Senior Architect- Education

BRPH is a technically focused, creative architecture, engineering, and construction company with over six decades of expertise in helping mission-driven clients in the aerospace, defense, manufacturing, commercial, education, entertainment, hospitality, and federal markets identify gaps in their program delivery and develop innovative solutions to their most challenging problems across the U.S. and around the world. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top firms, we take pride in solving complex challenges with forward-thinking solutions.

About Orlando:

Located in the heart of Orlando’s Baldwin Park district, BRPH’s Orlando office is a dynamic regional hub supporting some of our most innovative work across education, entertainment, hospitality, and commercial markets. Our Orlando team brings together architects, engineers, designers, and project specialists in a highly collaborative environment that values creativity, technical excellence, and client service.

Overview

We are seeking a creative and dedicated Architect specializing in K-12 educational programming to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of educational environments and design principles that foster learning, collaboration, and innovation. This role will involve collaborating with educators, administrators, and community stakeholders to create spaces that enhance the educational experience.

Essential Duties

Design Development: Lead the design and development of K-12 educational facilities, ensuring alignment with the latest educational trends and standards.

Programming Analysis: Conduct comprehensive needs assessments to determine educational programming requirements, translating these into effective architectural solutions.

Collaboration: Work closely with educators, school administrators, and other stakeholders to gather input and feedback throughout the design process.

Sustainability and Innovation: Incorporate sustainable design practices and innovative technologies that promote a healthy and engaging learning environment.

Project Management: Oversee project timelines, budgets, and resources, ensuring that projects are completed on schedule and within scope.

Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all designs comply with local, state, and federal regulations, including safety codes and accessibility standards.

Community Engagement: Facilitate workshops and presentations to educate stakeholders on design concepts and gather community input.

Responsibilities

Performs advanced assignments demonstrating complex professional architectural work knowledge and abilities, requiring application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related architectural tasks. Assignments require sound independent judgement and application of a non-routine, complex nature, under the supervision of the Director. Assignments may include variables and be complex. Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of architectural principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields.

Makes decisions independently on architectural problems and methods and represents the company by resolving important questions coordinating the work. Requires the use of advanced techniques and the modification and extension of theories, precepts and practices of architecture. The knowledge and expertise required for this level of work results from progressive experience and education.

Assignments usually include complex tasks and calculations with limited technical guidance on non-standard issues. Must coordinate with and help resolve conflicts with other disciplines based on an excellent understanding of the design process. Responsible for the preparation of project specific construction specifications and construction administration. Assignments may include managerial tasks of both project and personnel nature.

Proven experience involving Project Programming and Design.

Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Prepares reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, cost estimates and permits for projects.

Has working knowledge of Revit to produce designs into routine final drawings, and performs limited Revit operations.

Advanced understanding of codes and standards and has ability to research code issues, present interpretation, and properly apply in the daily work.

Has an excellent understanding and knowledge of construction techniques and constructability.

Performs Life Safety and Code Analysis and prepares Life safety plans.

Visits construction site to review, monitor, and report progress and perform other construction administration duties, such as shop drawing review, attend construction site meetings, review RFI’s, prepare ASI’s, PR’s, prepare status reports, per the contract documents.

Uses company and discipline department computer assisted drafting and design software and equipment to prepare architectural and design documents. Must be proficient i…