Professional Architect Jobs in Silver Spring, MD

The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing the highest quality of care in the treatment and prevention of human illness. JHHS is an academically based health system consisting of: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital, The Johns Hopkins All Children's Health System, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, The Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corporation and Johns Hopkins Medical Management Corporation.
What Awaits You?

• Career growth and development
• Employee and Dependent Tuition Assistance
• Diverse and collaborative working environment
• Affordable and comprehensive benefits package

SUMMARY
Plans, designs, prepares, and reviews architectural construction documents relating to additions, alterations, and renovations. Performs design efforts and provides technical expertise, under the general supervision of the Design Manager. This sequence of job titles is structured to reflect an employee's increasing professional capabilities in the field of Architecture including increasing competence in evaluating specialized project needs and incorporating them into the goals of JHM.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform all functions.
• Assists in the development of and/or reviews project program and scope requirements with client, inhouse design team or outside consultants.
• Obtains field measurements, documents site conditions, etc.; translates scopes into design; prepares, reviews and edits project drawings and specifications.
• Works with inhouse design staff to provide technical knowledge, as required.
• Provides construction support services; i.e., reviews submittals, attends progress meetings, develops change orders, resolves field problems, and assists commissioning effort.
• Applies professional registration stamp and signature to construction documents.
• Coordinates and oversees post-occupancy evaluations.
• Assists project management and technical services groups, and Designers and Drafters, as requested.
• Provides direction, monitors and reviews design work produced by outside consultants.
• Ensures that project programs reflect Hospital improvement efforts (e.g., design standards, standard specifications, special projects).
• Ensures that institutional priorities, imperatives and patient care initiatives are addressed and supported by design and implementation strategy.
• Uses relevant references to ensure successful project progress.
• Ensures that proper codes/documents are available to and used by design staff.
• Observes and assesses existing conditions and situations in facility.
• Investigates and recommends changes to improve design efforts.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent is required. Master's in architecture is preferred. This preference may be waived in accordance with the schedule as follows:
Job Title Education Work Experience
Professional Architect III Master's Degree 5 years architectural design
Professional Architect III Bachelor's Degree 10 years architectural design
Professional Architect III Associate's Degree 14 years of experience
Professional Architect III High School Diploma 18 years of experience
Preferred four (4) years of contemporary experience in the design of medical facilities, research laboratories or similar building projects.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Work requires attention to detail.
• Work requires visual acuity.
• Knowledge of construction methods and equipment installation/inspection.
• Foundation and current knowledge of design, construction, operations and maintenance fields, and governmental regulations and codes, generally and as applicable to employee's discipline.
• Basic knowledge of computer applications (PC- and network-based), including Windows, departmental e-mail, word processing, database, spreadsheet, project management, presentation, and CADD packages.
• Proficient written and verbal English communication skills.
• High level of ability to solve problems and manage information.
• Ability to plan, research, analyze, coordinate, implement and present project requirements.
• Ability to generate clear design direction and convey the same to Architects, Senior Architectural Designers, Architectural Designers, and Drafters.
• Interacts professionally with JHM/departmental staff as well as contractor's, manufacturers, vendors and consultants.
• Reads and interprets complex construction documents, service manuals and other, technical documents.
• Creates and follows complex instructions on prints, drawings and oral instructions.
• Prepares specifications on products, installation and general workmanship on projects.
• Effectively communicates (written & orally) with supervisor and departmental/JHM staff.
• Understands, and assimilates, JHH and departmental policies, procedures and systems.
Required Licensure, Certification, On-going Training:
• Current, valid professional registration as Registered Architect (R.A.) in Maryland.
Work Experience:
Related work experience in design of architectural systems for buildings in accordance with the following schedule and with increasing senior level organizational and business responsibilities:
Job Title Education Work Experience
Professional Architect III Master's Degree 5 years architectural design
Professional Architect III Bachelor's Degree 10 years architectural design
Professional Architect III Associate's Degree 14 years of experience
Professional Architect III High School Diploma 18 years of experience
Machines, Tools, Equipment:
• General and design office equipment such as computers, printers, fax machines, copiers, phones, and presentation equipment and materials.
DIMENSIONS
Cost Management:
• Analyzes and evaluates project feasibility with the consideration of budgetary constraints.
• Reviews and approves project scopes, cost estimates and manpower projections.
• Develops design and construction documents based on construction feasibility, estimated cost, code requirements, and design program requirements within allotted manhours and schedule.
• Demonstrates keen awareness of and actively participates with an increasing level of involvement in the business aspects of JHM.
Problem Complexity:
• Distinguishes project requirements from client desires.
• Obtains field measurements, documents site conditions and determines budgetary and time constraints in order to prepare preliminary plans and cost estimates and develop final construction drawings, specifications, and costs.
• Provides insight concerning technical issues to Assistant Director and/or Design Manager.
Autonomy and Responsibility:
• Shall be required to sign, seal and otherwise professionally endorse products of architectural design that have been prepared under the reasonable control and oversight of the employee.
• Provides technical oversight of work performed by Sr. Architectural Designers, Architectural Designers, and/or Drafters.
• Provides architectural technical expertise and oversight as requested by Design Manager.
• Oversees special individual projects of limited scope at the direction of the Design Manager.
• Collaborates with other designers and/or Project Managers in project scope review and project requirements discussion with clients.
• Interprets and establishes requirements of work to be done.
• Coordinates efforts of consultants and/or vendors.
• Reviews the work of and directs team consultants as required to support team effort.
• Leads design effort of the project team on major renovation/reconstruction projects, under Design Manager's guidance.
• Recommends and participates in departmental design development (design standards, standard specifications), improvement, and implementation.
• Proposes projects or program changes based on observation and assessment of existing conditions and situations in the facility.
• Upon direction during the project planning phase, conduct code/zoning/regulatory searches to determine project constraints.
• Coordinates post-occupancy evaluations.
• Participates in master planning activities.
Salary Range: Minimum 44.81/hour - Maximum 71.70/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.
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