Architect

Description:

• Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company's mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities - safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.

Core Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing architectural/engineering scope for capital and expense construction packages for area and transmission switching substations utilizing both outside service and in-house design teams resources.
• Provide technical expertise and architectural guidance to the project team in carrying out their assigned tasks including having the ability to perform independent calculations either by hand or utilizing design software, perform code reviews and applications, and coordinate multiple discipline design efforts.
• Work on assignments that focus on substation facilities, which occasionally include implementation of new regulatory or technological requirements and first-of-a-kind projects with unique requirements.
• Responsible for developing capital and expense construction packages including investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of architectural and engineering issues for area and transmission switching substations utilizing both outside service and in-house design teams resources.
• Provide leadership, technical expertise, direction, and supervision of resources, ensures all operations meet schedule, budget, project goals, specifications, and regulatory guidelines throughout entire project lifecycle.
• Develop and interpret the design basis criteria and work on architectural designs.
• Modify and adapt existing architectural/engineering design features to meet a variety of situations.
• Present architectural/engineering design recommendations and proposals to staff and upper management
• Assist in the preparation of 3D electronic design models, preliminary and final construction documents and specification sections for buildings and equipment enclosures.
• Conduct code and life safety analysis for architectural designs and develop safety reference drawings in support of the analysis.
• Conduct energy code analysis to develop the architectural drawings and details associated with the building envelope and compliance with applicable energy codes and initiatives.
• Review and coordinate vendor submittals for conformity with construction documents during construction phase.
• Coordinate the architectural design with other disciplines, such as structural, HVAC, fire protection, electrical, and plumbing.
• Develop and interpret the design basis criteria and work on architectural and engineering designs.
• Assist in the preparation of 3D electronic design models, preliminary and final construction documents and specification sections for buildings and equipment enclosures.
• Develop and process request for proposals (RFP) for outside services including pre and post bid field walks.
• Conduct Zoning Ordinance reviews and analysis.

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture/ Architectural Engineering and 3 years of applicable experience and strong technical knowledge