Project Architect

Position Description

The Project Architect will be a key leader on the team responsible for guiding clients through the design process while producing high quality construction documents. This role is fully responsible for multiple multifamily and/or small commercial projects and will also support project pipeline development with multifamily/affordable housing clients throughout North Carolina and Virginia.

• Be an Expert Guide to Clients by Leading Architecture Services
  • Due Diligence + Feasibility Studies
  • Conceptual Design, Schematic Design, Design Development
  • Construction Documents
  • Construction Administration / Internal Construction Support
  • Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• Understand, Communicate, and Ensure the Execution of Client’s Values, Goals, and Vision for their project
• Provide Clients with Timely, Accurate, and Helpful Information
  • Facilitating Bi-Weekly Client Meetings (w/ Agendas + Minutes)
  • Creating + Managing Schedules (Gantt charts)
  • Accurate Fee Tracking + Construction Budgeting Support
• Consultant/Trade Partner Onboarding + Management
• Partner with Firm Executives + Business Development Staff to Win Projects

• Professional Architectural Degree. 8+ Years Experience
• Specific Experience in Subsidized Affordable Housing Projects (esp. LIHTC), Preferred
• Strong understanding of Project Management. Highly Organized
• Able to be a Confident and Capable Guide for Clients
• Able to work within a Collaborative Team Environment
• Proficiency in Revit, Sketchup, Bluebeam, and Adobe Creative Suite

• 100% Client Satisfaction
• Be an Integral Part of a Functional Team
• Projects are On Budget + On Schedule
• Build Longterm Partnerships w/ Trade Partners

Haven Design|Build is a certified B Corp social-enterprise that exists to increase the quantity and quality of housing options for vulnerable and under-served communities. Haven provides architecture and construction services for single-family, multifamily, and small commercial projects. We are looking for a passionate, mission-aligned, energetic, and entrepreneurial Project Architect to join our team. As a small firm, this position offers the opportunity to influence all aspects of our practice as well as taking on multi-faceted responsibilities in and out of the practice of architecture.

Haven is a highly collaborative work environment where design and construction professionals work side-by-side every day to deliver exceptional service to our clients.

• Expert Guides: People that are insatiably curious lifelong learners that are able to distill their knowledge in order to communicate complex concepts simply so that others can understand
• Tenacious Contributors: People that are intrinsically driven, who take ownership of their role while staying loyal to their commitments and standing by the quality of their work and the character with which it was done
• Proactive Problem Solvers: People who are enthusiastic professionals with a propensity for action and a sense of urgency, naturally ambitious and hardworking while being able to direct their energy wisely
• Relational Collaborators: People who seek to work relationally and not transactionally, building partnerships while valuing others and can work towards the highest good without forcing their way

• W2, Salaried, Full-Time Employment. Salary Based on Experience
• Sick/Vacation PTO + Holidays
• Education + License/Certification Stipends
• Hybrid Work Schedule w/ Dedicated In-Office Days Health Insurance Options w/ Employer Contribution
• 401(K) with up to 4% Match
• Parental Leave (After 12-Months Employment)
• Performance + Other Bonuses

Note, in order to ensure proper fit for the employee and employer, all new staff start with a 60 to 90-Day trial period, W2, Hourly, Full-Time employment with limited benefits