Project Architect

Project Architect 
ms consultants, inc.
Columbus, OH

ms consultants, inc. is actively seeking a Project Architect to complement our Building Systems team. The Project Architect will work directly with senior architects & engineers, technicians and administrative staff.  We need a proactive leader who can drive the team toward quality design & production, calculations, quantification of bid items, cost estimates, report preparation, and field work.

The ideal candidate can lead coworkers while utilizing the most current technical software and techniques to manage an efficient and high-quality production effort for multidiscipline projects. This person would serve as the technical responsible party for projects and would work under the direction of a Senior Architect (Technical Services Manager).

What You'll Do:

Focus of the position will be technical production of plans, sections, elevations, and details associated with multiple project types.  This will include coordination with other in-house technical disciplines, project budget monitoring, project schedule accountability and project reporting to the Project Manager and Technical Services Manager.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Technical understanding of building design and construction techniques.
• Production related project tasks within the following software platforms: Revit, AutoCAD, Excel, and other Microsoft Office platforms 
• Assisting the project team leaders to align Client & Technical Design Standards for each project.
• Creating high quality documents and checking your own work before hand-offs to peer reviews.
• Monitoring of the team’s production hours and compare the effort expended to project budgets
• Lead the coordination effort between other in-house technical disciplines
• Manage the production of multiple team members for multiple concurrent projects

What You'll Bring:

We are looking for someone who is a creative problem solver, willing and able to communicate design ideas and learn office production workflow in a collaborative, matrixed team environment.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture from an accredited College or University
• Registered Architect required
• Proven experience performing technical projects production
• Experience working in technical project teams and with other service groups

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong communication skills, good collaborator, creative thinker, team leadership skills
• Technical Computer skills - Revit, AutoCAD, Word, Outlook, Excel

 

About the Building Systems Business Unit

Our building systems and architecture business units work in the fast paced commercial and retail market sectors across the country. The team of architects and engineers work closely with top 500 fortune companies to develop prototype concepts, implement roll-out programs, and site adapt architecture that enhance the end-user experience. Target clients include multi-unit retail, grocery, big box retail, quick service restaurants (QSR), and other related markets.

Why Choose ms consultants? 

We are proud to be an award-winning engineering, architecture, planning, and environmental consulting firm, annually ranking within ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms. We partner with a variety of public and private clients and take pride in the many relationships we have formed by providing quality design solutions since 1963. We are dedicated to helping these clients achieve their goals through integrated, innovative solutions, and outstanding customer service.

As a member of the ms team, we consider your needs as a professional and as an individual outside of work. We offer a career path which provides opportunities for advancement at any level of your career and costs for licensure, certifications, and further education. To support yourself and your family, we offer a robust benefits package with options for health coverage, in addition to life insurance, disability, long-term care, and more. Our comprehensive 401(k) plan with company matching contributions sets you up for the future, from hire to retire. Wherever you are in your personal and professional journey, ms has you covered.

We know work-life balance is important and offer paid time off and flexible work schedules for when you need it, in addition to company paid holidays. Our focus on work-life balance also includes a hybrid work option, giving you the flexibility to work in the office and at home. We’re also able to offer full-time remote work for select positions, depending on the role and work require