Design Professional with 4-10 Years Experience

AIA Seattle; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k) with match

Transit pass

Professional development

AIA membership

Volunteer time

Company retreat

Job summary

Miller Hull Partnership in Seattle seeks an experienced architect to join our collaborative design studio. You will help iteratively study and develop design concepts across a range of project types, ensuring the concept is reflected throughout development.

Collaborative by nature, you will work with subconsultants and stakeholders, mentor junior staff, and take ownership of portions of construction documents while contributing to design frontiers at the intersection of social equity and

Qualifications

• Professional degree in architecture from an accredited program.
• 4-10 years of post-graduate architectural experience.
• Proficiency with Revit and Microsoft Office.
• Successfully produced construction documents on a variety of project types.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Commitment to social equity and environmental sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the project team to iteratively study and develop design concepts.
• Ensure the design concept is reflected in all development phases.
• Work with subconsultants and stakeholders in a highly collaborative manner.
• Understand tasks and their relation to larger workflows, seeking guidance when needed.
• Mentor junior staff and delegate tasks to support growth.
• Take ownership of portions of construction documents and related drawings.

Skills

Revit

Microsoft Office

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Design sensibility

Team mentorship

Education

Professional degree in architecture

Job description

Who We Are

The Miller Hull Partnership designs projects of consequence that celebrate the power of people and their natural surroundings. Our legacy of environmentally responsible buildings is inspired by the efficiency and elegance of passive systems and regional materials. We leverage the openness and flexibility of modernist form to celebrate connections inside and out.

With two studios bookending the West Coast in Seattle and San Diego, our work spans a wide range of project types including houses and cabins, mixed-use multifamily developments, corporate office buildings and towers, laboratories, K-12 schools, higher education buildings, city halls, community centers, libraries, fire stations, airports, international border crossings, and embassies.

Who We Seek

• A professional degree in architecture from an accredited program.
• 4-10 years of post-graduate architectural experience.
• Proficiency with Revit and Microsoft Office.
• Successfully produced construction documents on a variety of project types.
• Contributed meaningfully to projects that required a high level of interdisciplinary collaboration.
• An eagerness to both learn from and teach others in a team environment.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• A refined design sensibility with a capacity to generate compelling presentations, graphics, diagrams and renderings.
• A high level of engagement with their work and deep curiosity about its relationship to broader issues.
• A commitment and interest in pushing new design frontiers at the intersection of social equity and environmental sustainability.

What We Offer

• A minimum of 132 hours of paid time off annually, which increases commensurately with experience level and tenure.
• 80 paid holiday hours per year (10 flexible holiday days)
• Fully paid top quality medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees; subsidized 25% dependent coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with 5% matching and annual profit-sharing contributions.
• Fully paid ORCA regional transit pass.
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and parking expenses.
• Fully paid long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment and life insurance coverage.
• 16 hours per year paid time to spend volunteering in your community.
• 24 hours per year paid time to engage in professional development activities and an associated $500 stipend to cover course or conference registration fees.
• Reimbursement for architectural registration exams.
• Fully paid AIA membership.
• Weekly paid Design Panel time where the whole office gets together to discuss project work.
• Annual holiday party, annual retreat, annual ski outing, and lots of informal happy hours.

The base annual salary range for this position is between $85,000 and $95,000 and does not include the value of bonuses, profit-sharing, and other benefits noted above.

We greatly value our culture of collaboration and mentorship and have established minimum required core hours for our entire team to be in-person together in our two studios. Remote work options are available outside of these core hours.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborating with the entire project team to iteratively study and develop design concepts.
• Ensuring that a project’s design concept is reflected in all aspects of its development.
• Working in a highly collaborative manner with subconsultants and other stakeholders.
• Understanding assigned tasks and their relationship to larger workflows, while being resourceful and seeking appropriate guidance to ensure their successful completion.
• Beginning to take on delegating tasks to other architectural staff while providing just-right levels of mentorship to ensure the success and growth of everyone on the team.
• Taking ownership of the accuracy, completeness, and overall quality of portions of the construction documents or entire drawing sets as appropriate to your level of experience.
• Performing construction administration tasks including site observations, RFI responses, and submittal reviews.

What to Know

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate as the working environment is open and has no doors or cubicles.

• We are committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all applicants and employees.
• We value diversity and recognize that people with different backgrounds, cultures, skills, and experiences bring new ideas and perspectives that benefit all. We embrace differences and strive to listen to and meet the changing needs of the workforce and surrounding communities in which we do business.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected characteristics.
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