Project Architect / Manager

SIM ARCHITECTS, established in 1996, is celebrating its 28th Anniversary this year!  We are growing and are looking to add a Project Architect/Manager who is self-motivated, hard-working, and focused with more than 10 years of full-time experience on educational, commercial, residential, ecumenical, community-driven building projects.  The position will provide opportunities for technical leadership throughout a project process with long-term career advancement potentials based on performance.  We are currently working on various new projects including educational, institutional, commercial, residential and ecumenical structures.  Some of the projects include a major renovation to an existing high school campus, new mixed-use residential development, new civic building for a Bay Area municipality, new college campus master plan and a new iconic church structure.  

Please check out the link to our Podcast below as well as our LinkedIn sites for additional overview of SIM Architects.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMfHkUYb1Xs

BENEFITS:

Excellent career opportunities in a stable design-oriented firm.  We offer competitive salaries and benefits.  Our benefits package includes medical, dental, holidays, PTO and 401(k) with matching in addition to a collaborative, healthy, stable and vibrant work environment with life/work balance.  

Our main office is located in downtown Lafayette within walking distance of all major transit systems, including the Lafayette BART Station.  Our office is also looking to build additional satellite offices in the Peninsula as well as the South Bay in the coming months to get our offices closer to where our talented teammates live and work.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• More than 7 to 10 years of full-time experience in the technical production and/or lead on previous architectural projects.  
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from an accredited college or university.
• Working knowledge of California Building Code and ADA Accessibility Code. 
• Strong technical knowledge of various construction types, construction detailing, building materials and systems.
• Strong collaboration and effective communication internally (with team) and externally (with clients, consultants, contractors, and vendors) is required.
• Proven ability to produce fully coordinated construction document set.  
• Proficiency with REVIT, Sketch-up, Adobe Creative Suite and hand-sketching graphic skills.
• Proactive attitude with excellent analytical, problem-solving, and presentational skills is required. 
• Ability to lead multiple projects independently as well as collaborate on larger-scale projects as part of a team.  Able to work effectively, balancing demands on multiple projects at various stages of development.

HOW TO APPLY:

If you meet the qualifications, please submit a cover letter, resume, and samples of work via PDF-formatted electronic copy (maximum 5MB) only.  Please reference “Project Architect/Manager” as the subject on all communications related to this job listing.  No phone calls or drop-ins, please.

Please email your cover letter, resume and sample of work to:   

Director of Human Resources

SIM Architects, Inc.

3675 Mount Diablo Blvd., Suite 310

Lafayette, CA 94549

Email:  office@simarchitectsinc.com