We are seeking candidates to contribute to and grow with an award-winning office dedicated to design, research, and impactful projects across many different scales, regions, and typologies. The firm brings international experience and design excellence to a diverse range of building types including institutional, creative office, and multi-family housing, as well as being nationally recognized for technical innovation with mass timber.
We are currently hiring for Project Coordinator/Executive Assistant, Intermediate Architect, and Senior Project Architect/Project Manager positions. Please see below for each job description and how to apply:
Project Coordinator/Executive Assistant
The firm is seeking a Project Coordinator/Executive Assistant to provide a wide range of support for project leadership on key projects. The responsibilities of this role extend beyond that of an Executive Assistant and encompasses organizational and administrative functions.
Responsibilities:
- Attend project meetings and take notes, record and track action items, document timelines and deliverables
- Coordinate communications, including taking calls, responding to emails and texts and interfacing with clients
- Prepare internal and external corporate documents for team members and consultant partners
- Calendar maintenance: schedule meetings and appointments, track re-occurring events, and maintain team member availability
- Assist in tracking meeting minutes and action items
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3+ years as an Executive Assistant or Project Coordinator
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in business or related field
- Advanced Microsoft Office and Google Suite skills, with an ability to become familiar with firm-specific programs and software
- Understanding of virtual meeting software, including Zoom and Google Meets
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational, project management and problem-solving skills with
- impeccable multi-tasking abilities
- A creative mind with an ability to suggest improvements
- Ability to uphold a strict level of confidentiality
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to work with client and partner executive teams
- Strong organizational and detail tracking ability
- Friendly and professional demeanor
Competencies:
- Creativity and Innovation: Comes up with new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings. Is good at implementing the creative ideas of others; has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work.
- Client Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external clients; gets first-hand client information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with clients in mind; maintains effective relationships with internal and external clients; gains trust and respect.
- Drive for results: Can be counted on to meet goals; deadline driven; detail oriented, steadfastly pushes for results.
- Communication: Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings; one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, managers, and clients; is effective both inside and outside the organization; can change tactics midstream when something isn’t working.
Intermediate Architect
Responsibilities:
- Reporting directly to the Associate or Principal in charge, and potentially functioning as a project architect or project manager
- Production of diagrams, models, renderings, and drawings for internal study, design presentation, consultant coordination, or client presentations
- Research and preparation of presentation materials
- Coordination with various engineers and consultants as required for the successful completion of various phases of design
- Responsibility for the management and/or production of construction and contract documents
- The ability to collaborate, work productively, and potentially lead various tasks or phases in a team-based studio environment
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture
- 5-8 years professional architecture experience
- Licensed Architect is a plus
- Experience and familiarity with industry standard design software, including Revit required
- Experience and familiarity with building codes a plus
- Comfortable working independently and as a productive member of a team
- Experience coordinating with engineers and consultants
- Experience producing detailed construction document sets and/or construction administration experience
- Self-motivated, energetic, and organized, with strong graphic and verbal communication skills
- Interest in ongoing learning and action to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the profession and community
- Must live in or be willing to relocate to Portland, Oregon
Senior Project Architect / Project Manager
LEVER is looking for a Senior Project Manager/Project Architect to lead and manage design teams and engineering consultants responsible for the design and delivery of mid and large-scale projects. As a Project Manager, you will be highly involved in all phases of project delivery, manage day-to-day communications with the client, consultants and team members to produce an outstanding design and exceptional client satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
- Act as lead project architect/manager and drive project delivery during all phases
- Advance creative design direction for the project team
- Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, and work plans
- Lead the relationships with the contractor, engineering and specialty consultants
- Prepare and review proposals, contracts, and consultant agreements
- Review internal project accounting documents and process draft project billing
- Participate in project marketing, proposal writing, and project interviews
- Manage mid-size to large project teams, assign and monitor completion of tasks
- Mentor junior staff
- Oversee the coordination and document preparation for the project and provide quality assurance via review of project documentation
Qualifications:
- 10-15 years of Project Management experience in an architecture firm, working on a variety of project types, including corporate campus and/or institutional clients
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture
- Licensed Architect a plus
- Extensive experience in all phases of architectural projects
- Ability to provide excellent client service and assure project profitability
- Desire to lead teams and to mentor junior staff
- Strong programming and space planning skills
- High level of design competence and expertise in corporate and/or mixed-use developments
- High level of knowledge of state and local building codes, including accessibility
- Computer savvy with moderate or better skills in Microsoft Office, and Revit
- Interest in ongoing learning and action to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the profession and community
Qualified candidates should submit by email a cover letter, resume, and work samples to jobs@leverarchitecture.com. Inquiries should have the position title you are applying for in the subject heading. These are full-time positions with benefits. No phone calls please.