Project Designer - Huntsville

McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm seeking a creative and innovative Project Designer to join our Huntsville, AL team.

Requirements

• Provide production support
• Review shop drawings, submittals, and respond to RFIs
• Produce construction documents, revisions, and addenda
• Take responsibility for finished plans, specifications, and approval of materials and construction
• Assist with budget management
• Prepare design presentation materials
• Work directly with client and/or user group to develop schematic design concepts and programming studies
• Provide professional architectural consultation in the planning, design, and coordination of large, complex projects
• Write specifications as assigned
• Conduct code research and analysis and review with various agencies for approval
• Collaborate with engineers, consultants, contractors and/or clients
• Assume project manager role as necessary
• Prepare project proposals, design team budget, schedule, and workforce projections
• Supervise and provide guidance regarding overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters
• Ensure that the project meets environmental, safety, structural, zoning, and aesthetic standards
• Manage and nurture the client relationship
• Supervise design team members as necessary
• Perform construction administration to include facilitation of project communications, maintenance of project records, review and certification of amounts due to contractors, and preparation of change orders
• Support business development activities as necessary
• Perform other duties as directed

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays