Firm-of-Record

Firm-of-Record is the firm who prepares construction documents for a project or whose name appears on the building permit issued for a specific project on which that firm performed services.

 
Principal or Owner – (PL)
Generally a licensed architect position

Responsibilities Include: Primary client contact, strategic planning, marketing, oversees and reviews qualifications submittals, contract negotiation and execution, overall staff and resource management including team building, performance reviews, employee hiring and termination, mentoring, overall project scheduling, management and oversight, stamps construction documents, guides office standards and policies, serves as final authority for dispute resolution.    

 
Project Manager – (PM)
Generally a licensed architect position

Responsibilities Include: Project specific client contact, manages multiple project teams, overall quality control for assigned projects, develops and manages project scopes, budgets, schedules and deadlines, develops and manages consultant fee structures, manages project files, delegates appropriate tasks among project team, guides design decisions within project requirements, checks project code compliance, secures regulatory project approvals, conducts project evaluations, approves project specific construction phase documents.

 
Project Architect – (PA)
A licensed architect position

Responsibilities Include: Quality control and checking of construction documents including plans and specifications, oversight and preparation of design phase documents, conducts project code reviews, researches materials and standards, generates design alternatives, assists with project specific construction phase documents and duties, supervises project designers or interns, design phase consultant coordination, prepares opinion of probable construction cost, assists with project file maintenance. 

 
Construction Administrator – (CA)
A licensed or non-licensed architect position

Responsibilities Include: Construction phase client contact, primary construction phase contractor contact, construction phase consultant coordination, maintains construction phase files, reviews design phase project code compliance, develops and posts construction phase project modification documentation (RFI’s, proposal requests, ASI’s, change orders, substitution requests, addenda, etc.), reviews pay applications, communicates construction phase issues to project manager and project architect.  

 
LEED Professional – (LP)
A licensed or non-licensed architect position

Responsibilities Include: Develops design and construction phase LEED documents, maintains LEED scorecard, coordinates with design and construction teams to implement LEED requirements, researches “green” and “sustainable” products and systems for legitimacy, prepares and submits LEED submittal, maintains LEED project files.

 
Project Designer or Intern – (PD)
Generally a non-licensed architect position

Responsibilities Include: Develops construction documents under project architect’s supervision, assists project architect in developing design alternatives, assists construction administrator with construction phase documentation, assists project architect with materials and standards research, assists LEED professional with preparing submittal documentation, performs duties as required to obtain professional development experience in preparation for licensure.