Senior Project Architect

We are employee-owned, almost 80 years young, and home to over 500 creative, globe-trotting professionals located remotely and in our offices in Atlantic City, California, Dallas, New York, Honolulu, London, Singapore, and Shanghai. From initial feasibility studies to finishing touches, we operate globally as an integrated, multidisciplinary practice. Along with our interior design studio, Wimberly Interiors, we specialize in hospitality, gaming + entertainment, urban + mixed-use, and high-end residential design. WATG is hiring a Senior Project Architect for our office in Honolulu. Responsibilities • Plans and develops projects of medium to large scope and interprets, organizes, executes, and coordinates team assignments • Defines the scope, selection, and development of novel concepts and methods • Incorporates the overall design intent established by the Project Designer into detailed technical documentation according to standards, understands the design intent, and enhances the consistency and design quality as technical issues need to be resolved • Monitors the design process from the conceptual phase through construction administration, ensuring the design idea is consistent and properly executed • Reports on the progress of assigned tasks during the schematic design, design development, and construction document phases; manages project team and reviews labor hours spent against budgeted labor estimates; monitors reports, plans, estimates, and calculations for accuracy and completeness • Communicates scope, schedule, costs, and budget requirements for each task • Ensures that construction detail documentation and drawings conform to quality assurance, quality control, and best practice standards • Coordinates the preparation of technical drawings and specifications • Regularly communicates with client representatives to verify design requirements and specifications, progress reviews, and delivery of final presentation • Documents and writes reports to consultants and vendors to issue changes and track resolutions • Attends on-site visits, participates in field reviews and project meetings, and coordinates the review of contractors’ schedules, and submission of shop drawings • Prepares meeting minutes • Directs and reviews the work of the team, providing mentoring and development opportunities • Fosters a green workplace through sustainable work practices and incorporates sustainable design solutions into projects • May participate in business development opportunities