Architectural Job Captain
About The Position
The Architectural Job Captain works with some supervision and may work independently, drawing on prior experience to grow professionally. The role includes developing projects, coordinating and directing less experienced staff, conducting independent research, and helping deliver built projects through construction. The position supports project goals through design presentations, coordination with consultants and vendors, code-compliant documentation, permitting, client interaction, construction contract administration, and BIM management. Travel to project sites, jurisdictions, and client meetings, including overnight travel, may be required as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited program.
- Generally, 4–7 years of industry experience in an architect's office.
- Proficiency in Autodesk Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, and MS Office Suite.
- Ability to communicate verbally, in writing, and graphically.
- Ability to determine the appropriate tool for a task.
- Ability to prioritize and evaluate multiple important tasks.
- Critical-thinking ability to identify strengths, weaknesses, or alternative solutions to a problem with some supervision.
- Ability to develop professional judgment and decision-making processes to determine an appropriate course of action.
- Ability to develop leadership skills that motivate and guide teams and projects toward desired outcomes.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of SketchUp and Bluebeam.
Responsibilities
- Understand and ensure adherence to SERA's graphic standards across team members.
- Create graphic presentations, including design reviews, client presentations, and marketing collateral.
- Research and coordinate details for specific scopes of work and/or subconsultants.
- Work with product vendors and manufacturers to develop architectural details, coordinating with team members and building systems and components.
- Perform independent construction contract administration.
- Supervise, coordinate, plan, and review the work of 1–3 staff members, including mentoring staff on project teams.
- Use building codes to develop architectural drawings and provide code interpretations that support project objectives.
- Support projects by interacting with jurisdictions to obtain building permits.
- Interact with clients to achieve project goals.
- Understand and adhere to project contract requirements.
- Interact with other SERA resources to achieve project goals.
- Manage the health and welfare of the Revit model.
- Develop, codify, and enforce the BIM Execution Plan on assigned projects.
- Travel to project sites, jurisdictions, and client meetings, including overnight travel as needed.
- Model the firm's values and core commitments, maintaining professionalism, collaboration, and ethical behavior.
- Respect and reinforce established firm policies and processes.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
