Project Architect

Haven Ventures; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Options

401(K) with up to 4% Match

Hybrid Work Schedule

Education + License/Certification Stipends

Parental Leave

Job summary

Haven Design|Build in Durham, NC, is seeking a Project Architect to lead multifamily and commercial projects. This role involves guiding clients throughout the design process, producing high-quality documentation, and ensuring client satisfaction. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in architecture, particularly in affordable housing.

The firm fosters a collaborative environment, offering a hybrid work model and robust benefits including health insurance and retirement matching. Join a mission-driven team committed to enhancing housing for underserved communities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in architecture, ideally with affordable housing projects.
• Strong organizational skills and project management capabilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead clients through the design process and produce quality construction documents.
• Manage project schedules and facilitate client meetings.
• Ensure execution of clients' values and goals.

Skills

Project Management

Client Communication

Collaboration

Revit

Sketchup

Bluebeam

Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Professional Architectural Degree

Tools

Revit

Sketchup

Bluebeam

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Position Description

The Project Architect will be a key leader on the team responsible for guiding clients through the design process while producing high quality construction documents. This role is fully responsible for multiple multifamily and/or small commercial projects and will also support project pipeline development with multifamily/affordable housing clients throughout North Carolina and Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Be an Expert Guide to Clients by Leading Architecture Services
  • Due Diligence + Feasibility Studies
  • Conceptual Design, Schematic Design, Design Development
  • Construction Documents
  • Construction Administration / Internal Construction Support
  • Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• Understand, Communicate, and Ensure the Execution of Client’s Values, Goals, and Vision for their project
• Provide Clients with Timely, Accurate, and Helpful Information
  • Facilitating Bi-Weekly Client Meetings (w/ Agendas + Minutes)
  • Creating + Managing Schedules (Gantt charts)
  • Accurate Fee Tracking + Construction Budgeting Support
• Consultant/Trade Partner Onboarding + Management
• Partner with Firm Executives + Business Development Staff to Win Projects

Requirements

• Professional Architectural Degree. 8+ Years Experience
• Specific Experience in Subsidized Affordable Housing Projects (esp. LIHTC), Preferred
• Strong understanding of Project Management. Highly Organized
• Able to be a Confident and Capable Guide for Clients
• Able to work within a Collaborative Team Environment
• Proficiency in Revit, Sketchup, Bluebeam, and Adobe Creative Suite

Position Objectives

• 100% Client Satisfaction
• Be an Integral Part of a Functional Team
• Projects are On Budget + On Schedule
• Build Longterm Partnerships w/ Trade Partners

About Haven

Haven Design|Build is a certified B Corp social-enterprise that exists to increase the quantity and quality of housing options for vulnerable and under-served communities. Haven provides architecture and construction services for single-family, multifamily, and small commercial projects. We are looking for a passionate, mission-aligned, energetic, and entrepreneurial Project Architect to join our team. As a small firm, this position offers the opportunity to influence all aspects of our practice as well as taking on multi-faceted responsibilities in and out of the practice of architecture. Haven is a highly collaborative work environment where design and construction professionals work side-by-side every day to deliver exceptional service to our clients.

Firm Values

• Expert Guides: People that are insatiably curious lifelong learners that are able to distill their knowledge in order to communicate complex concepts simply so that others can understand
• Tenacious Contributors: People that are intrinsically driven, who take ownership of their role while staying loyal to their commitments and standing by the quality of their work and the character with which it was done
• Proactive Problem Solvers: People who are enthusiastic professionals with a propensity for action and a sense of urgency, naturally ambitious and hardworking while being able to direct their energy wisely
• Relational Collaborators: People who seek to work relationally and not transactionally, building partnerships while valuing others and can work towards the highest good without forcing their way

Employment Benefits

• W2, Salaried, Full-Time Employment. Salary Based on Experience
• Sick/Vacation PTO + Holidays
• Education + License/Certification Stipends
• Hybrid Work Schedule w/ Dedicated In-Office DaysHealth Insurance Options w/ Employer Contribution
• 401(K) with up to 4% Match
• Parental Leave (After 12-Months Employment)
• Performance + Other Bonuses

Note, in order to ensure proper fit for the employee and employer, all new staff start with a 60 to 90-Day trial period, W2, Hourly, Full-Time employment with limited benefits