Architectural Designer (Onsite)

Job Description

Summary- As a Designer you will be leading the development of your discipline’s construction documents. Your team will consist of a Drafter. They will depend on your direction based on their current understanding of discipline. Designers handle the creations and development of construction documents. Having a deeper understanding of your discipline will enable you to begin to take ownership of the content needed to complete your discipline’s design.    Essential functions – During design you will take ownership of developing the construction documents. You are expected to understand how to compose your design package. You will develop the project scope using calculations, specifications and following the scope of work. This would mean directing your Drafter to assist in composing necessary views based on your scope. Your discipline lead will assist you and mentor you on items needed to achieve a constructible package but the responsibility of fully developing the design package is reliant on your understanding of your discipline and design principles.  In this position you will complete the following:  Use of all pertinent specifications  Research standards to identify any scope of gaps or areas of concern  Develop scope specific details.  Verify that the design meets all code and client specifications  Annotate construction documents with scope enabling content and descriptions.  Determine the composition of your discipline package.  Develop calculations necessary for your scope to be reviewed by your discipline lead.  Utilize software tools, where required, to perform analysis of the design performance  Apply work break-down structure (WBS) for estimating.  Coordinate with other designers to develop the overall scope.  Populate project-based information  SOW summary  Specification Matrix Sheet list  File deliverables&