Architectural Design Coordinator

LPA is seeking a passionate Architectural Design Coordinator to join our integrated team of architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects and master planners. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with team members across studios on projects that are both local and across California and Texas. Our clients are both public and private and represent nine different market segments so your career can take many different trajectories. Examples of projects we've completed in Austin include Casis Elementary School and General Marshall Middle School.

You will join a high-performing, multi-disciplinary design team, and you will impact projects at each stage of design.  We offer numerous education and mentoring opportunities including software training, tech talks, and monthly LPA-U courses centered around innovative and sustainable design practices.  Join a firm where your voice is heard, creative design ideas are encouraged, and your work is highly regarded.

We’re committed to diversity, wellness and work-life balance and it is neatly summarized in our Just label. We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health and dental insurance, retirement and financial, wellness and other work/life plans.

What you will do:

• You will be living and breathing the project from inception to completion and be able to turn your hand to all aspects of the project

• The Design Coordinator will assist Project Architects, Project Designers and Project Managers in the execution of specific assignments

• Prepare documentation and oversee documentation for design development and construction documents

• Review and process construction administration documents

• Organize research for product and construction methods related to projects

• Mentor-ship from project leaders and managing directors, provide mentorship to junior designers

What we will do:

• Provide mentorship from Managing Directors and Design Directors as well as other in-house disciplines on all projects

• Provide career growth opportunities including licensure incentives, professional development grants and our professional development process

• In-house management and leadership training opportunities

• Education opportunities including LPA+U and LPA Tech Talks

• Provide study grants for exploration – Catapult, LPA Foundation

Design Coordinator Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Architecture

• 5+ years of experience in all phases of architectural projects

• Actively pursuing architectural license (or already licensed) and LEED accreditation

• Proficiency in Revit. Good knowledge of Rhino and Adobe Creative Suite preferred.

• Knowledge of building codes, related regulations construction materials and specifications preferred

• Demonstrate independence, innovation, and vision with program, project design, and implementation

• Commitment to pursue high quality construction documents

LPA is an integrated design firm with offices in California and Texas. We specialize in creating innovative, sustainable environments that work better, do more with less and improve people’s lives. We provide a vibrant and rewarding work environment—one that values and fosters creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, community engagement and ongoing career development and growth. LPA is also committed to diversity, wellness, and work-life balance. LPA offers competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health and dental insurance, retirement and financial, wellness and other work/life plans.

If you are hired at LPA, your base salary is based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience and/or project complexity. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES AND RECRUITERS:

Please note that LPA does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed contract, LPA will not agree to pay any recruiter fee. In the situation an agency or recruiter submits a candidate or resume without a previously signed agreement and/or without LPA’s request, LPA explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of LPA.