Senior Interior Project Architect

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Interior Project Architect to be based in Chicago, IL. 

Job Summary/Responsibilities:

The Project Architect will provide technical design and documentation for a variety of interior projects. This role will be responsible for leading the development of all technical aspects and content of projects, coordinating work with all disciplines to ensure an integrated set of deliverables, and providing construction administration duties on projects of small to large size. Travel will be required.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Lead design, production, coordination, and architectural detailing as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Lead and assist in coordination of engineering systems with engineers and consultants; actively partner with Design Leadership to carry through design intent; and coordinate with all other team members on project assignments and documents.
• Monitor the technical quality of the projects by enforcing the application of QA/QC process standards and requirements while ensuring that all statutory requirements for the project are achieved.
• Develop and maintain positive client relations throughout the life of the project.
• Communicate project status, design intent, construction updates, and other critical information in a clear and compelling way to the owner(s), consultants, and clients.
• Perform field site inspections to verify and document existing conditions.
• Lead construction administration efforts inclusive of reviewing and responding to RFIs and submittals, attending OAC meetings and providing site observations.
• Coordination with building and permitting officials.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Architecture or Interior Design, Interior Architecture degree from an accredited university + 4 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education..

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in corporate/commercial interior design or interior architecture industry with understanding of workplace projects, standards, and practices.
• Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite
• Ability to work both independently and effectively in a cross-disciplinary team atmosphere and across multiple offices.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task work on multiple simultaneous projects in a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong technical expertise related to design and construction.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated, client focused, and detail orientated.
• Registered Architect/ NCARB cer