Federal Facility Designer

About the role

MAKERS architecture and urban design, LLP is seeking a creative, independent, and collaborative Facility Designer for our federal practice. This is a great opportunity to contribute to an employee-focused culture, learn and collaborate with experienced architects, landscape architects, and planners, and work with a team of listeners, hard workers, innovators, collaborators, and problem-solvers. Our federal work blends architecture and planning to help agencies and their projects “get off on the right foot.” Primary clients include the US Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. We offer the opportunity to be involved in highly creative planning and pre-design stages, shape some of the most consequential aspects of projects, and positively impact the agencies we serve. This position can be based in our Seattle or San Diego office. We support partial work-from-home arrangements with a mix of in-office and site work required.

Responsibilities

• Space programming for a wide range of military facility types.
• Creating conceptual building plans, diagrams, and other graphics.
• Working with external cost estimators to develop order-of-magnitude estimates.
• Preparing for and attending user interviews, site visits, meetings, and presentations.
• Managing tasks or projects including budget, time, and team deliverables.
• Planning and facilitating interactive workshops and other engagement activities.
• Collaborating with clients, colleagues, and team members to deliver successful results.

Requirements

• Three or more years of experience performing work in a professional setting related to architecture or facility planning, preferably for large institutional clients.
• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in architecture or closely related field.
• Registered Architect or on the path to licensure.
• Leadership skills and ability to manage budget and time in a team environment.
• Technical writing skills for report production, data management and other documents.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft Office.
• A valid driver’s license and ability to conduct field work which may include travel.

Skills

• Previous experience with military or federal planning (desired).

About us

MAKERS has been a leader in the urban, facilities, and federal planning and design fields for over 50 years, consistently taking on and shaping projects that help our clients, communities, and the profession. As a woman-owned small business, MAKERS believes staff with diverse backgrounds enrich and benefit our team, firm, and community. MAKERS offers a dynamic, flexible workplace and the opportunity to have a real impact on our projects and the firm.

Pay

This is an hourly, nonexempt position, with a base salary starting at $38/hour, DOE.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Group-term life insurance
• 401(k)
• Profit sharing
• 15 days paid time off per year
• 8 paid holidays
• 1 floating holiday
• Paid sick leave
• Merit-based bonuses
• Transit pass
• Continuing education funding