Senior Specifications Writer — Architecture & Urban Design

ZGF Architects LLP; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision coverage

HSA with employer contribution

401k with employer match

4 weeks PTO and 10 paid holidays

Job summary

ZGF Architects in Los Angeles is seeking a Specifications Writer with at least 10 years of experience to join our team. The role focuses on editing, maintaining, and creating technical specification sections across complex projects within architecture and design.

Collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams is essential to align project goals, scope, and quality while meeting schedules and budgets. As a Specifications Writer, you will edit specifications, develop written requirements for

Qualifications

• Be a well-rounded strategic thinker with an integrated approach to design and technical project resolution.
• Bring a proven track-record of success with complex, multi-phase projects.
• Participate in setting direction for the execution of project goals and objectives, definition of scope, selection of items for investigation, and development of novel concepts and methods.
• Edit and maintain project specifications per established procedures.
• Review, edit, and create technical specification sections.
• Create the written requirements for the products, procedures, and standards for complex projects.
• Develop relationships with product representatives.
• Assist staff in conducting product research.
• Assist with ongoing editing and revisions of ZGF master specifications.
• Occasionally assist with other project administration duties including responding to RFIs or submittals.
• Seek engagement and collaboration at all levels, including the internal and external design team, toward design solutions.
• Be energized to create something new every day and eager to collaborate in a team.
• Participate in the effective performance of the project team regarding project quality, schedule, and budget.
• Be calm under pressure and be able to prioritize tasks across multiple projects or assignments.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Experience with specifications

Project coordination

Editing specifications

Job description

ZGF Architects in Los Angeles is seeking a Specifications Writer with at least 10 years of experience to join our team. The role focuses on editing, maintaining, and creating technical specification sections across complex projects within architecture and design.

Collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams is essential to align project goals, scope, and quality while meeting schedules and budgets. As a Specifications Writer, you will edit specifications, develop written requirements for