Senior Design Architect

Senior Design Architect

Role Description: Huitt-Zollars is quickly growing and we're seeking an entrepreneurial and like-minded Sr. Design Architect in Orlando who shares a desire to lead high level design thinking and processes in achieving our client's goals and visions. HZ Orlando is looking for a talented individual with proven higher profile design experience through projects and practice, whose experience may include mixed-use, transit, commercial, institutional, hospitality, cultural, and/or sports, We are actively recruiting for unique talent that understands the creative process and also has a keen interest to contribute to growing our business, and together we move our team to new horizons. In this role, you will collaborate with Office Leadership and Principal Designers to lead a team of architects and designers to deliver high quality design projects and thinking. Your previous experience should demonstrate a deep understanding and culture for design-driven thinking, processes, and results, and what it takes to get there. You will partner with like-minded colleagues and help usher in next generation's talent and culture.

Location: Orlando, Florida

Reports to: Vice President of Commercial

Employment Type: 40 FT Hours

Compensation Type: Salary

Education: Master's degree in architecture from an accredited university required

Duties:

• With Principal leadership, lead assignments that include conceptual design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration.
• Think, analyze, plan, test, ideate, design is a norm.
• Provide strategically minded design support for organization, production and execution of projects.
• Hands-on design thinking via workshops, sketching, narratives, analysis, and other creative processes for ideation and design direction.
• Actively develop designs in 3D modeling utilizing Revit, 3D Max, Rhino, Enscape and/or other modeling or rendering software in conjunction with Adobe platforms, or other.
• Passionately present design concepts and work in a collaborative team approach.
• Collaborate in new pursuit strategy for opportunities.
• Teach and mentor our team through projects, mentoring programs, in close partnership with office leadership.
• Maintain and nurture client relationships in a professional and valued manner.
• Lead design for internal/external teams, partners, and professional consultants.
• Actively seek to promote and develop positive culture and ideas daily, and open to collaborating across offices to build a positive culture.
• Seek external relationships and involvement in community and marketplace.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing and initiating design concepts and design development, within a team environment, supporting and advocating for design collaboration and studio growth and capabilities.
• Developing and initiating design tools and platforms, processes that define our thinking, and graphically represent our work and brand identity at a highly competitive level.
• Successfully and consistently advocate for design-centric thinking and producing high-level design solutions within a team environment.
• Competent, knowledgeable, designer and mentor, actively contributing to office design culture and forward thinking.
• Understands and follows HZ QMS and Quality initiatives. Ensures quality control measures are being adhered to on projects and daily operations, and partners with leadership to raise design process quality assurances and best practices.
• Works with Office leadership and Project Managers in support of our comprehensive Project Framework Instructions and proper work planning for a project.
• Work with Leadership and PMs to achieve efficient design efforts and staffing.
• Proactively works with PM to strategize resolving issues that impact project performance.
• Works with Leadership and PMs for the overall profitability and financial performance on projects.
• Oversees staff deliverables and production assigned to their projects to ensure client and design requirements are met.

Role Competencies:

• Sharing Information: Conveying up-to date information in the most efficient and useful manner to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Critical Thinking: Analyzing problems and solutions by evaluating the quality of the information available from different sources and avoiding decision-making bias.
• Executes Strategy: Ensuring that people remain focused on accomplishing strategic goals by thoughtfully planning tasks and overcoming obstacles.
• Fosters a Learning Culture: Creating an inspiring and engaging atmosphere where people feel motivated to grow, experiment, and learn new skills.
• Identifies Talent: Actively maintaining awareness of internal and external talent, current abilities, and hiring needs.

Qualifications:

• Registered Architect required.
• Master's degree in architecture from an accredited university required.
• Natural collaborator, seeking high quality and best ideas for our clients.
• 10+ years of relevant architecture and design experience, with a strong background in different project types and scales.
• Skilled in presenting design concepts, ideas, narratives, as well as technical aspects.
• Technology proficiencies to actively lead design teams and innovation.
• Exceptional design eye and skill, for design rationale, graphics, and brand identity.

This position is also required to adhere to Huitt-Zollars' Core Value Competencies

About Huitt-Zollars:

• Huitt-Zollars, Inc. is a privately held, 100% employee-owned leading Architectural and Engineering (A/E) firm since being established in 1975. Since then, our firm has been providing innovative planning, engineering, architectural and interior design, construction and program management, and design-build services to our clients.
• Located in more than 20 locations throughout 10 different US states, Huitt-Zollars holds a vision to improve the environment in which we live, work, and play. Employees/co-owners can expect to collaborate with their team, listen to client and community needs, and deliver world-class professional services. Learn more about a career with #teamHZ by viewing our LinkedIN Life page.

Benefits & Perks:

• Health insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• Dental insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• Vision insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• MDLive Telehealth
• Employer-Paid Short- & Long-Term disability
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Employee Morale/Teambuilding events and activities
• Paid Vacation/Annual Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Benefits
• Professional Societies and Registrations Fee Reimbursements
• Term Life / AD&D insurance
• Cancer and Specified Disease insurance
• Two retirement plans: 401(k) and an ESOP

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds on occasion
• The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Huitt-Zollars in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. Currently, Huitt-Zollars does not sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.

Huitt-Zollars does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters without a previously signed third-party agreement. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to any Huitt-Zollars hiring manager or employee will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency submitting the unsolicited resume. Huitt-Zollars will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Human Resources team and without an active, fully executed service agreement.

Huitt-Zollars is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or any other legally protected status. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the company will make reasonable accommodations to assist in the application process upon the request of an applicant. No question on this application is intended to secure information to be used for discriminatory purposes. This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 60-300.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of protected veteran status or disability and require affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.