Job Captain - Retail

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Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for a Job Captain for the Retail studio . The Job Captain, while working under general supervision of a Senior Job Captain and/or Architect or Project Manager, provides design support primarily in project administration, design development and contract documents. Specific responsibilities will include: • Creates contract documents (CDs) • Review CDs to ensure compliance with firm standards, mechanical, building systems, codes and ADA requirements • For smaller projects may oversee all CD production and review • Coordinates with Senior technical staff and design staff to provide technical solutions for design dilemmas • Manages project through contract administration phase • Coordinates engineering consultant’s work to ensure compliance with design solution and timely submission of documents • In unusual circumstances may be required to assist with support for field surveys • Manages contract administration budget for assigned projects • Ensures adherence to set budget and immediately informs the Project Architect, PM and/or client of any potential variances to the budget • May mentor the work of Junior and Immediate Designers • Oversee tasks and provide feedback on work product • Conducts client interviews to determine technical requirements for the design Qualifications: • Graduate of architecture school: equivalent experience may be substituted • 5+ years’ experience in retail design projects required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: • Extensive knowledge of design principles and standards • Intermediate documentation and field observational skills • Advanced retail/ interior architecture detailing skills • Working knowledge of CDs and procedures • Working knowledge of building systems, codes and ADA requirements • Working knowledge of space requirements • Working knowledge of contract administration • Intermediate MS Office Suite skills •  Advanced Revit skills a must • Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills • Affinity Program skills or equivalent • Advanced verbal and written communication skills • Intermediate presentation and graphic communication skills • Demonstrated ability to manage and lead junior staff through a combination of direct authority and subject matter expertise
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