methods and principles.
• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
• May offer other services to the clients.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in Revit
• Licensed as a registered architect
• Experience with projects for the Federal Government including knowledge of Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and UFGS specifications
• Building effective teams
• Advanced knowledge of architectural design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned architectural discipline
• Intermediate knowledge of other disciplines
• Advanced ability to interpret architectural deliverable content as assigned
• Intermediate industry knowledge and technology trends
• Intermediate knowledge of construction and constructability practices and principles
• Intermediate knowledge of procurement and contract administration
• Intermediate knowledge of technical aspects of the proposal process
• Intermediate knowledge of management techniques and administrative practices

Minimum Qualifications:

Requires a bachelor's degree in architecture from an NAAB or a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. Typically a minimum of 5 years related work experience. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Most positions - depending on the nature of work performed as defined by the division - will typically require incumbents to have professional registration or licensure in their designated home office country, or be in active pursuit of such registration. Additional professional registration or licensure may be needed when practicing or on assignment in a different country. Exceptions may be approved by division management on a case by case basis.