DBI has teamed with a very well-established architecture and planning firm in Seattle, Washington.  Our new client is structured to be interactive across all projects.  They feel that the best comes from teams when they coordinate across all project types, not by being pigeonholed by tasks that keep good employees’ heads-down.  The firm’s sustainable design strategies and community-based design studio set them ahead of many other firms in town.

We are recruiting for a Project Architect.

The candidate needs to be exceptional designer and project participant with a deep understanding of the analytics of projects.  Communication skills are also important.  The right candidate will be passionate and involved in the firm and the larger design community.  This person will work with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate and document high rise and mid-rise projects.

Required experience and background:

• Registered architect or on registration path
• 5 to 10 years of experience
• Bachelor or Master of Architecture degree
• LEED AP preferred
• Dedicated team player
• Strong communicator
• Background executing complex projects
• Strong skills in architectural design, documentation, and illustration including mastery of Sketchup Pro
• Strong experience in the management and use of Revit 3D Building Information Modeling and AutoCAD. Fluency with production in these programs
• Skill in the management and coordination of project documentation and preparation of graphic presentation materials
• Must have experience with integrated project delivery
• Familiarity with the technical considerations involved in coordinating and executing Type 5 wood frame multifamily residential and Type 1 concrete high-rise residential and commercial building types