We are growing our team

Kristi Byers, Architect is a small, San Diego-based, team of architects and designers who embrace challenging problems and value collaboration and rigor. We believe that design happens at every stage of the architectural process – from writing a contract with appropriate scope and fees to negotiating detail execution with contractors in the field. We lean towards the modern and minimal with site-appropriate responses and the smart use of materials. Our firm works throughout Southern and Central California and excels in a variety of typologies including historic/adaptive-reuse, industrial, entitlements, retail, commercial and residential. Because we are a smaller firm, team members get to touch all areas of projects including client interaction, pre-design through construction administration, and permitting in a variety of authorities-having-jurisdiction.

Project architect or senior Job captain (full-time)

Kristi Byers, Architect seeks a creative, team-oriented, and self-motivated architectural team member who has a 5-year minimum BArch degree and 8+ years work experience on commercial, industrial, lab and/or retail projects. Our ideal candidate holds a State of California architecture license and a passion for sustainability.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Lead teams of internal architectural staff and external consultants to create technical documents for permitting and construction;
Navigate various authorities-having-jurisdiction to successfully permit discretionary and ministerial projects;
Direct coordination meetings with A/E team members, owners, vendors, general contractors and/or subcontractors;
Solve design issues at all levels of documentation (from space-planning exercises to final detail coordination to responses to construction field questions);
Perform construction administration with review of submittals and RFI’s, issuance of ASI’s, site visits and follow-up field observation notes;
Support other staff members and projects within the office as deadlines dictate;
Mentor junior staff;
Research building materials and assemblies;
Order samples and literature and work with product vendors;
Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

Strong evidence of design sensibility;
Excellent written, graphic and verbal communication skills;
Professional degree in architecture (5 year BArch minimum);
California Architecture License preferred; on path to licensure okay (we can help you get there);
8+ years’ experience working at an architecture firm or firms;
Pleasant, team-player personality;
Proficiency in AutoCAD, Microsoft Word and Excel and Bluebeam;
Proficiency in REVIT, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, In-Design) and SketchUp a plus;
Must be able to work from home (at least until US COVID issues are resolved);
Must be legally able to work in the US.

The perfect candidate would be a passionate, flexible, utility player who has a variety of problem-solving arrows in their quiver, has a strong work ethic, works well in a team environment and has the ability to take on a variety of responsibilities in an office where each team member wears a variety of hats every day.

Firm perks include compensation for study materials and passed certification exams (such as ARE, LEED, WELL, GBI, CDP, etc.), support of community involvement, support of professional development and paid holidays.

Compensation commensurate with experience.

Please send cover letter, resume and work samples to info@kristibyersaia.com.

Designer / Job captain (full-time)

Kristi Byers, Architect seeks a creative, team-oriented, and self-motivated architectural team member who has a 5-year minimum BArch degree and 3 to 5 years work experience on commercial, industrial, lab and/or retail projects. Our ideal candidate has a passion for sustainability.