Architectural Intern - Residential

SUMMEROUR ARCHITECTS

 

About Us:

 

Summerour and Associates Architects, Inc. has served the architecturally conscious since 1991. Keith Summerour, a graduate of Auburn University, began the firm with the desire to make architecture that acknowledged the changing world without losing sight of the timeless standards of quality, scale, proportion, and detail. Today, with over 40 employees, Summerour & Associates retains the family atmosphere of the original studio. Each associate brings his or her unique skills and experiences to the collaboration process. Firm locations include a main office in Atlanta, a second in St. Simons Island, Georgia, and two additional studios in the mountains of Cashiers, North Carolina and Florence, Italy. The Summerour team focuses on high-end residences, vacation homes, and quality commercial projects. The design process combines the client?s wishes with detail and craftsmanship to create architecture that will be cherished for generations.

 

Job Description:

 

The primary objective of an Architectural Intern is to aid in any way necessary to bring various stages of the architectural design and construction documentation to completion.

 

The primary responsibility of the Architectural Intern is to produce (from sketches, perspectives and/or rough drafts) Preliminary Design, Design Development and Construction Documents.  All of this should occur under the direction of the Project Manager with adherence to the design intent. The Architectural Intern shall also coordinate with the design team, including consultants, to resolve any drafting conflicts within the drafted set of documents. The Architectural Intern shall learn and incorporate Summerour artistic design methods and intent into all drafted work.



 The Architectural Intern shall draw preliminary plans, elevations and sections based on information provided by the Project Manager or Lead Architect

 Upon the approval of the PD set the Architectural Intern shall proceed to add information to the drawings in the PD set and create additional drawings such as enlarged plans, schedules, interior elevations and details to produce the Design Development set.

 With the DD phase complete, the Architectural Intern shall increase the level of detail to the CD level by adding additional information while adhering to standard construction methods and techniques.

 The Architectural Intern shall be responsible for monitoring the accuracy of drafted documents between peers and consultants.

 The Architectural Intern shall have knowledge of and be familiar with a wide variety of basic construction techniques and methods and have an understanding of applicable codes such IBC, ADA, NFPA etc?.

 The Architectural Intern shall be responsible for checking the accuracy of his/her work, all drafted documents shall be printed and checked for basic omissions and errors.

 As the Architectural Intern develops, his role will expand to include interaction with clients, consultants, and contractors.Construction Administration responsibilities include site visits to review design conformance by the General Contractor and Subcontractors.  The Architectural Intern also prepares supplementary drawings to address requests for additional information from the Contractor or to document design changes made after the release of final constructions documents.

 The Architectural Intern is responsible for managing their progress through the Intern Development Program.  The goal of the Architectural Intern is to become a Registered Architect.

 The Architectural Intern shall keep up to date on standard drafting practices and procedures and be well versed in the use of Auto CAD and the graphic standards associates with it.

 The Architectural Intern is responsible for entering his/her billable time each day, ensuring timely entry, accurate reporting of all tasks accomplished, and notation of each project related entry.

 

Requirements:

Minimum of 4 Year Architecture Degree Required

 Candidate must be a self-starter

 Candidate must enjoy working within a team-oriented environment

 Candidate should posses a passion for classical architecture

 Only resumes forward from this web site will be considered, or may be emailed to resumes@summerour.net

 No phone calls

 For more information about Summerour Architects, please visit our web site at www.summerour.net

Computer Skills:

Auto CAD

 Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint

 Sketch-Up / 3-D Modeling Experience Required