Project Architect - Transportation / Transit Facilities - Cities & Places

About the role

The Jacobs Northwest Cities & Places team in Bellevue, WA is growing and strategically expanding key practice areas across the Northwest and broader West region. This includes strengthening architectural design and delivery capabilities in transportation architecture, including transit stations, mobility hubs, passenger facilities, port-related architecture, and complex public infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support architectural design and technical delivery for transportation-related projects, including transit stations, passenger facilities, mobility hubs, port facilities, and related infrastructure.
• Translate client, agency, operational, passenger-experience, accessibility, safety, security, sustainability, constructability, and maintenance requirements into clear architectural solutions.
• Maintain the design process from conceptual phase through documentation and construction administration, ensuring the design idea is consistent and properly executed.
• Collaborate with other disciplines - civil, structural, MEP, rail/transit systems, security, wayfinding and interiors considering aspects of sustainability, cost, constructability, operation partners and other specialties’ goals.
• Support projects delivered through traditional delivery, design-build, progressive design-build, and P3 / public-private partnership models.
• Engage with clients, coordinate with agencies, communicate with stakeholders, pursue projects, write proposals, and conduct interviews.
• Implement strategy for producing documents with project managers, designers, BIM leads, specification writers, and discipline leads to produce coordinated, high-quality and accurate deliverables.
• Strengthen Jacobs’ transportation architecture presence in the Northwest and support broader Western region opportunities.
• Foster and maintain a collaborative professional working relationship with Project Teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or equivalent in education and experience.
• 5-15 years' architecture experience.
• Licensed Architect with current registration in Washington or ability to obtain reciprocity.
• Architectural experience with transportation, transit, civic infrastructure, airport, port, or complex public-sector projects.
• Experience as a Project Architect, Senior Project Designer, Transportation Architect, or design leader on complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Familiarity with alternative delivery models, including design-build, progressive design-build, and P3 / public-private partnership project delivery.
• Proficiency in Revit and familiarity with BIM modeling and coordination workflows.

Qualifications

• Established relationships with regional transportation, port, civic, or public-sector clients.
• Recognized national or international transportation architecture experience on significant station, terminal, airport, rail, metro, light rail, ferry, port, or mobility infrastructure projects.
• Experience contributing to or leading design for major transit stations, intermodal hubs, rail corridors, airport terminals, ferry terminals, port facilities, or operations buildings.
• Strong knowledge of passenger experience, universal design, accessibility, safety & security, wayfinding, constructability, durability, resilience, and long-term operations.
• Knowledge of building codes and ability to research and apply/incorporate into technical documents.
• Knowledge of QA/QC process and proficiency in Bluebeam Revu.
• In-depth understanding of building materials, systems, and methods of construction, specifications and integration of building services, building core, and envelope elements.
• Experience supporting business development, client positioning, proposal writing, interviews, and project pursuits.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, 3DS Max, Rhino, Enscape, or other visualization and design communication tools.
• Strong organizational, communications (verbal, written as well as hand sketching) skills, and leadership abilities.
• Able to maintain a Bellevue office presence or strong regional presence in the Northwest.

Skills

• LEED AP, Envision Sustainability Professional, or comparable sustainability credential to support sustainability, integrated design, low-carbon design or similar framework project goals and aspirations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• The ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
• Deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan.
• U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy.
• Seven paid holidays.
• Caregiver leave.
• Additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

Pay

$97,700.00 to $207,100.00

Schedule

Hybrid working policy allowing split work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations.