Project Captain - Chicago, United States - On behalf of our Client

    On behalf of our Client
    On behalf of our Client Chicago, United States

    4 weeks ago

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    PROJECT CAPTAIN / ARCHITECTURE / COMMERCIAL / MULTI-SITE

    Our client is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, planning, interior design, landscape architecture and land development firm. With 50 years of experience and 14 offices across the US, Mexico, and Singapore, we have worked in nearly every state, in thousands of cities nationwide. Having been involved in every aspect of the highly specialized practice of development services, we have gained an invaluable and unrivaled degree of knowledge and expertise.

    Ownership and Prosperity

    As an ESOP company, our client takes pride in offering every team member a stake in our success. Through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, our employees benefit from shared company prosperity, creating a culture of shared goals and achievements. You fund your 401(k) through paycheck deferrals and matches your deferrals into the ESOP with shares of company stock.

    GENERAL SUMMARY

    The Project Captain reports to a Senior Project Manager or Project Manager and is responsible for focusing on a particular aspect of a project.

    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

    This role may supervise Designer I.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and/or ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

    • Produce contract documents conforming to building codes and zoning regulations.
    • Work with engineering consultants.
    • Check shop drawings.
    • Conduct site visits.
    • Assist the Project Leader as needed.

    REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

    • Good working knowledge of building codes, zoning regulations, and approval processes.
    • Good understanding and knowledge of building systems and site requirements such as Structural, MEP, Civil, and Geo-Tech.
    • Highly organized, detail-driven, and conscientious.
    • Able to work well with minimal direction and supervision.
    • Proficient in current versions of Revit, AutoCAD, MS Word, and MS Excel.

    EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

    • Bachelor's or master's degree in architecture.
    • A minimum of 2 years of construction experience or a combination of 4 years of experience in commercial retail/mixed-use or multi-family housing projects is required.
    • Licensure in architecture is preferred.