Reporting to:

Principal-in-Charge of Design

Responsibilities:

• Understand all aspects of the client brief (program) and design direction set by the principal-in-charge
• Prepare and develop required drawings, models, images and other documents relating to the design
• Assist and further advance the design direction set by the principal-in-charge
• Liaise, where appropriate, with client reps and external members of the design and engineering team
• Manage, maintain and organize all project documentation (e.g.: drawings, project binders, photography, and Basecamp information) and establish ‘project standards’ relating to all information for members of the project team
• Attend and conduct project design and construction stage team meetings, record all meeting minutes, and manage all required follow-through tasks
• Prepare for and attend all required governmental regulatory and design review meetings, assisting the principal-in-charge in delivery of presentations, or in his absence, deliver such presentations
• Manage and mentor all junior level team members; manage and provide guidance to all assisting team members both internal and external to the MMA team.
• Fulfill the practice’s overall objective in producing first-class architecture on time and on budget with accurate, well-organized, and intelligently conceived, contract drawings and specification deliverables
• Contribute and otherwise assist, as required

Qualities and Skills Required:

• Candidate must be able to take direction from the principle-in-charge and complete project management tasks in an organized and efficient manner
• Excellent communication skills: written, verbal; the ability to communicate effectively to clients and review boards
• Proficiency in a CAD or BIM application for deliverables of construction documentation
• Proficiency using Microsoft Word and Excel
• Effective drawing skills
• Flexible Attitude

Desirable:

• Experience using Nemetschek Vectorworks Architect CAD/BIM software
• Experience using SketchUp, Rhino, formZ or other 3D modeling software, including renderers
• Experience using online project management tools such as Basecamp
• Ability to use some of the following: AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, PowerPoint, Harvest, Bluebeam, Google Documents
• Experience with Mac OS X platform

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