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RRM Design Group

Project Architect

full-time•San Luis Obispo

Summary

Location

San Luis Obispo

Type

full-time

Experience

5-10 years

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About this role

Description

Are you an experienced architect with a passion for designing impactful civic, public safety, or educational spaces? RRM Design Group is seeking a talented and motivated Project Architect to play a pivotal role in our forward-thinking Architecture team. This is your opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that shape communities and inspire innovation.


Why You’ll Love This Role:

  • Collaborative Environment: Work alongside talented professionals from various disciplines, fostering creativity and innovation.
  • Quality Excellence: Be at the forefront of delivering top-notch projects that make a real impact.
  • Leadership Opportunities: Take charge of project tasks and play a pivotal role in business development.

Our Architecture Practice : Architecture at RRM is the art of the possible and delivery of the exceptional with equal parts client service, design, and creative problem solving. Whether your project is residential, commercial, public safety, education, or institutional, our designs are beautiful, authentic, and functional, which transform client dreams into spectacular places.


If you’re eager to thrive in a vibrant, fast-paced setting and make a difference with your skills, we want to hear from you!

Requirements

YOUR ROLE LOOKS LIKE:

  • Leading the technical design aspects on a variety of projects.
  • Assisting Project Managers in developing contract/proposal tasks and budgets in coordination with the Marketing Group.
  • Mentoring junior staff on technical aspects of the profession
  • Overseeing production work throughout all project phases.
  • Providing constructability reviews of construction documentation
  • Coordinate with consultants and assist the Project Manager in client and agency coordination.
  • Enjoy working on a variety of project types.
  • Being an ambassador of RRM.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE:

  • Bachelor’s degree in architecture.
  • Seven (7) years of practical experience in the management and design of projects
  • Experience in REVIT.
  • Active California Architectural licensure.
  • Familiarity with California codes, facilitating projects through enforcement agencies, and contract administration.
  • Current knowledge of professional codes, laws, computer applications, and trends.
  • Excellent verbal/written communication and organizational skills.
  • Excellent architectural detailing skills.

*Please submit a Portfolio with your application*


We’re eager to learn more about your qualifications and interest in joining our team!


*Psst…at RRM, we recognize that factors such as imposter syndrome or the confidence gap may deter some applicants from applying. However, we encourage you to apply anyways, as we recognize these restraints do not reflect an applicant’s abilities, and we don’t want them to get in the way of us meeting potential RRMers!


ABOUT US

Ensuring the health and happiness of our RRMers is paramount to how we run our business. RRM Design Group is a 100% employee-owned multidiscipline design firm with a full spectrum of services including architecture, landscape architecture, planning, civil and structural engineering, and surveying. Our offices are located along the California coast from Orange County to the Bay Area. Over one-third of our workforce has been with us for a decade or more and we work on engaging projects in several diverse markets throughout the state.

We value the diversity of intersecting identities, and strive to maintain an environment that is equitable, respectful, and inclusive. We expect our work environments to be places of diverse engagement and informed discourse. Ultimately, we acknowledge that our standards of excellence as a multidiscipline design firm are not separate from the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

What you'll do

  • The Project Architect will lead the technical design aspects of various projects and assist Project Managers with contract and proposal tasks. They will also mentor junior staff and oversee production work throughout all project phases.

About RRM Design Group

RRM’s mission is Creating Environments People Enjoy®. Our work and our culture embody sustainability, collaboration, innovation and respect. Our firm’s unique structure also serves as a foundation for the energy and inspiration that drive our team: we bring over 200 architects, engineers, landscape architects, planners, and surveyors together under one roof to take on projects throughout the west coast from idea through implementation. The result is genuine, cutting-edge, and timeless designs that aim to leave a lasting and positive imprint on those who experience them. RRM has been recognized as a "Best Firm to Work For" by Zweig Group for the past five years!

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What does a Project Architect do at RRM Design Group?

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As a Project Architect at RRM Design Group, you will: the Project Architect will lead the technical design aspects of various projects and assist Project Managers with contract and proposal tasks. They will also mentor junior staff and oversee production work throughout all project phases..

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The Project Architect position at RRM Design Group is based in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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