Project Architect/Manager
Website Environmental Works Community Design Center
We Plan, Design and Advocate for Community-Centered Environments
Environmental Works Community Design Center is seeking an Architect/Project Manager with 12-20 years’ experience to be a member of our collaborative, community-focused, design team. This position will be focused on the renovation and rehabilitation of affordable, multi-family housing.
About Us:
Environmental Works is a nonprofit Community Design Center that provides architectural design services throughout Washington State. We envision an equitable future that integrates the built and natural environments to support healthy, connected and joyful communities. Our mission is to plan, design and advocate for community-centered environments. Our work includes affordable housing, community facilities, childcare centers, shelters, accessible renovations, and community engagement in which social, economic and environmental design are the primary focus.
Our Values:
- Design processes and projects should uplift human dignity
- Building equitable, healthy communities requires advocacy and action
- Under-resourced communities must be equal partners in our design solutions
- High quality design balances the needs of our clients, end-users, and the natural environment
Qualifications:
- 12-20 years of professional architecture experience including demonstrated leadership of complex projects.
- Proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously with occasional director oversight.
- Experience with rehabilitation, renovation or adaptive reuse projects, including work within existing buildings, historic structures, and occupied facilities. Experience with rehab affordable housing projects is a plus.
- Strong understanding of existing building conditions, investigative processes, and integration of new systems within existing structures.
- Experience navigating code compliance for existing buildings, including familiarity with IEBC or similar frameworks.
An interest in, or experience with, building upgrades for energy efficiency is desirable. - Experience with coordination between specifications and drawings, ensuring alignment between drawings and specifications.
- Proficiency in Revit and architectural documentation; strong understanding of full project lifecycle (feasibility through construction administration).
- Deep knowledge of building codes, zoning regulations, permitting processes and consultant coordination.
- Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, schedules and client relationships.
- Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to mentor and manage teams of varying sizes.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead projects independently through all phases, from concept through construction administration, with occasional Director oversight.
- Serve as primary client contact, building and maintaining strong, trusted client relationships.
- Develop, manage and maintain project schedules, budgets, and scopes; identify risks and implement course corrections as needed.
- Oversee and coordinate internal teams and external consultants, ensuring alignment with project goals and deliverables.
- Delegate tasks effectively, provide clear direction and ensure accountability across project team.
- Overseen production of high-quality deliverables across all phases, including SD, DD CD and permitting sets.
- Support and/or lead construction administration activities, including RFI’s, submittals, site visits, and issue resolution.
- Provide technical leadership on rehabilitation projects, including detailing, material selection and constructability within existing conditions.
Desirable qualities include:
- Confident leader who sets clear direction while fostering a collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate complex client and stakeholder relationships.
- Proactive problem-solver who anticipates challenges and drives solutions, particularly in the context of existing building constraints.
- Passion for rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, within a thoughtful approach to preserving and enhancing exiting structures.
- Interest in sustainable design practices, especially as applied to reuse and lifecycle extension of buildings.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality, coordinated work
- Experience with community-centered participatory design.
- Strong interest in and commitment to the Environmental Works’ mission (above).
Benefits Summary:
We offer competitive salary and benefits (see benefits summary below). Environmental Works values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those who have experienced housing instability to apply. Applicants for employment will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
- Salary range for this position: $95,000-$115,000/year
- Base medical, vision, disability, and life insurance are 100% employer paid for employee only coverage. Where available, plan upgrades and dependent coverage are paid by employee. Employer contributes to minor dependent medical coverage if they are enrolled on our plan.
- Voluntary dental insurance is available, employer pays 30% of employee only premiums.
- Flexible paid time off of up to 5 weeks per year – our benefit is lumped into one accrual (including sick, vacation and holiday) and can be used at the employee’s discretion.
- 403b Retirement with 3% employer match. Employer match is vested 20% after each year and fully vested after 5 years.
- Support for licensure exams, continuing education, professional membership dues, and licensure fees.
- Flexible work location and hours, expected in office times for meetings and collaboration.
- Orca pass paid in full by employer.
- Supplemental pay during Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave.
Application Requirements:
Please email the following items to hiring@eworks.org Deadline: May 12th, 5pm
- Cover letter-PDF- Cover letter should answer the following questions:
- What about our work and organization intrigues you?
- We are continually working to further equity and inclusion in our office and larger community through our work. How would you support this effort?
- Describe your personal goals and interest in Architecture
- Resume- PDF format
- Portfolio- PDF or Weblink- Minimum of 3 projects. Please provide examples of drafting and detailing experience in addition to rendering and presentation drawings.
