Design Technician III

Overview

Who We Are JCJ Architecture is a full-service planning, architectural and interior design firm working with public and private sector clients nationwide. JCJ has offices in Boston, Hartford, Las Vegas, New York, Phoenix, San Diego, and Tulsa. With more than 85 years of practice and a reputation for stability and sound business practices, JCJ has consistently been ranked in ENR’s top 500 design and top 100 Green Building firms.

At JCJ Architecture, we see design as a collaborative process and work to balance owner/client goals, functional objectives and physical context alongside project scope, constraints and opportunities. Across the practice, our employee-owners work to create places that strengthen communities, businesses and institutions and to design environments that help organizations and individuals thrive. The firm’s portfolio of experience, comprehensive services and collective knowledge are captured in two overall categories – commercial project types & institutional project types.

• 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) (Company-funded retirement plan)
• Exciting & rewarding work
• Highly competitive benefits
• Pay for Performance Philosophy
• Career development & mentorship opportunities
• Incentive Compensation Program
• Hybrid work model
• J.E.D.I mission
• Employee social events
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discounts
• Employee Referral Program
• Educational assistance

Design Technician III

Job Summary

Unlicensed Design Professional that supports development of design and documentation. At the Design Technician III level, the individual assumes individual responsibility for producing portions of design and documentation and may direct junior staff in those assigned areas of responsibility.

AIA ARCHITECT LEVEL III (8 or more years’ experience) Certification as licensed professional required. Professional degree in Architecture, plus at least eight years of related experience. Participates in the conceptual design and provides full support through the entire project. Serves as a SME on specialized systems. Liaises with Project Management, other Architects and consultants. Develops and represents lead technical viewpoint on projects.

Coordinates with Director and Department Head on appropriate technical solutions and product strategies. Project size differentiates this position from the senior level.

• Consistently demonstrates working knowledge of conceptual, schematic, design development construction documentation and construction administration phases on assigned projects. Architect Level III can convey this information to other internal and external consultant team members.
• Maintains and initiates frequent communication with JCJ team members to sustain proper information flow.
• Fully participates in designated project meetings, both virtual and in-person. Demonstrates the ability to lead certain meetings, especially those that focus on coordination with the consultant and internal team.
• Demonstrates proficiency at written communication in email and virtual communication via JCJ virtual meeting software.
• Prepares meeting notes using standard JCJ formats
• Maintains an on-going vigilance about self-checking work and conveying questions or concerns to Project team leadership. May perform checking of junior staff level work, when requested.
• Participates in the formulation of work and scheduling strategies with JCJ team and adheres to established project schedules.
• Adheres to JCJ established conventions for digital file keeping and assists in promoting this practice to project team.
• Coordinates work with internal JCJ project team and sub-consultants.
• Participates in the preparation and delivery of presentations to clients both physically and virtually. Assumes leadership of selected portions of presentations.
• Further refines a portfolio in one market sector.
• Consistently demonstrates thorough knowledge of time management skills required to work on multiple projects of all sizes.

• Consistently demonstrates creativity in design and the ability to adapt design solutions to a variety of…