Job Details

FTS International, LLC (FTS) is committed to providing the Federal Government with quality consultants and support. To ensure mission success we focus on putting our customers first while minimizing corporate bureaucracy on our staff. We provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) free of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) focused on independent analysis and mission support services within the disciplines of Engineering, Counter Terrorism Operations, Management, Information Technology, Signals Analysis, Administration, Cyber Security and Linguistics.

FTS has an immediate opportunity for an Architect & Interior Designer in Northern Virginia.

The Architect & Interior Designer performs space and architectural surveys, collects user requirements, and interfaces with Government project managers, building maintenance contractors, general contractors, and/or other personnel .

Responsibilities

• Assist with design reviews of Government projects
• Develop high-level cost for construction utilizing historical and research data
• Prepare reports and other documentation, as necessary
• Prior to design contract requests, gather and define customer's design requirements and prepare solutions ranging from conceptual design to final design within established parameters
• Create design and construction documents, prepare project specifications, develop record control documents, and generate presentation graphics
• Prepare cost and schedule estimates
• Collect, prepare, and report programmatic information
• Coordinate design activities with architecture, engineering, safety, security, construction, and other related functional areas
• Ensure compliance with Building Codes and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements
• Manage and monitor architecture and engineering (A&E) firms for multiple projects during the design and construction phases and handling contract close out
• Manage project design and/or construction efforts, to include schedule, funding, and day-to-day project oversight
• Manage and evaluate construction contractor performance
• Integrate and coordinate projects with field personnel
• Evaluate, validate, and manage project change requests
• Provide official weekly project status reports
• Prepare and distribute project communication with customers, management, integrated project teams, and stakeholders
• Assist the client's Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) with acquisition planning, execution and administration
• Assist the CO and COTR with conducting pre-bid and pre-construction site visits with the COTR
• Provide invoice supporting information to the COTR for payment
• Prepare and monitor project schedules and budgets; provide technical guidance and assistance on contracting and construction-related issues; direct design efforts; recommend construction documents for approval; and provide oversight of any follow-on maintenance programs
• Optimize performance, cost, and schedule by ensuring project objectives are achieved on schedule and at the lowest cost compatible with user requirements
• Conduct design reviews with the customer
• Ensure timely input of all data, comments, and documentation into MAXIMO software project management tool. This requirement applies to all projects, work orders, and tasks across the project lifecycle
• Ensure integration of all systems, including information technology, telephone, security, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing
• Prepare Contractor Performance Report (CPR) upon contract closeout

• TS/SCI with Polygraph
• BS degree in Architecture or Interior Design
• 7 years of experience in architecture or interior design
• Proficiency with AutoCAD