Waggonner & Ball - Architect - Mid Level

Waggonner & Ball, a Moffatt & Nichol Studio, is actively seeking an Architect to join our New Orleans office. The Architect will be actively working with our staff and leadership team on projects across the United States. 

Waggonner & Ball is an internationally respected urban planning, design, and architecture firm with an interdisciplinary practice committed to creating resilient landscapes, buildings, and communities. Our projects span all scales from buildings and sites to regions with a focus on water, culture, and history. 

Moffatt & Nichol is a leading U.S.-based global infrastructure advisor specializing in the planning and design of facilities that shape and serve our coastlines, harbors and rivers, as well as an innovator in the transportation complexities associated with the movement of freight. The firm is currently ranked Engineering News Record #1 in the United States for Marine & Port Facilities and Top 20 for Transportation.

Moffatt & Nichol's professional staff includes engineers, planners, economists, visualization designers, architects, landscape architects, and scientists who serve our global client base from offices in Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim. The firm provides clients worldwide with customized service and a level of excellence that have become the firm’s hallmark in several primary practice areas – ports and harbors; coastal, environmental and water resources; urban waterfronts and marinas; transportation, bridges and rail; inspection and rehabilitation; and energy.

Together, we deliver beautiful, holistic solutions to the most critical climate challenges of our time.

Duties and responsibilities: 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Develops design concepts for clients/projects. 
• Interfaces with design team and consultants on design issues and develops architectural solutions. 
• Develops, modifies, and reviews design drawings and construction documents and corrects and updates documents as required. 
• Coordinates and maintains collaborative Revit Models with a cross disciplinary team.  
• Performs design analyses and compilation of specifications for basic to complex architectural assignments. 
• Coordinates with Principals, Project Managers, and other team members to advance design concepts.
• Leads the construction administration phase by reviewing shop drawings and creating a master log of the project submittals, as well as answering Requests for Information (RFI) and Architect’s Supplemental Information (ASI) and preparation of change directives.
• Prepares finished material sample boards and graphic presentations for client approval.
• Coordinates with outside disciplines such as Civil, Structural, Electrical and Mechanical and other consultants.
• Reviews building codes and conducts zoning analyses to ensure that designs comply with minimum legal standards.
• Establishes and maintains budget, task schedule, and other components of the project work plan. 
• Stays current with graphic standards and building construction methods.
• Participates in new business pursuits, including proposals and interviews.

Other duties

Please note this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree 
• Architect License
• 6+ years of architecture and design experiences 
• Commitment to design excellence
• Strong knowledge of design, trends, construction methodology, material application, and sustainable practices.
• Mastery in Revit, AutoCAD, and Adobe CC Suite

• Proficiency in Rendering Software, Lumion or Enscape 
• Project management experience
• Collaborative and self-driven work ethic
• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

Preferred education and experience:

• Bachelor of Architecture degree 
• Master of Architecture
• Interest in working at all scales of intervention and planning from regional systems to details. 
• Mastery of Rendering Software, Lumion and Enscape 
• 2+ years of project management experience
• All new hires will be required to successfully complete and pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check in compliance with NIST 800-1