Construction Administrator - GBA Architecture

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Construction Administrator to represent GBA on the construction job site and report project conditions to the Client and A/E Team, carrying the day-to-day scope of multiple projects from bid through final closeout.

GBA Architecture is an eleven-person, full-service architecture and interior design firm in downtown Charleston, in practice since 1981. Our work spans K-12 and higher education, hospitality, municipal, commercial retail and restaurants, automotive, mixed‑use, and historic preservation.

• Our sites are local. Two hours is typically the furthest you will drive to a site visit, and we do not expect overnight travel. If you have spent the last few years living out of a truck between Charleston, Columbia, and Charlotte, this is the line worth reading twice
• You are in before the set goes out to bid. You sit in on constructability review while the drawings can still change, rather than inheriting someone else’s details at award
• Licensure support, and a paid day for every exam. GBA covers your biennial SC registration renewal in full, half of your AIA, CSI dues and NCARB record renewal
• Half-day Fridays, every week of the year. Standard hours are 8:00 to 5:30 Monday through Thursday and 8:00 to noon on Friday. Not a summer perk — it is how we work
• Flexible hours, and a week that moves. Set your start anywhere between 7:00 and 8:30 with a matching shift to your end time. The CA role runs across three settings — the field for observation visits and OAC meetings, the office for coordination with the project team, and submittal, RFI, and closeout work you can do remotely up to one day a week.
  
  Site obligations come first; the rest of the week flexes around them
• Small firm feel, with a principal on your projects. Eleven people means the principal who set the design intent is the one you walk the job with — you get an answer on a hard call the day you need it, not after it routes through a studio

• Architecture school graduate with 5+ years of experience in architectural practice, including substantial Construction Phase experience
• Bachelor of Science in Architecture,
  
  B.Arch., or M.Arch. from a NAAB‑accredited program; or Bachelor of Construction Science or Construction Management with experience within an architectural or engineering firm
• Architectural registration, or a path toward registration, is a plus but not required
• Experience with K‑12, higher education, hospitality, municipal, commercial retail, restaurant, automotive, mixed‑use, or historic preservation projects
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation

• Familiar with the CA process end to end — paperwork, submittal review, jobsite visits, review of change orders submitted, punch list, and closeout
• Fluent in AIA contract documents — B101 Article 3.6, A101, A201 General Conditions, and G701, G702/G703, G704, G710, and G714 — and in Owner‑Contractor Agreement requirements
• Bluebeam Revu required;
  AutoCAD and Revit strongly preferred;
  Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Suite
• Working knowledge of current codes and standards — the 2021 IBC, IFC, IPC, IMC, and IFGC with South Carolina modifications, the 2020 NEC, the 2009 IECC, ICC A117.1 accessibility, and BOMA area measurement standards
• Competent verbal skills and excellent written communication — in construction administration, the written record is the deliverable
• Competence with time management, and with spreadsheet and word processing programs
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• An attitude and performance that retains clients and creates positive referrals

Preferred:
Newforma Project Center, Procore, or Autodesk Build (BIM 360) Charleston BAR…