Join our Team!
Siegel & Strain Architects is a vibrant, award-winning, women-owned, 28-person East Bay firm with a diverse range of projects. We are a design- and research-oriented practice with a national reputation for advancing sustainable design. We work with innovative sub-consultants and use forward-looking materials and systems. Our portfolio includes civic and educational projects, camps and retreat centers, schools, recreational buildings, custom homes and historic buildings.
Available Positions:
PROJECT DESIGNER, 1-4 years
Current Projects include:
- Several National Park Service projects including visitor centers and historic renovations.
- Lab, office, and maintenance support facilities for local utilities.
- Rehabilitation of former Coast Guard facilities to serve as affordable housing in West Marin.
- Civic, community, and maintenance facilities for the City of Berkeley.
- An urban campus in North Oakland for a community-serving organization.
- A large youth camp in Southern California.
- Facilities at multiple Girl Scout overnight camps in California.
- Retreat centers for non-profit groups in Marin and Sonoma Counties.
- A fire recovery project for a university field campus in rural Santa Cruz County
- Projects under construction include a mental health hub serving youth in Sonoma County, a major addition to a church in Berkeley, and offices/lab for a local utility district.
We typically work in collaborative teams of two or more people each with specific roles and responsibilities on individual projects. We are looking for a self-starting project architects and designers to work on projects from pre-design through construction phase.
Qualifications:
- Degree in architecture from an accredited architecture program
- 1-4 years of experience in architecture offices
- Strong design skills
- Ability to research, problem solve, and iterate design solutions
- Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Sketch-up, and Adobe Suite
- Strong organizational, writing and interpersonal skills
- Experience preparing construction documents and details, particularly for Type V construction
- Experience working with California building codes is a plus
- Experience on community-serving projects is a plus
- LEED accreditation, green design experience is a plus
- Experience working on re-use or historic buildings is a plus
- Proficiency in rendering and parametric programs is a plus
- Proficiency in energy, daylighting or similar modeling/analysis is a plus
- Licensure or progress toward licensure is a plus
Salary: $55,000 to $75,000 a year. Precise salary is commensurate with experience. Benefits include nine paid holidays, paid time off, FSA, health insurance, professional development allowance, testing reimbursement, transit reimbursement, and 401(k) plan.
How to Apply:
Please e-mail cover letter, resume, references and work samples.
Format: PDF format required. No compressed files please.
Address to: resume@siegelstrain.com
Subject line: Project Designer