Project Architect Retail

Project Architect Retail

IA Retail: Transformative. Humanistic. Experiential.

At IA Retail, we’re shaping the future of consumer experience through design that connects people, brands, and culture.

As part of IA Interior Architects, we combine the focus, expertise, and agility of a dedicated retail studio with the reach and perspective of a global design leader.

Our work spans continents, time zones, and sectors, from high-concept flagships to complex, large-scale rollouts. Wherever we work, our approach is human-centered, grounded in insight, and driven by consumer experience. Joining our team requires skill, leadership, teaming, humor and a love of retail. We are presently searching for a Sr. Job Captain or Project Architect for the Retail studio.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Creates construction 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 the 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 Senior Job Captain, Senior Project Architect, Project Manager and / or client of any potential variances to the budget.
• May mentor the work of Junior and Intermediate Designers. Oversee tasks and provide feedback on work product.
• Conducts client interviews to determine technical requirements for the design.

Qualification:

• Graduate of architecture or design school. Equivalent experience may be substituted.
• Architecture license preferred, not required.
• 8+ years’ work experience on Retail Projects (Including interiors and ground-up work) - Retail Banking a Plus!
• Advanced Revit Skills a must.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of design principles and standards.
• Intermediate documentation and field observational skills.
• Advanced 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.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills.
• 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.

Key skills/competency

• Project Architect
• Retail Design
• Construction Documents
• Revit
• Ground Up Construction
• Contract Administration
• Client Relations
• Team Leadership
• Architecture
• Design Principles