Senior Project Architect

Description

Seeking an experienced Senior Construction Administrator to assume a lead role in construction administration for a large, technically complex academic science project currently in construction. This position is intended for an architectural professional who prefers to focus on the construction phase, enjoys working directly with contractors and consultants, and takes pride in resolving technical challenges and delivering high-quality buildings.

The Senior Construction Administrator will manage day-to-day CA coordination, working closely with the Project Manager, project leadership, design team, and consultants. The role is primarily focused on construction administration rather than design leadership, project financial management, or traditional project management.

Responsibilities:

Construction Administration and Project Delivery:

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day construction administration activities for a large academic science project.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for construction-phase coordination among the contractor, owner representatives, consultants, and internal project team.

• Review and coordinate responses to requests for information (RFIs), shop drawings, product data, samples, and other construction submittals.

• Conduct regular site visits, document observations, identify potential concerns, and assess general conformance with the contract documents.

• Participate in construction meetings, track outstanding issues and decisions, and provide timely documentation and follow-up.

• Assist in evaluating proposed changes, substitutions, and their potential effects on design intent, quality, cost, and schedule.

• Support punch lists, project closeout, and coordination of commissioning and final completion activities.

Technical Coordination and Problem Solving:

• Apply extensive knowledge of building materials, assemblies, detailing, specifications, and construction methods to resolve field conditions.

• Coordinate architectural work with structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and specialized laboratory systems.

• Identify and resolve technical and constructability issues collaboratively with contractors, consultants, and the design team.

• Maintain a thorough understanding of the contract documents and communicate design intent clearly throughout construction.

• Anticipate construction risks and recommend practical solutions that maintain project quality, performance, and schedule.

Collaboration and Technical Leadership:

• Build productive working relationships with the construction team, clients, consultants, and internal staff.

• Work closely with project leadership to monitor unresolved construction issues and support timely decisions.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced staff involved in construction administration.

• Contribute to improving construction administration practices and knowledge sharing within the firm.

Skills

Revit, Architecture, Construction document, Registered architect, Construction administration

Top Skills Details

Revit,Architecture,Construction document

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Approximately 15-25+ years of professional experience in architectural practice, including substantial construction administration responsibility on large, complex projects.

• Demonstrated ability to independently coordinate day-to-day CA activities while working within an established project leadership and professional oversight structure.

• Extensive experience with RFIs, construction submittals, field observations, coordination with contractors, and construction-phase documentation.

• Strong knowledge of building systems, construction methods, technical detailing, specifications, and construction contracts.

• Excellent technical judgment, communication, organization, responsiveness, and collaborative problem-solving skills.

• Proficiency with construction administration tools such as Procore, Bluebeam, and Autodesk Construction Cloud.

• Ability to attend site meetings and perform regular construction observations as required.

• Architectural licensure is not required. Candidates will be evaluated on demonstrated experience, technical expertise, and ability to support successful construction-phase delivery.

Preferred Experience:

• Higher education, academic science, laboratory, research, healthcare, or comparably complex institutional projects.

• Extensive MEP coordination, building systems, specialized equipment, and technically demanding building assemblies.

• Familiarity with AIA construction contracts and experience joining a project during construction and quickly becoming effective.

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Boston, MA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $63.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Boston, MA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 24, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Boston,MA.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email View email address on click.appcast.io for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.