Architecture Associate

BDG Architects; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401K

Bonuses

Paid Holidays

Paid Personal Time Off

Job summary

BDG Architects, based in Princeton, NJ, seeks an Architecture Associate with a minimum of 3 years of experience to join our Princeton office. The role emphasizes project management across Banking & Financial Services, Commercial, Retail, Hospitality, and Education sectors, with emphasis on delivering multiple projects on tight schedules.

Proficiency in AutoCAD is required and Revit experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of architectural experience.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Architecture; knowledge of Revit is advantageous.
• Experience managing multiple projects and coordinating with stakeholders.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Take charge of project management to ensure timely completion, adherence to budget constraints, high-quality standards, and client satisfaction.
• Foster open communication between project team, Principal-in-Charge, and operations management for seamless coordination.
• Establish and uphold project objectives, procedures, and performance standards.
• Coordinate budgets and schedules for multiple projects concurrently.
• Ensure efficient project delivery and maintain quality through all phases from programming to closeout.
• Support design development, presentation drawings, specifications, and coordination of construction drawings.

Skills

Architecture concepts

Comms skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Design thinking

Project management

Multi-project mgmt

AutoCAD Architecture

Revit

SketchUp

MS Office

Smartsheet

Construction detailing

Education

Professional architecture degree

Tools

AutoCAD Architecture

Revit

SketchUp

Microsoft Office

Smartsheet

Job description

BDG Architects is currently seeking a skilled, imaginative, and driven Architecture Associate. This full-time position will be situated in our Princeton, NJ office. Candidates must possess a minimum of 3 years of experience.

The role will involve working on a variety of projects, including those within the Banking & Financial Services, Commercial, Retail, Hospitality, Education, and other sectors. Applicants should exhibit proficiency in AutoCAD and have the capability to manage multiple projects while meeting fast-paced production deadlines. Experience with Revit is advantageous.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Take charge of project management to ensure timely completion, adherence to budget constraints, maintenance of high-quality standards, and fulfillment of client expectations.
• Foster open communication channels between the project team, Principal-in-Charge, and operations management to facilitate seamless coordination and alignment of objectives.
• Establish, refine, and uphold project objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards to ensure consistency and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate and meticulously track budgets and schedules for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Guarantee efficient project delivery and maintain quality standards throughout all phases, from programming to project closeout.
• Manage and assist with work on all phases of various architectural projects including design development, preparation of presentation drawings and specifications, design review, coordination and correlation of construction drawings and review production drawings and specifications.
• Collaborate as a peer client liaison to aid in the development and implementation of client-established processes and procedures. The Project Manager is also responsible for generating reports to maintain clients informed about the overall program status and specific project updates.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Proficient understanding of commonly utilized concepts, practices, and procedures within an architectural office.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational prowess and adept time management capabilities.
• Demonstrated aptitude for collaboration and team-building.
• Strategic thinking abilities to tackle design challenges, document production, and detailing development.
• Proven track record of effectively managing multiple projects concurrently.
• Must be proficient in software applications including AutoCAD Architecture, Revit, Sketch-Up, Microsoft Office, Smartsheet.
• Strong understanding of construction and detailing.

Education

• Completion of professional architecture degree program

BDG Architects offers a comprehensive benefit package with options for health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, annual performance bonuses, and the ability to participate in a 401K program. We also offer paid holidays and paid personal time off.

BDG Architects is a full-service architecture and design firm with its Headquarters in Tampa, Florida with Southeast Regional Offices in Jacksonville, Florida, Birmingham, Alabama and Charlotte, North Carolina and Northeast Regional offices in Mineola, New York and Princeton, New Jersey with over 30 years of experience throughout the United States. We have built our reputation as being on the leading edge of our industry through design excellence, building lasting relationships, and delivering high value to our clients. BDG understands that each client has a unique set of business strategies, which we focus our services to support, creating a true partnership. Our projects are extremely diverse in terms of project type, design styles, practice areas and scale. Additional information about the firm can be found at www.BDGLLP.com.