Project Architect / Mandarin

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Job Area:
Architecture

Application Deadline:
As soon as possible

Location:
45 Main Street, 9th Floor
11201 Brooklyn, NY
United States
New York

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BIG is a group of 700+ architects, engineers, urbanists, inventors, researchers and business minds from all over the world who are based in our Copenhagen, New York, London and Barcelona offices. Our built work ranges from the most diverse urban playground and Michelin-star dining - to affordable housing and a school among the verdant fjords of the Faroe Islands. Our vision spans traveling at supersonic speed with Hyperloop One to living in floating cities and eventually Mars! While we are led by a group of expert partners, directors, and associates - a flat hierarchy and collaborative spirit are essential to our BIG ecosystem. We are infectiously ambitious and unified by the shared mission to craft the world we want to live in and to give form to our future one project at a time.

We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a cool workplace where we want to be and we continuously work at becoming better and better at what we do.

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We are looking for a Senior Architect with a minimum of 10 years of experience, preferably with work experience in documentation phases on cultural, mixed-use, and high-rise projects in China. You will be based in our New York studio, but will travel to China on a regular basis.

This role requires written and oral fluency in Mandarin.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Partner-in-Charge and Project Manager on design aspects, operations, risk management, contractual, and others matters.
Liaise with clients and consultants when required, to drive discussions to a resolution.
Strategically design timelines and work-plans.
Proactively deal with risk assessment and management.
To support, advise, direct and educate all design processes from a technical and buildability perspective.
To support the project team to develop planning and detailing solutions that align with the design intent.
Lead coordination efforts with consultants.
Support communication between project team, clients, vendors, contractors, consultants, and building and permitting officials
Providing technical guidance and innovative solutions to help resolve complex technical and design challenges
Contribute as required to the Design Reviews.
Be flexible and available to operate in multiple time zones.

Essential skills:

Excellent communication skills, fluent in English and Mandarin - spoken and written
Significant contributions to an extremely well documented and coordinated drawing set
Excellent ability in Revit, Rhino, Adobe Suite. Grasshopper and Enscape is a plus 
Strong organizational skills, ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines on budget and on time
A keen eye for attention to detail and accuracy
Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative in response to direction from project managers, directors and partners '
A team player, with a flexible and open attitude towards new ways of working and collaborating
Taking responsibility of aspects of the design and guiding other team members in resolving planning, detailing and design questions

Experience and qualifications:

Professional qualifications as an Architect or an equivalent qualification
Minimum 10+ years of professional experience in all design phases, including construction documents, and construction administration with site supervision
Preferably experience with large complex architectural programs

At BIG, we value and encourage the following qualities:

Be Proactive – Take initiative, do research, and don’t be afraid to try new things; prevent issues rather than fixing them
Be Reliable – Be someone leadership can trust to deliver on any task
Be Accountable – From the big picture to the day-to-day, own the decisions you make
Be Consistent – Prove you can do it, and then do it again and again
Be Tenacious – Be committed, show up, contribute with passion, do your best, get stuff done and don’t give up
Be Independent – Don’t be afraid to ask questions, but be able to take a task or project and run with it
Be Clever – Be smart, know your stuff, think critically, keep the big picture in mind, figure things out, and be curious
Be Nice – Be a team player and a good colleague, be honest, respect your peers, don’t take yourself too seriously, and have fun!
Be Generous – Share your knowledge and skills with other BIGsters, and mentor others when you can.

BIG Benefits:

Generous Time Off: Increases over your time at BIG as well as 12 recognized holidays and Winter Break
Professional Development: Support for continuing education, Amberbook, dedicated time off for AREs, AIA Membership dues, plus regular Lunch & Learns
Health Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, along with ancillary and disability insurance
Retirement Savings: 401(k) Plan with 3% company match
Saving Plans: Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care
Family Leave: 2 week pre-birth leave to all expecting parents to get set up for your new family member, generous parental leave, and flexible return-to-work options
Catered Meals: Complimentary breakfast daily and catered lunches on Wednesdays
Staff Entertainment: Friday beers and biannual parties - We're BIG on celebrations!
Additional perks: Dog friendly office, company sponsored sports teams, employee referral bonus, & more!

Base Compensation: $100,000 - $135,000
(The salary offered will be based on the length and relevance of the candidate's work history and the skills developed through their professional experiences.)

Diversity has been part of our DNA since BIG’s foundation. A multitude of cultures and backgrounds creates a new point of reference which leads to amazing insights. At BIG, we celebrate and support diversity because it makes our team, work, and the built environment better. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and take affirmative action to employ equally regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.