Architect

  • Bechtel
  • US - WA - Richland
  • 3 days ago

Company Name: Bechtel

Location: Richland, WA, US

Job Duration: 2024-04-17 to 2024-05-17

Overview

Requisition ID:  275471

  • Relocation Authorized:  National – Accompanied
  • Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
  • Work Location: Richland, WA 
  • Salary Range: $105,060 – $182,670 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world’s infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to Bechtel is our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

 

Project Overview

Bechtel is a global engineering, construction and project management company that has “built the world” for more than 120 years, having constructed Hoover Dam, the English Channel Tunnel, entire cities in the Middle East, the second-largest solar thermal power project in the world, and millions of miles of roads and pipelines. We produce a lasting, positive legacy by creating jobs, growing economies, connecting communities to resources, shoring up and expanding infrastructure, and making the world a cleaner, greener, safer place. 

 

Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest. 

 

Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.

 

Position Summary

This position is a full-time role that offers part-time telework flexibility in the Richland, Washington project office. Upon initial hire and onboarding, the position will require full time presence in the Richland, Washington project office, then may offer part-time telework flexibility. This position works a 9/80 schedule, offering every other Friday off. 

 

Responsibilities

  • Execution of A-E services contracts
  • Preparation of original architectural designs layouts, details, drawings and specifications for buildings
  • Coordinate and integrate design work between the architectural discipline and other engineering disciplines
  • Prepare procurement and subcontract requisition documents and perform associated technical bid evaluations with award recommendations
  • Utilize critical thinking to evaluate, select, and apply design skills and techniques to project related assignments
  • Participates in and fosters a work environment that is based upon openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and job satisfaction
  • Embodies a commitment to external and internal client service

 

Qualifications & Skills

Basic Qualifications

Level 1

  • BS degree in Architecture from an accredited university with at least 9 years of progressive experience. In lieu of a degree, 15 years of progressive related experience is required.
  • Working towards professional registration
  • Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, physical (if located at the construction site), and background check which includes verification of employment and education.
  • Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site. (Even if teleworking, must still be able to comply with security requirements to obtain a badge)
  • Must possess the right to work and remain in the United States without sponsorship.

 

Level 2

  •  BS degree in Architecture from an accredited university with at least 13 years of progressive experience. In lieu of a degree, 19 years of progressive related experience is required.
  • Working towards professional registration
  • Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, physical (if located at the construction site), and background check which includes verification of employment and education.
  • Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site. (Even if teleworking, must still be able to comply with security requirements to obtain a badge)
  • Must possess the right to work and remain in the United States without sponsorship.

 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Experience with architectural design, production techniques, building materials, and construction methods or development of project deliverables.
  • Understands technical issues and cost related to selection of design features and unique architectural requirements.
  • Knowledge of practices and procedures of NFPA, OSHA, ANSI, IBC, UFCs, and the USGBC LEED Rating System.
  • Perform code reviews and generate code compliance reports/ drawings
  • Skilled in oral and written communication
  • Communicates complex technical issues and recommends solutions
  • Demonstrated graphic presentation skills
  • Understanding of engineering planning and control methods
  • Experienced with producing a full, well-coordinated, detailed set of architectural construction documents
  • Experienced with coordinating a multi-discipline design team
  • Experience with CADD applications such as Autodesk design suite or MicroStation to originate 3D model content and produce design deliverables in a multidisciplinary model environment
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and Sketchup
  • Experienced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite- Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
  • Experience with developing CSI Masterformat specifications, or SpecsIntact preferred

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Necessary skills to present technical subjects with competence and confidence
  • Master’s degree in Architecture from an accredited university
  • LEED AP certified professional
  • Willingness to relocate after assignment completion

 

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At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components. 

Shaping tomorrow together

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through five global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing & Technology. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.  
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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Bechtel employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or show proof of a negative test result prior to accessing Bechtel sites/facilities to the extent required by applicable law or by customer requirements.