Project Architect - K12 - Columbia

McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm with eight studios located in the southeast. We pride ourselves on strong client relationships and community partnerships. Our projects represent the work of a collaborative group of dedicated design professionals driven by a solitary goal: to deliver a functional solution that inspire collaboration, function, imagination, constructability, and attributes of a well-constructed environmental design.

We are seeking a creative, innovative and talented Project Architect to join our W. Columbia Team!

• Provide limited, high level, production supervision as necessary for work involving a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements.
• Assist Project Manager with all aspects of managing multiple small to large-scale projects.
• Supervise the preparation and check the accuracy of contract documents.
• Incorporate applicable codes, construction techniques, and sequences in various projects including all aspects of cross disciplines.
• Supervise and/or perform site observations, such as recording and reporting of existing conditions and construction progress.
• Handle problems and questions as they occur during construction. Maintain responsibility for project cost control.
• Responsible for external communications such as making telephone calls and preparing correspondence to clients, officials, and contractors as required by various projects.
• Write reports such as feasibility studies, condition reports, and recommendations.
• Supervise and perform building code reviews and prepare applications.
• Responsible for major design decisions, involving spatial, aesthetic elements, and detailing of materials.
• Document the progression of a routine project through correspondence, memos, etc. Follow routine projects through approvals and construction. Initiate contact with client and building officials.
• Exercise professional judgment in areas of contractual liability.
• Make public presentations.