Senior Architect- Food & Beverage- Kansas City Hybrid

 

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

 

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.  

 

Company : Black & Veatch Corporation  

Req Id : 101889 

Opportunity Type : Staff 

Relocation eligible : No 

Full time/Part time : Full-Time  

Project Only Hire : No 

Visa Sponsorship Available: No 

Job Summary

Functions as a technical specialist or supervisory role. Independently develops and applies advanced architectural techniques, concepts and approaches to unique architectural problems. May supervise architectural staff on projects of medium to high complexity, or serve as a technical specialist providing knowledge and expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable architectural 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 ensures compliance with Black and Veatch quality program 
• Establishes related processes, and promotes a culture that is conducive to quality 
• Provides guidance and direction to others 
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts 
• Prepares a variety of complex architectural deliverables for multiple or mega projects  
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection 
• Oversees collection, assimilation, and management of data for architectural work  
• Prepares architectural calculations following standard methods and principles 
• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements 
• Develops and applies advanced architectural solutions to complex problems 
• Reviews lower level architectural work or assignments 
• Is responsible for one or more of the following: 
• leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for projects  
• Establishes work plan to be applied to a given project 
• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on complex projects 
• Typically responsible for defining project schedules for single discipline or may have responsibility for multiple disciplines 
• Responsible for determining identification of key client interests and drivers on projects 
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on moderately complex projects  
• Focuses on client's current needs and situations 
• May offer other services to the client 
• Typically 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 very complex technical challenges  
• Actively advances knowledge management of the enterprise and provides mentoring  
• As a subject matter expert, has additional expertise in a technical area, participates in professional societies by presenting papers, participates on technical committees, and assists with code/standard authoring 
• Is externally recognized in industry as an expert which enhances the Company brand 
• Typically oversees performance management, career planning, recognition, learning and development, and corrective actions 
• Implements resource management strategy 
• Manages architectural resources for small groups of a single discipline  
• Resolves resource conflicts and identifies training needs 
• 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

Preferred Skills: written communications, drive for results, priority setting, planning, delegation, directing others, conflict management, informing, listening, dealing with amb