What are the responsibilities and job description for the Architect position at HGA?

Overview

HGA is an award-winning architecture, engineering and planning firm with an excellent opportunity in our Minneapolis office for a talented, ambitious, design professional with good people skills and lots of energy to join our Minneapolis Public | Corporate team.

At HGA we work to foster an environment where diversity of thought, background and experience creates new energy. Through your curiosity, tenacity, creativity and unique insights you can make an impact every day. That impact is felt by your colleagues, by our clients, and by those who inhabit the spaces we create.

We are committed to meeting our clients’ sustainability goals as well as challenging our industry. We aim to develop the expertise and research to push beyond net zero energy to net positive energy; from a neutral effect on health, safety, and resources to a positive one. As the need and desire for sustainable environments grow, so does the focus on high-performance buildings with sound data that we can share back with our clients and our design teams.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develops a thorough understanding of projects’ design philosophy and provides major input in developing a design and building performance strategy and effectively conveys this to assigned team members when appropriate.

Provides technical design input and support for the development of the entire design concept. Responsible for a project’s technical design effort, subsequent detailed design development, project coordination and quality control efforts during all phases of project work, in close collaboration with Senior Architect.

Seeks creative and innovative solutions to assigned tasks and develops appropriate research and documents to support these solutions.

Actively collaborates with and coordinates work of consultants and knowledge resources to ensure the project deliverables are coordinated, integrated and support the design concept and performance goals of the project.

Contributes to the preparation of design documents and leads the detailed development of construction documents during all project phases, delivering complete, accurate and coordinated project documentation.

Advances the production of schematic, design development and construction document drawings and specifications in compliance with project scope, schedule, cost and design intent.

Maintains awareness of evolving building technology and systems.

Reviews shop drawings, material samples and CD’s for conformance with design.

Performs construction administration duties (e.g. RFI’s, RFP’s, change orders, etc.)

Qualifications

Preferred candidates will have:

Bachelor’s degree in architecture; Master’s degree preferred
Licensed architect
LEED accreditation preferred
5-7 years of experience working on small- to large-scale project types
Strong graphic skills
Revit knowledge and experience required
Knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp and other industry accepted software as well as expertise with project management software and Microsoft Office Suite products is needed

Candidates for this position are required to divulge their COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. This role requires full COVID-19 vaccination as an essential job function. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.

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