Architectural Job Captain

SERA Architects•Oakland, CA

About The Position

This position leverages your previous experience to allow for professional growth, offering the ability to work independently with some supervision. Opportunities include coordinating and directing less experienced staff to develop projects, conducting independent research, and delivering built projects through construction. The role also involves interacting with other SERA resources to achieve project goals, managing the Revit model, and developing, codifying, and enforcing the BIM Execution Plan on assigned projects. The Job Captain is expected to model the firm’s values and core commitments, ensuring alignment with internal expectations for professionalism, collaboration, and ethical behavior, and to respect and reinforce established firm policies and processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited program
4-7 years of industry experience in an architect's office
Proficiency in Autodesk Revit
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
Proficiency in MS Office Suite
Ability to communicate through verbal, written, and graphic communication formats
Ability to determine the right tool for the task
Ability to prioritize and evaluate multiple important tasks
Established critical thinking to identify strengths, weaknesses, or alternate solutions to a problem with some supervision
Develop professional judgment and decision-making processes to determine the most appropriate course of action
Develop leadership skills that motivate and guide teams and projects to desired outcomes

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Sketchup
Knowledge of Bluebeam

Responsibilities

Understand and ensure adherence to SERA's graphic standards across team members
Create graphic presentations such as design review, client presentations, and marketing collateral
Research and coordinate details regarding specific scopes of work and/or sub consultants
Work with product vendors/manufacturers to develop architectural details
Coordinate with other team members and building systems/components
Perform independent construction contract administration
Supervise, coordinate, plan, and review the work of 1-3 staff members
Mentor staff on project teams
Use the building code to develop architectural drawings
Provide code interpretations supporting the project objectives
Support the project by interacting with jurisdictions to obtain building permits
Interact with the client to achieve project goals
Ensure familiarity and adherence to project contract requirements
Interact with other SERA resources to achieve project goals
Handle the health and welfare of the Revit model
Develop, codify, and enforce the BIM Execution Plan on assigned projects
Model the firm’s values and core commitments, ensuring alignment with internal expectations for professionalism, collaboration, and ethical behavior
Respect and reinforce established firm policies and processes
Other duties as assigned