Job Captain, Architecture Firm, San Francisco, CA 94107

Lockeandkey; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational Budget for professional发展

Paid licensure on completion of ARE

Paid Medical and Dental Insurance

Principal Insurance (Dental)

401k Retirement plan

Paid Time Off

Commuter Checks

Job summary

Van Meter Williams Pollack, an award‑winning architecture and urban design firm in San Francisco, seeks a Job Captain to lead design development through construction documents, coordinating with the project architect and team.

The role requires five to seven years of professional experience, strong CAD/BIM skills (ArchiCAD preferred; Revit a plus), and excellent communication. California licensure is preferred; a supportive, collaborative office offers growth and benefits.

Qualifications

• We are seeking a Job Captain with five to seven years of professional, post‑graduate experience, on the licensure track.
• License is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Produce design, permitting and construction document packages with direction from the project architect.
• Coordinate details and documents with the project team.
• Report progress and issues to the project leads as needed.
• Assist with construction administration, including RFIs and submittals.
• Ensure the team stays on schedule and meets project requirements.
• Develop presentation materials to support design and marketing efforts.
• May manage a junior staff member.

Skills

Design leadership

CAD/BIM production

Communication

SketchUp

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Archicad

Revit

Multi-family housing

Supervisory

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture

California Architectural license preferred

Tools

ArchiCAD

Revit

SketchUp

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

We offer you a flexible menu of valuable solutions to make recruiting easy for you.

POSITION PROFILE

POSITION TITLE: Job Captain
REPORTING TO: Project Architect
LOCATION: San Francisco, 94107 (2 nd and Bryant street, South Park area)
OUR CLIENT: Van Meter, Williams, Pollack, LLP

Website: http://www.vmwp.com/

Van Meter Williams Pollack is passionate about cities and places… buildings and spaces.

“VMWP pushes you to go a little further; to go a little greener, a little denser, more urban, and to not back down in the face of political pressure.” —client testimonial

VMWP is an award‑winning Architecture and Urban Design firm based in San Francisco and Denver. We are an open and progressive office, with a variety of challenging projects and a long list of happy clients. Since our founding in 1989, Van Meter Williams Pollack's architectural work has focused on community development, including mixed‑use, multi‑family, and affordable housing projects. Our urban design work includes Transit‑Oriented Design, master planning and specific plans, and design guidelines.

Beginning with a focus sustainable practices, and emphasizing urban infill development, each of our projects includes an active community process, where we work together with local stakeholders in workshops, charrettes and meetings, to prioritize goals and create a future vision of their place. We are seeking dynamic individuals with well‑rounded experience, who are committed to design and the environment. Please visit our web site for a detailed description of our work and philosophy.

Come join our fantastic, collaborative, mission‑driven team.

We seek a Job Captain to work closely with the internal and extended project teams, on all aspects of design, design development construction documents, construction, and to assist in project administration.

This is a salaried, full time position with benefits.

SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Position Overview:

The job captain is responsible for the production of design, permitting and construction document packages; and coordinating details and documents with the project team, with direction from the project architect.

Additional duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Work in a team environment and collaborate with others, participating in all phases of the design process.
• Report progress and issues to the project leads as needed.
• Assist with construction administration, including answering RFIs, reviewing submittals, and solving construction‑related issues in the office and in the field.
• Ensure that the team stays on schedule, and executes schematics that conform to the requirements of the project leader.
• Develop presentation materials to support the project team’s design and marketing efforts.
• Provide support for any tasks required for the successful completion of projects.
• May manage a junior staff member.

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIRED

We realize that every interested candidate might not have all of the desired experience, but here is what we are looking for in terms of experience and skills… the more you have, the better!

We are seeking a Job Captain with five to seven years of professional, post‑graduate experience, on the licensure track. License is a plus.

• Strong design skills, and the ability to lead production teams from design, through complete construction documents.
• Excellent CAD/BIM production skills are required. Strong graphic skills and competency in the following software programs are encouraged: Sketch Up, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. ArchiCAD experience is a strong preference. Revit experience is a plus.
• Multi‑family housing experience is a plus.
• Supervisory/mentoring skills are a plus.
• Strong verbal and communication skills. The position requires constant communication with the project team, our clients, design consultants and contractors.
• Ambitious, well organized, comfortable with deadlines and self‑motivated.

EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or related subject.
• California Architectural license preferred, or on licensure track.

REWARDS/BENEFITS/COMPENSATION

Opportunity to work on interesting projects that affect entire communities.

Competitive salary.

• Educational Budget for professional development.
• Paid licensure on completion of ARE testing.
• Paid Medical and Dental Insurance.
• Principal Insurance (Dental) (100% Employer Paid / Dependentspaid by employee as a pre‑taxed Deduction.) -Eligible on the1st of the month following 30 days from your date of employment)
• 401k Retirement plan with employer contribution.
• Paid Time Off plus paid holidays.
• Commuter Checks paid by employee as pre‑tax deduction

The office is within walking distance of BART, CalTrain, San Francisco MUNI, and the Transbay terminal and a block from the Bay Bridge entrance.

Van Meter Williams Pollack is an equal opportunity employer.