ABEL Construction Company, a 2023 Louisville Top Workplace Winner, is looking for an Architect to join our team! Come work with a strong, stable, and ethical company with a desire for teamwork in all jobs. The culture at ABEL will allow you more interaction with the job sites and the clients. Our Design department works as a closely knit team and offers excellent support. Become part of our family for an amazing career! ABEL is a family owned company servicing the Louisville, KY area for 83 years. We believe in a family atmosphere and have created a culture of teamwork and growth. A position with ABEL Construction Company may be the best job you’ve ever had! Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, HSA, FSA, Critical Illness, EAP, Wellness and 401k plan with a 50% match!

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead a range of medium-to-large scale projects with many complexities through all phases of design and construction processes with clients and their stakeholders, design Teams, consultants, contractors and vendors

• Provide leadership to clients and oversee a staff of architects, engineers and technicians as well as project manager assistants, project managers, superintendents, engineers and the preconstruction department by creating a clear project plan, leading the design process, encouraging prompt action and clearly communicating and managing project goals and objectives, budgets, scope, deliverables and schedule

• Provide leadership including mentoring, professional development, and hands-on coaching to Team members

• Monitor and control the execution of projects in accordance with internal quality processes to deliver profitable, high quality design projects on time and within budget

• You will be the go-to Team member to help resolve issues and move projects along while identifying opportunities to find additional value for our clients

• Project Administration and Management:

• Project Administration

• Disciplines Coordination/Document Checking

• Agency Consulting/Review/Approval

• Owner-supplied Data Coordination

• Schedule Development/Monitoring for design projects

• Assist PM on preliminary Estimate of Cost of the Work

• Presentations

• Contract Preparation

• Pre-Design Services:

• Developing Scope of Work with Owners

• Space Schematics/Flow Diagrams

• Existing Facilities Surveys

• Marketing Studies; Economic Feasibility Studies

• Advise on Project Financing

• Site Development Services

• Site Analysis

• Site Development Planning

• Coordinate: Civil Engineering

Environmental Studies and Reports

Zoning Processing Assistance

Geotechnical Engineering

Site Surveying

Development Plans

Water Management

• Design Services

Materials Research/Specifications

Schematic Design, Design Development with job specific Consultants when necessary

• Architectural Design/Documentation

• Coordinate: Civil Design/Documentation

• Structural Design/Documentation

• Plumbing Design/Documentation

Fire Suppression

Mechanical Design/Documentation

Electrical Design/Documentation

Interior Design/Documentation

Landscape Design/Documentation

Special Design/Documentation

• Assist Project Managers with Bidding/Negotiation

• Construction Administration Services

  Submittal Services Observation Services Supplemental Documentation/ Request for Information (RFI’s) Interpretations and Decisions Project Closeout

• Post-Contract Services:

Record drawings & coordination of

• Supplemental Services

Graphic Design

Renderings

Demolition Services

Mock-up Services

Coordination of Designated Services

Project Promotion/Public Relations

Construction Site Layout

Construction Life Safety Phasing

Evacuation Egress Plans

Key Skill Requirements

• Professional architectural education with architecture licensure

• Or architecturally related Bachelor degree with equivalent work experience that lead to architectural licensure in the United States

• NCARB certified 10 years minimum working as a licensed architect

• 5 years of project management and design leadership experience with a proven track record as the Project Architect from project start through construction administration

• Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without any restrictions or visa sponsorship