Flad Architects

Architectural Associate

Flad Architects$89K — $100K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of two years recent architectural experience required.
  • Experience in Flad's specific market segments preferred.
  • High-level design thinking and presentation skills demonstrated in portfolio required.
  • Proficiency in Rhino or SketchUp and 3D rendering software required.
  • Intermediate Revit knowledge required, with recent practical use.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in architecture required; NAAB accreditation preferred.
  • Sustainability accreditation preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare presentation drawings and models while developing design and technical solutions.
  • Transform project programs into conceptual design proposals and actively contribute to design discussions.
  • Meet project deadlines by collaborating with team members and maintaining budget constraints.
  • Generate and refine drawings from initial design through to final documentation.
  • Attend client meetings to enhance presentation skills and engage with project stakeholders.
  • Participate in construction site visits to gain insights on the construction process.
  • Document conflicts during construction and propose alternative solutions.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Generous paid time off and paid holidays
  • Financial health and wellness benefits, including retirement plan and identity theft protection.
  • Continuing education and career development opportunities including funding for professional registration.
  • Hybrid work environment.
Full Job Description
Overview

If you enjoy solving complex challenges in a collaborative environment that celebrates each person's ideas, experience, and creativity, this might be the opportunity for you.

How will your days be spent

  • Responsible for preparing presentation drawings and models and developing design and technical solutions throughout all phases of a project. Become involved in coordination for internal team members and consultants.
  • Develop a project's program into alternative conceptual design proposals. Participate and contribute to design discussions, idea generation, and design work in drawing, model, and 3D image formats. Prepare and start to own design development, documenting decisions, and evaluating project impact.
  • Work closely with team members and assist to complete projects on aggressive schedules by meeting deadlines within expected time and budget constraints.
  • Ability to generate and refine drawings from design documentation to final documentation. Begin coordination with consultants and other disciplines.
  • Attend client meetings to observe the overall process and develop presentation skills.
  • Participate in construction site visits to better understand the construction process.
  • Continue to recognize and document conflicts that arise during construction and offer alternatives to resolve these issues.


What you bring to this role

Experience:
  • Minimum two years recent and relevant architectural experience required.
  • Experience in one of Flad's market segments preferred.
  • Portfolio that demonstrates a high level of skill in design thinking and presentation media required.

Software:
  • Proficiency in Rhino or SketchUp, and 3D rendering software required.
  • Intermediate Revit knowledge required; have recently used Revit for at least two years in academic and professional settings. Works mostly in Revit to complete work on projects in one or more aspects (modeling, detailing, etc.). Makes edits to and works within established templates, standards, etc. Beginning to understand how firm projects are initially set up and how families are created. Expert Revit knowledge preferred.
  • Experience with real time rendering engines (e.g., Enscape, Twin Motion, etc.) to generate still animations and renderings, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), visual scripting programs (e.g., Grasshopper and Dynamo), Adobe Creative Suite, and AutoCAD preferred.

Education:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in architecture required. NAAB accredited professional degree or Master's degree in architecture preferred.
  • Sustainability accreditation preferred.

Interested candidates should submit samples along with their resume. Portfolios (up to 1mb) should be uploaded with resume if there is no portfolio link.

Flad offers a wide range of benefits including:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Generous paid time off and paid holidays
  • Financial health and wellness benefits - retirement savings plan; fiduciary advisor; identity theft plan; Section 125 flexible benefits, including mass transit and parking; income protection - life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability; Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Continuing education and career development - internal programs; funds set aside for external programs, licensure and sustainability support, annual professional registration and organization reimbursement
  • Hybrid work environment

Annual base salary range is currently: $89,000 - $100,000. Actual starting salary will be within that range, and is dependent upon job-related education, knowledge, and experience.

About Flad Architects

Flad Architects is a full-service architecture and engineering firm that specializes in the design of healthcare, higher education, and science and technology facilities. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. Flad Architects has additional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Irvine, New York, Raleigh, San Francisco, and Seattle. The firm has completed projects in more than 40 states and several countries around the world. Flad Architects is committed to sustainable design and has received numerous awards for its environmentally responsible projects.
Learn more about Flad Architects
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Founded
1927

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