Job Description

With over 30 years in practice, one of the country’s leading architectural & interior design firms specializing in life sciences, education, and workplace is actively seeking a Senior Project Architect to join their San Francisco or Sacramento office. The studio specializes in the design of laboratories, clean rooms, manufacturing facilities, data centers, and high-performance workplace environments, for clients working in the life sciences, electronics, mission-critical, education, and medicine.

With 180+ staff, they provide programming, master planning, building, and interior design services, including laboratory, cGMP, and medical planning, to new and established companies, institutions, developers, and healthcare providers. Office locations include Mountain View, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego

Role Requirements

The company is seeking a passionate, experienced Senior Project Architect, with a minimum of 10 years of technical expertise in commercial architecture, including demonstrated success on a range of corporate project types (life science, healthcare, or high-tech laboratory design a plus). (Core & Shell experience is required, but life science experience is a plus!)

Qualifications, Specific Skills, and Responsibilities:

• California licensure is a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture

• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with confidence and professionalism

• Exceptional organizational skills

• Proven capacity for leadership responsibilities and directing a team

• Work effectively on multiple projects, to set priorities and maintain schedules

• Design development experience, planning, coordinating and overseeing the production of construction drawings.

• Experience with the entire project lifecycle, through post-occupancy

• Contract management, experience negotiating project scope and fees

• Develop and maintain the project budget and schedule, monitor and communicate production and financial progress

• An understanding of building materials, details, and construction techniques

• A thorough knowledge of building codes, standards, and ADA expertise

• Ability to work constructively with entitlement agencies

• Knowledge of sustainability, integrated design, and LEED guidelines

• Advanced knowledge of QA/QC process

• Ability to coordinate with consultants and contractors

• Construction administration skills and experience

• Have the ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new ones

• Must be proficient in Revit / Autodesk Building Design, along with MS Office Suite. This position requires that you participate in the creation of documents as well as direct the efforts of other team members

The studio is seeking high-energy, creative, well-rounded people with a desire to collaborate/communicate and create innovative design for their prestigious clients throughout Northern California. They offer an excellent salary, bonus & benefit package including, medical, dental, vision, disability, life and 401k/profit sharing plan, along with opportunities for growth and alternative work schedules.

They are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values workplace diversity.

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