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Project Architect / Job Captain

Atlanta, GA 30303

Posted: 01/13/2025 Employment Type: Direct Hire/Perm Job Category: Other Job Number: 628172 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

A Project Architect/Job Captain responsible for leading the project coordination with the consultant team, providing drafting support for the preparation of project documents, coordinating with the production team for design and production, and communicating with internal and external team members. This individual is also responsible for coordinating the drafting required for bidding purposes as well as construction.

Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in architecture, Master’s degree preferred
  • Registered Architect license 
  • Minimum of 8 years of Commercial, Municipal, and Education project experience required
  • Has a strong working knowledge of submittals, RFIs and Change Orders
  • Solid self-starter, proactive, a creative thinker and independent problem solver
  • Thorough knowledge of architectural modeling, detailing, building materials, building codes and construction
  • Thorough understanding of the existing building code for development of code summaries and building components
  • Comfortable and adept at working on multiple fast paced projects
  • Strong analytical, conceptual, and organizational skills required
  • Excellent communication skills, is highly organized and has acute attention to detail while maintaining thoroughness and accuracy
  • Strong ability to work and lead in a team environment
  • Ability to self-motivate and work productively without supervision required
  • Familiar with QA/QC procedures and understands basic business practices and laws related to architecture
  • Writing, graphic, and verbal presentation skills are required, as are basic computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint?
  • Computer graphic skills such as AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator are required

Job responsibilities:
  • Responsible for design, scheduling and coordinating of detailed phases of complex projects, including the staffing
  • Involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope, selection of items for investigation and development of novel concepts and methods
  • Estimates fees, determine scope of work and prepares proposals and contracts on the most complex projects
  • Develops work plans to coincide milestones of a project and revisions when work plans need to be addressed
  • Serves as the primary liaison content with clients to complete projects on schedule within budget and with maximum client satisfaction
  • Interacts with a project team and client to communicate the results of analysis and describe design concepts
  • Actively manages client budgets, schedules and programs
  • Possesses broad knowledge of fundamentals in specialty areas and good knowledge of principles and practices in related specialties
  • Familiar with the company’s and client’s methods, standards, practices and procedures
  • May assist or involved in the technical scope proposal development
  • Completes field assignments, when appropriate
  • May complete sections of permits
  • Leads and mentors more junior Architects
Competitive salary and benefits: medical, dental, vision, life and 401K 

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the recruiter to ensure it’s from @theplanetforward.com - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Forward.

Planet Forward and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at The Planet Group, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at The Planet Group.