Staff Architect - Federal

Why Black and Veatch

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. 

The Opportunity

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

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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.   

Additional Responsibilities

• Provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable codes and Black and Veatch policies. 
• Assists in developing, maintaining and updating architectural standards.   
• Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines.  
• Independently applies knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks.   
• Provides related guidance and direction to others.  
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.  
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection  
• Oversees collection, assimilation, and management of data for architectural work.   
• Independently applies advanced techniques and analysis to problems and methods.  
• Reviews lower-level architectural work or assignments   
• Occasionally provides support to business development or pursuit activities.  
• Serves as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area.  
• Typically supports multiple projects on the complex technical challenges.  
• Develops and applies advanced concepts and approaches to unique architectural problems.  
• Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required.  
• May participate in career planning, and learning and development.  
• Implements resource management strategy.  
• Administrative responsibilities may include office administration.  
• Ensures policies, procedures, and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for workgroup.  
• Ensures adherence to corporate and division programs.  
• May approve timesheets and expense reports.  

Management Responsibilities

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  

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