Responsibilities
* Collaborates with Principal in evaluation of project requirements and helps to negotiate an acceptable owner-architect agreement including the fee and time schedule
* Demonstrates task-focused mastery of project scope, profitability, schedule and budget
* Completes projects on schedule, within budget and with maximum client satisfaction
* Negotiates critical issues with top-level architects, engineers and officials of other organizations and firms
* Utilizes experience and technical knowledge and monitors quality of the construction documents keeping in mind schedules/budgets and provides coaching/communication as appropriate with team leaders and/or team members who are responsible for work flow/timelines, etc
* Develops discipline cost and work-hour budgets for each project and monitors project costs, completion status against budget schedules/timelines
* Oversees all correspondence and pertinent documents, making sure they are accurate, signs or obtains signatures and seeks legal counsel as appropriate
* Coordinates review and evaluation of contractor bids and works with Principal so that award recommendation can be submitted to owner
* Collaborates with the Principal as requested in the marketing of projects including development of proposals and possible participation in client interviews
* Sets an example for team effort through the spirit of cooperation while directing, organizing and mentoring junior staff
