Project Architect | Science & Technology

Northern Impact; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401k / Profit sharing

Job summary

Northern Impact LLC. seeks a Project Architect for its Mountain View, San Francisco, or Sacramento offices. The role requires a California-licensed architect with 5+ years’ experience in life sciences, laboratories, GMP, and related commercial projects.

You will lead design development, coordinate contractors and consultants, and manage the full project lifecycle from planning through post-occupancy, ensuring code compliance and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Architecture with California license required
• Minimum 5 years of technical expertise in life science, laboratories, GMP, or related sectors
• Experience with the entire project lifecycle, through post-occupancy
• Contract management and experience negotiating project scope and fees
• Ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new ones

Responsibilities

• Lead project architecture for science & technology facilities across Northern California
• Coordinate consultants and contractors and oversee coordination of design development
• Develop construction drawings and manage QA/QC across the project lifecycle
• Oversee project scope, budgets, and fees through contract management
• Collaborate with entitlement agencies and maintain client relationships

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Leadership

Multi-project management

Design development

Construction administration

Client relationships

QA/QC

Entitlement coordination

Education

Bachelor of Architecture

California architectural license

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

PhotoShop

Microsoft Office

Bluebeam

Job description

Overview

With over 30 years in practice, one of the country’s leading architectural & interior design firms specializing in life sciences, education, and workplace is actively seeking a Project Architect to join their Mountain View, San Francisco, or Sacramento office. The studio specializes in the design of laboratories, clean rooms, manufacturing facilities, data centers, and high-performance workplace environments, for clients working in the life sciences, electronics, mission-critical, education, and medicine.

With 180+ staff, they provide programming, master planning, building, and interior design services, including laboratory, cGMP, and medical planning, to new and established companies, institutions, developers, and healthcare providers. Office locations include Mountain View, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego

Role Requirements

Project Architect, Bachelor of Architecture with California license required, with a minimum of 5 years of technical expertise in life science, laboratories, agriculture technology, GMP, and/or commercial architecture including demonstrated success as a project architect on a range of science & technology project types.

Qualifications

• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with confidence and professionalism
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Proven capacity for leadership responsibilities and directing a team
• Ability to work effectively on multiple projects, to set priorities and maintain schedules
• Design development experience, planning, coordinating and overseeing production of construction drawings.
• Experience with the entire project lifecycle, through post-occupancy
• Contract management, experience negotiating project scope and fees
• An understanding of building materials, details, and construction techniques
• A thorough knowledge of building codes, standards, and ADA expertise
• Knowledge of sustainability, integrated design and LEED guidelines
• Advanced knowledge of QA/QC process
• Ability to work constructively with entitlement agencies
• Ability to coordinate consultants and contractors
• Construction administration skills
• Must have the ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationships
• Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, PhotoShop, Microsoft Office Suite, and Bluebeam

The studio is seeking high-energy, creative, well-rounded people with a desire to collaborate/communicate and create innovative design for their prestigious clients throughout Northern California. They offer an excellent salary, bonus & benefit package including, medical, dental, vision, disability, life and 401k/profit sharing plan, along with opportunities for growth and alternative work schedules.

Equal Employment Opportunity

They are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values workplace diversity.