Project Architect

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role accountabilities:

• Coordinates project design, documentation, and management with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Manages project team in execution of design through documentation. Organizes process, internal and external deliverables, and leads documentation support team. Ensures best practices, standards, and design intent are met in issued documentation. Assembles contract document sets for delivery to permitting offices, general contractors, clients, etc.
• Ensures code compliance and maintains awareness of current developments. Researches and implements code and permitting requirements for projects located outside throughout the US.
• Presents Construction Documents to Clients at page turn deliverables
• Primary contact during construction, attending construction meetings and site visits, preparing field reports, reviewing and processing submittals, shop drawings, substitution requests, and addressing RFIs
• Achieves project success as measured by client and team satisfaction while achieving financial goals
• Provides leadership and mentorship to junior team
• Contributes to business development by establishing confidence with clients, actively encourages and seeks opportunities for follow up business for each project and assists in the development and participates in interviews for potential projects
• Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously while leading a team to complete each task ensuring to align each step to client standards
• Resolves design and technical issues within the project scope and escalate as needed to ensure project objectives are met

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in - Interior Design, Architecture or related design field
• 10+ years of related experience in corporate interiors
• Licensed or pursuing licensure
• LEED and/or WELL accreditation preferred
• Proficient in Revit is required with hands-on experience in a workplace setting
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suites
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• Solid working knowledge of local building codes, including experience with regulatory approval process/building plan check review and permitting
• Ability to prioritize and concurrently execute multiple projects at various phases of design and delivery
• Strong leadership, organizational, written/verbal communication, and relationship-management skills
• Effective problem solving and interpersonal skills and ability to interface with all clients and employees
• Ability to direct others to assemble technical documents
• Ability to align the needs of projects with corporate goals
• Submit CD work samples and portfolio with application
• Nice to have existing relationships with project managers and brokers in DC & VA market
• Nice to have existing experience with national and/or global client accounts
• Must be a US Citizen

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP,  401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.  We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $120,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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