Hybrid Architect: Design, Coordination & Delivery

Pure Architects; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Casual work environment

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Pure Architects in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a licensed Architect to support design, coordination, and delivery from planning through construction administration. This role offers hands-on work with mentorship and increasing project responsibility in a hybrid office setting.

You will engage across all design phases, developing programming, concepts, documents, and permit submissions while collaborating with senior staff and consultants to deliver well-executed projects.

Qualifications

• Licensed Architect with minimum 3 years of licensed project experience (8 total years).
• Strong understanding of architectural design, building systems, and construction documentation.
• Knowledge of building, energy, and accessibility codes.
• Ability to support projects from early design through construction administration.

Responsibilities

• Develop programming studies, design concepts, and construction documents using digital design tools.
• Producing plans, sections, elevations, details, schedules, renderings, and specifications.
• Coordinating design solutions with senior staff, consultants, and internal project teams.
• Conducting site visits to field verify existing conditions and gather project data.
• Researching building, energy, and accessibility codes to ensure compliant design solutions.
• Navigating zoning, planning, and municipal ordinances to support project feasibility and approvals.
• Preparing studies, reports, and planning diagrams to support unified design strategies.
• Supporting cost estimates, documentation, and project deliverables.
• Coordinating permit submissions with Authorities Having Jurisdiction.
• Reviewing submittals and shop drawings during Construction Administration.
• Participating in client, consultant, and contractor meetings.
• Maintaining organized project documentation and files.

Skills

Licensed Architect

Client communication

Project coordination

Design concepts

Team collaboration

Visualization skills

Education

Bachelor of Architecture (NAAB-accredited preferred)

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Enscape

SketchUp

Cove.Tool

Adobe Creative Suite

VisiSpec

Job description

Pure Architects in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a licensed Architect to support design, coordination, and delivery from planning through construction administration. This role offers hands-on work with mentorship and increasing project responsibility in a hybrid office setting.

You will engage across all design phases, developing programming, concepts, documents, and permit submissions while collaborating with senior staff and consultants to deliver well-executed projects.