Careers

1. Architectural Assistant Project Manager / Job Captain

Location: Downtown San Jose and Downtown Sacramento

Aedis Architects is an award-winning design firm that seeks to positively impact our community through innovative learning and living environments. We are currently seeking inspired individuals for an Assistant Project Manager (APM) position at our Downtown Sacramento or Downtown San Jose location.

As a team member of Aedis, you may be working on a Net-Zero-Energy school, a transformative learning environment, a signature college building, a high-profile community project, a senior housing development, or a mass timber project.

More importantly, we are looking for employees who can embrace the core principles that form the basis of our firm. First, we strive to be experts in our field, while discovering creative solutions to solve our clients’ challenges and beyond. Second, we seek to nurture a collaborative, supportive, and empowered culture that values the growth and well-being of our employees and their families.

Job Summary:

The Assistant Project Manager (APM) is the key assistant to the Project Manager and/or Senior Project Manager. The APM’s focus is project design and documentation from programming through construction documents milestones, and coordination with internal team, consultants, and clients as necessary. The ideal candidate is energetic and creative, can work collaboratively and solve problems independently, is highly organized, and detail oriented.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A professional degree is strongly preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of full-time professional experience.
• Thorough knowledge of Revit and other general and related (Bluebeam Revu, MS Office Suite, Adobe Suite) computer applications is required.

Responsibility:

• Assist with developing design concepts and presentation documents.
• Assist PM with coordination of work with the internal team.
• Assist PM with coordination between disciplines.
• Assist with building code analysis.
• Prepare schematic design, design development, and construction documents (plans and specifications).
• Ensure that the owner’s design standards are implemented.
• Assist PM with planning and coordination with other project team members, including clients.
• Constantly keep PM/SPM apprised of project status, development, and potential issues.
• Provide guidance to designers in technical issues and office standards.
• Assist with agency review and approval process.
• Assist with bid and contract process.
• Assist with contract administration.
• Ensure that projects stay on schedule.
• Assist with business development efforts.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Job Duties (with Approximate Percentages)

• Project Specific Work: Assistance in project management, coordination, meetings, CADD/CADD Related tasks (such as renderings, 3-D Modeling etc.) – 70%
• General Office tasks (professional development, timecards, record keeping) – 15%
• Marketing/Business Development Support Tasks – 15%

Continuing Education/Training

• Required: Pursue professional registration.
• Seek exposure to all phases of architectural practice.
• Keep abreast with development in applicable computer technology.
• Keep abreast of development in applicable governmental regulations.
• Participate in firm-wide design discourses and reviews.
• Attend in-office technical seminars/workshops.

Key Benefits

• Competitive salary ranging from $75k to $95K depending on experience.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance, short- and long-term disability
• 401K retirement plans and profit sharing
• Flextime schedule options
• Enrollment in Aedis Active, our wellness and professional development program
• Mentorship, continuing education, and career growth

2. Architectural Designer

Location: Downtown San Jose and Downtown Sacramento

Aedis Architects is an award-winning design firm that seeks to positively impact our community through innovative learning and living environments. We are currently seeking inspired individuals for a Designer position at our Downtown Sacramento and Downtown San Jose offices.

As a team member of Aedis, you may be working on a Net-zero-energy school, a transformative learning environment, a signature college building, a high-profile community project, a senior housing development, or a mass timber project.

More importantly, you will be working with us and our core principles that lay the foundation for how we operate and form the two complementary sides of our firm. The first centers on our ‘smart’ aspects: we strive to be experts at what we do and find creative solutions to solve our clients’ challenges and beyond. The second embraces our ‘healthy’ qualities: a collaborative, supportive, and empowered culture that values the growth and well-being of our employees and their families. These two aspects are completely integrated with one another and drive our success.

Job Summary:

The Designer is an entry-level production support to the Assistant Project Manager, Project Manager, and/or Senior Project Manager. The Designer’s focus is project design documentation from programming through construction document milestones, coordination with the internal team, and producing renderings for presentations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A professional degree or degree in a related field is strongly desired.
• Internships / Full-time professional experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Revit and other related and general (Bluebeam Revu, MS Office, Excel suite) computer applications are preferred.
• Knowledge of rendering producing applications (Lumion, Enscape, Photoshop, InDesign, Sketchup) preferred.

Responsibility:

• Assist with developing design concepts and presentation documents.
• Support others with coordination of work with the internal team.
• Support others with coordination between disciplines.
• Support others with building code analysis.
• Prepare schematic design, design development, and construction documents (plans and specifications).
• Ensure that the owner’s design standards are implemented.
• Support others with planning and coordination with other project team members, including clients.
• Constantly keep PM/SPM apprised of project status, development, and potential issues.
• Accept guidance from others in technical issues and office standards.
• Support others with agency review and approval process.
• Support others with bid and contract processes.
• Support others with contract administration.
• Prepare presentation materials for project presentation and marketing efforts.
• Support others with business development efforts.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Job Duties (with Approximate Percentages)

• Project Specific Work: CADD/CADD Related tasks (such as renderings, 3-D Modeling etc.) – 80%
• General Office tasks (professional development, timecards, record keeping – 10%
• Marketing/Business Development Support Tasks – 10%

Continuing Education/Training 

• Required: Pursue professional registration.
• Seek exposure to all phases of architectural practice.
• Keep abreast with development in applicable computer technology.
• Keep abreast of development in applicable governmental regulations.
• Participate in firm-wide design discourses and reviews.
• Attending in-office technical seminars/workshops.

Key Benefits

• Competitive salary ranging from $65k to $75K depending on experience.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance, short- and long-term disability
• 401K retirement plans and profit sharing
• Flextime schedule options
• Enrollment in Aedis Active, our wellness and professional development program
• Mentorship, continuing education, and career growth

3. Administrative Assistant

Location: Downtown Sacramento

Aedis Architects is an award-winning design firm that seeks to positively impact our community through innovative learning and living environments. We are currently seeking inspired individuals for a technical Administrative Assistant position to work in-person at our Downtown “R Street” Sacramento office.

We are looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented employee who can embrace the core principles of our firm. As a technical Administrative Assistant, you will be responsible for the support required for general office duties as well as supporting our architectural projects. The role would suit someone who has had previous experience in an administrative role and ideally have had experience working in the construction/engineering sector.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Greet and welcome visitors and manage phones
• Organizing meetings, conference room coordination, including scheduling, sending reminders and organizing catering, etc.
• General office management duties including support of various task, including library administration, supply procurement and set up and take down of company events.
• General office maintenance and cleanup
• Manage contacts, project database and construction administration flow/tracking of documents i.e. RFI’s, submittals, closeout documents, etc.
• Produce internal and external documents by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, graphics
• Provide historical reference by developing and utilizing filing and retrieval systems, and recording meeting discussions
• Coordinate executives’ communications, including reading, researching, and routing correspondence; drafting letters and documents; collecting and analyzing information; initiating telecommunications
• Maintain customer confidence and protect operations by keeping confidential information
• Administrative support for managements participation in professional societies, conferences, events and support establishment of personal networks
• Support marketing and business development efforts in producing final collateral for delivery.
• Contribute to project team efforts by accomplishing related tasks
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Skills and Qualifications:

• At least 3-5 years of experience in an Administrative Assistant or Technical Administration role.
• An ability to consistently meet multiple, and often parallel, deadlines, as well as demonstrate initiative.
• Self-motivated, continually seeking to improve the overall running of the office.
• Flexible and adaptable, is happy to work on a wide variety of tasks, focusing their attention on priority items.
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Scheduling, organization and reporting skills
• Office supply management and equipment management
• Travel logistics and event planning skills
• Microsoft Office, Outlook, Adobe and Bluebeam proficiency required

Key Benefits

• Competitive salary ranging from $40K to $55K depending on experience.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance, short- and long-term disability
• 401K retirement plans and profit sharing
• Flextime schedule options
• Enrollment in Aedis Active, our wellness and professional development program.

What is it like to be an Aedisean?

As a team member of Aedis, you may be working on a Net-Zero-Energy school, a transformative learning environment, a signature college building, a high-profile community project, a senior housing development, or a mass timber project.

More importantly, we are looking for employees who can embrace the core principles that form the basis of our firm. First, we strive to be experts in our field, while discovering creative solutions to solve our clients’ challenges and beyond. Second, we seek to nurture a collaborative, supportive, and empowered culture that values the growth and well-being of our employees and their families.

When you join Aedis, you’ll enjoy many benefits.

Here are just a few of them:

• Competitive salary
  Medical, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance, short- and long-term disability
• 401K retirement plans and profit-sharing
• Flextime schedule options
• Enrollment in Aedis Active, our wellness and professional development program
• Mentorship, continuing education, and career growth

Aedis architects is currently seeking inspired individuals interested in developing careers in educational architecture at our Downtown San Jose and Sacramento offices.

We believe that educational facilities play one of the most important roles in society. They are centers of community, sources of pride, and incubators of the creative energy that shapes our future. As architects and planners, we are passionate about providing imaginative, inspiring, sustainable, healthy and safe learning environments. Creating great places for learning and teaching has been our legacy for over 60 years.

Our success and ability to make positive transformations begin with a great team. We have worked hard to create a collaborative and supportive work culture that emphasize professional growth balanced with personal and family well-being.

We are always in need of like-minded, motivated and capable individuals to join our team at all levels. We look forward to hearing from you.

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