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Senior Architectural TechnologistAbout the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Architectural Technologist to lead Construction Administration on our most complex projects. This is a senior technical leadership role built around three priorities: driving CA from issue-for-construction through to project close-out, hands-on construction detailing and mentoring junior staff in the craft, and acting as the final quality gate on drawing sets at IFC stage.

This is a role for a proven technologist who has already mastered production and is now ready to be the person contractors, consultants, and Project Architects turn to when a project moves from paper to site — and who takes pride in raising the technical standard of the people around them.

What You'll Do — Billable Primary Responsibilities1. Construction Administration (Primary)

• Act as the senior technical lead for Construction Administration across assigned projects, from issuance of IFC drawings through to substantial completion and close-out
• Respond to and resolve RFIs, field issues, and contractor questions with authoritative, code-compliant, buildable direction
• Review shop drawings, submittals, and sample sets for compliance with design intent, building codes, and construction documents
• Lead site visits and field reviews, identifying constructability issues and discrepancies between the model/drawings and site conditions
• Coordinate directly with contractors, sub-consultants, and authorities having jurisdiction to resolve construction-phase issues efficiently
• Support Project Architects in managing change orders, supplemental instructions, and contract administration documentation
• Maintain a clear audit trail of CA decisions, ensuring the design record stays accurate through construction
• Work with and mentor a CA "assistant in training" on interiors scope of projects, building their skills toward independent CA capability

2. Construction Detailing

• Spend a portion of time personally drafting construction details, applying direct CA and field experience to produce accurate, buildable detailing
• Mentor junior and mid-level technologists in construction detailing — assembly logic, code-driven detailing, and buildability
• Review and redline junior staff's detail work, using it as a teaching opportunity rather than just a correction pass
• Share CA and field experience back into the studio, helping junior staff understand how their detailing decisions play out on site
• Help build junior staff's confidence and technical judgment so they can eventually take on CA responsibilities themselves

3. Drawing Set Review at Final IFC Stage

• Conduct the final technical review of drawing sets before Issue for Construction, acting as the last line of quality control
• Verify accuracy, completeness, and internal consistency across all disciplines and sheets, catching conflicts before they reach the field
• Confirm the drawing set reflects current code requirements, building science principles, and DMA production standards
• Flag and resolve outstanding coordination issues with sub-consultants prior to issuance
• Provide clear, actionable feedback to production teams so recurring issues are corrected upstream, not just at the IFC gate

Non-Billable Responsibilities

• Work with the BIM Manager and Studio Manager to feed CA and IFC-review findings back into DMA+id production standards, closing the loop between site issues and studio-wide practice
• Contribute to a studio-wide log of recurring CA/field issues and detailing errors to inform training priorities and standards updates
• Support Partners and the Studio Manager in identifying resourcing needs for CA coverage across active projects

What We're Looking For

• Extensive senior-level experience as an Architectural Technologist (10+ years), with substantial hands-on Construction Administration experience on complex projects
• Deep, current expertise in building codes, building science, and construction processes, with a proven ability to make sound judgment calls in the field under time pressure
• Strong track record reviewing drawing sets for accuracy and coordination at IFC stage — comfortable being the final sign-off before issuance
• Proven experience mentoring junior staff, particularly in construction detailing and buildability
• Proficient in CAD, with no Revit modeling requirement for this role
• Adept with ACC (Autodesk Construction Cloud) and Bluebeam for CA workflows, submittal/RFI tracking, and markup
• Excellent coordination and communication skills, confident engaging directly with contractors, sub-consultants, and authorities having jurisdiction
• Highly self-motivated, decisive, and comfortable being the point of escalation when problems arise on site or at final review
• Meticulous, detail-oriented, and uncompromising on quality and accuracy

Why Join Us?

This role offers a senior technologist the chance to own the parts of the project that matter most once design is complete — keeping construction on track, protecting drawing quality at the final gate, and shaping the next generation of technologists through hands-on mentorship in construction detailing