Project Associate

GMA Architects; Richmond Heights (OH); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus program

ESOP ownership for associates

401k (Traditional and Roth)

Job summary

GMA Architects in Richmond Heights, MO is seeking a Project Associate to join our design-build team. You will support site planning, document production, and coordination with engineers on multifamily and commercial projects.

This position offers growth opportunities, exposure to detailed drawings and code reviews, and collaboration with client teams in a fast-paced environment. You will work within a strong ESOP culture and enjoy competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related field.
• Experience with multi-family projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide site and space planning for construction project managers.
• Review building code, local zoning, and park covenants.
• Prepare presentation drawings as required.
• Attend client meetings, coordinate with construction project managers, structural, electrical, and civil engineers.
• Review project scope with construction project managers.
• Produce architectural documents for permit submittal as well as construction.
• Review and coordinate construction documents content with construction project manager and consultants as it relates to projects.

Skills

Architectural design

3D modeling

Presentation drawings

Construction documents

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

ABOUT YOU

We’re adding a Project Associate to our team in Richmond Heights, MO.Because GMA is committed to creating opportunities for individual success, from day one, you will be given the tools to excel in your role, take on meaningful responsibilities, and experience why GMA is truly the best place to build your career.

GMA partners with a top ENR design-build firm to provide services including creative design, project management, ADA/code compliance, building assessment and reuse, additions and renovations, historic preservation, master planning, interior design, space planning, structural analysis and design, and construction administration.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Provide site and space planning for construction project managers
• Review building code, local zoning, and park covenants
• Prepare presentation drawings as required
• Attend client meetings, coordinate with construction project managers, structural, electrical, and civil engineers
• Review project scope with construction project managers
• Produce architectural documents for permit submittal as well as construction
• Review and coordinate construction documents content with construction project manager and consultants as it relates to projects

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related field
• Multi-family experience highly preferred. Commercial/light industrial experience preferred
• Ability to develop preliminary designs into construction documents
• AutoCAD and Revit experience
• Ability to develop presentation drawings (colored site plan and elevations)
• 3D modeling/rendering preferred

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

At GMA, we are committed to taking care of our greatest asset – our team. Our best-in-class benefits and superior compensation are what set us apart from the competition and continue to attract top industry talent.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• 100% employer-funded ESOP to all associates
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 3 weeks of vacation
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year and 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 100% paid 12-week maternity leave
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• Tuition reimbursement for associates

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MAKE YOUR MOVE

GMA partners with a premier, full-service design-build general contractor with more than 30 years of experience providing clients with complete project delivery nationwide. With over 6,300 projects completed coast to coast, we pride ourselves on offering the best, most cost-effective, single-source, turnkey solutions and adding value to every project. Because we believe in creating opportunities for individual success among our associates, we are a 100% associate-owned company. Through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), each associate holds a stake in the company, placing the benefits of our success directly in the hands of those who drive it.

We are consistently recognized as a top workplace in multiple markets nationwide, and our partner is ranked as a top-ten design-build firm in the U.S. and as the largest domestic builder of distribution and warehouse space by Engineering News-Record.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

EOE, including disability/vets