Job Captain, Multifamily Architecture and Design

Title: Job Captain, Multifamily Architecture and Design

Location: Oak Brook, IL

Type: Full-Time

Workplace: hybrid

Category: Multifamily

Job Description:

Are you ready to join a growth-oriented team where creativity meets innovation? At Ware Malcomb, we are a dynamic and forward-thinking design firm committed to pushing the boundaries. Our team-oriented, collaborative approach ensures that every project is a blend of visionary design, seamless project delivery, and we are actively engaged with both the community and the industry. Discover our vibrant culture to get an inside look into life at Ware Malcomb and the programs we offer. https://waremalcomb.com/life-at-ware-malcomb/ 

As a Job Captain at Ware Malcomb, you will support in the delivery of innovative design projects to diverse clients. You will lead project coordination with consultants and internal teams, contribute to all phases of design and provide construction administration support. You will use your technical expertise and knowledge of building codes to produce high-quality construction documents and ensure smooth project execution. This is a great opportunity to collaborate with clients, consultants, contractors, and our dynamic team while advancing your architectural career.

Your Role

• Lead the project coordination with the consultant team for each phase of the project (typical; Site planning, Conceptual, Schematic, Design Development, Construction Document and Construction Administration) to deliver a set of contract documents that will be used for permits and construction


• Provide Revit support for the preparation of project documents


• Utilize the company's resource groups for design


• Preparation of design and construction documents


• Assist the Project Manager or Architect with construction services (site visits, review shop drawings, etc.)


• Perform project code searches and analysis for each project


• Assist the Project Manager or Architect in the preparation of project schedules and review of budgets


• Provide assistance for submittals for jurisdiction agencies


• Communicate with clients, contractors, consultants, and Ware Malcomb employees

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in the field of Architecture 


• Experience in diverse multifamily project types such as garden, podium, and wrap is preferred


• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or related field


• Revit skills


• Knowledge of Newforma


• Knowledge of building codes


• Ability to coordinate a complete set of contract documents

This is a full-time, long-term position.

Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is a dynamic, forward-thinking commercial real estate design firm providing professional architecture, interior design, civil engineering, branding, building measurement, structural engineering and MEP engineering services to clients throughout the world. With office locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, the firm specializes in the design of office, industrial, science & technology, healthcare, multifamily, retail, hospitality and public/institutional projects.

The firm is also ranked among the top 10 Architecture/Engineering firms in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms and the Top 30 Interior Design Firms in Interior Design magazine’s Top 100 Giants.