Project Architect / Team Leader

Seeking a new career challenge? Then Woolpert is seeking you! Woolpert is hiring an experienced Project Architect /Team Leader. This position will be a key role in actively leading our Architecture team while working with key project partners, including clients, engineering, and municipalities. This position would be aligned with our office located in Virginia Beach and would support full-time in-person/hybrid working arrangements.

• Opportunity for a licensed architect to lead a team of architects in working renovation and new construction building designs for a variety of project types including multifamily, K-12, higher education, municipal, and private market projects.
• Candidate will drive the project, along with the project manager, while working with internal architects, engineers, and support staff from design conception through construction administration while utilizing company support leverage teams capabilities.
• Candidate will provide project planning, design, and construction administration services, including direct client contact, consultants, and contractors. Project types include mixed-use/multi-family, hospitality and/or Commercial/Retail.  Project locations would be multiple states across the U.S.
• Candidates will be a key member of our team and contribute in building, guiding, and managing a team of other architects, engineers and production staff.
• Candidate will have the opportunity to work either in an office environment or a hybrid home/office environment.\
• Other duties as assigned.

• Licensed Architect with NCARB certification.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture and minimum of 10+ years of work experience, with demonstrated experience in a leader role.
• Must be mentally and physically capable of performing all essential duties required of the position.
• Experience with Building Industry Standards/Codes and with construction types of the above mentioned project types.
• Excellent communication and technical skills and be a strong team player.
• Must be able to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries from clients, regulatory agencies, and/or members of the business community.
• Must have working knowledge in Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, and proficient in Bluebeam.
• Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Teams, etc.)

Unique Benefits

Certified as a Great Place to Work®, Woolpert is one of the fastest growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) companies in the world. With over 60 offices and countless projects around the globe, Woolpert makes a real difference at home and abroad. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

• Diverse experiences: Work on meaningful projects that improve quality of life around the world.
• Freedom to work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Unlimited vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more: Choose the benefits that work best for you.

Level up your career with Woolpert. Apply today and join our team to help shape the future of tomorrow!

Why Woolpert?

Woolpert is looking for supportive, goal-oriented, and career-minded individuals who are, or are looking to become, industry leaders in their fields. We blend design excellence with innovative technology and geospatial applications to deliver exceptional value to our clients. When you join us, you'll join a team of experts who are passionate about their work and dedicated to building the next generation of industry leaders. Woolpert embraces progress and innovation, creating limitless opportunities for your career growth.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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