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Architectural Job Captain

SERA Architects Inc
Portland, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 3/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/25/2026

Description

Summary

This position leverages your great previous experience to allow you to grow professionally. You will have the ability to work independently with some supervision. Opportunities include coordinating and directing less experienced staff to develop projects, independent research and/or the ability to deliver built projects through construction.


Duties and Responsibilities

Primary

  1. Understand and ensure adherence to SERA's graphic standards across team members.
  2. Create graphic presentations such as design review, client presentations, and marketing collateral.
  3. Research and coordinate details regarding specific scopes of work and/or sub consultants.
  4. Work with product vendors/manufacturers to develop architectural details. Coordinate with other team members and building systems/components.
  5. Ability to perform independent construction contract administration.
  6. Supervise, coordinate, plan, and review the work of 1-3 staff members. This includes the mentoring of staff on project teams.
  7. Use the building code to develop architectural drawings. Provide code interpretations supporting the project objectives.
  8. Support the project by interacting with jurisdictions to obtain building permits.
  9. Interact with the client to achieve project goals.
  10. Familiarity and adherence to project contract requirements.

Additional

  1. Interact with other SERA resources to achieve project goals.
  2. Handle the health and welfare of the Revit model.
  3. Develop, codify, and enforce the BIM Execution Plan on assigned projects.
  4. Model the firm’s values and core commitments, ensuring alignment with internal expectations for professionalism, collaboration, and ethical behavior. 
  5. Respect and reinforce established firm policies and processes
  6. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education and Experience

  •  Requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited program.
  •  Generally have 4-7 years of industry experience in an architect's office.
  •  Proficiency in Autodesk Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, and MS Office Suite required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  •  Knowledge of Sketchup and Bluebeam preferred.
  •  Ability to communicate through verbal, written, and graphic communication formats.
  •  Ability to determine the right tool for the task.
  •  Ability to prioritize and evaluate multiple important tasks.
  •  Established critical thinking to identify strengths, weaknesses, or alternate solutions to a problem with some supervision.
  •  Develop professional judgment and decision-making processes to determine the most appropriate course of action.
  •  Develop leadership skills that motivate and guide teams and projects to desired outcomes.

SERA Architects Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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