Project Architect
Observation Studio — Project Architect
Observation Studio is seeking a full-time Project Architect to support multiple projects currently in the office. The ideal candidate is collaborative, dedicated, and experienced with a high level of project delivery.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate projects through all phases including schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration
- Manage project schedules, budgets, and consultant coordination
- Produce and oversee construction documents, ensuring consistency with design intent and technical standards
- Coordinate with clients, contractors, consultants, and regulatory agencies
- Conduct code analysis, zoning research, and permit filing coordination
- Review shop drawings, RFIs, submittals, and field reports during construction
- Support internal team coordination, quality control, and project delivery standards
- Supervise and mentor junior staff as appropriate
Qualifications
- Familiarity working with various tools and medium including but not limited to: 2D and 3D drawing and modeling (Vectorworks, Rhino, etc), rendering (Photoshop, Enscape, etc), and generating presentations (Adobe Creative Suite), etc.
- Interest in integrating Revit software into studio and workflow
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines
- Experience with City of Portland is a must
- Professional degree in Architecture (B.Arch or M.Arch preferred)
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Paid health, vision, and dental insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with access to financial planning resources
- Annual bonus opportunities
Please send your resume and a brief cover letter to [email protected].
Observation Studio
Based in Portland, Oregon, Observation Studio engages a legacy of craft borne out of the abundance of the Pacific Northwest to create timeless and sustainable places for contemporary culture. We pursue the highest and best use of local resources at every scale, from sites to buildings to materials. Our work is responsive and resourceful, striving to create dignified places of shared experience where the pragmatic and the poetic are critically important, each informing the other.
Our work looks deeply into the relationship between material culture and society, experimenting through abstraction, creating a careful balance that avoids nostalgia for the vernacular or the sparsity of modernism. This process mixes and subdues influences to bring forth thoughtful and evocative solutions at every scale.
We collaborate with our clients, constituents, and craftspeople to create architecture that embodies their values and transcends expectations through close observation and engaging conversations. We are careful stewards of project resources and the natural resources each building requires, fostering healthy spaces for those who use and construct them. With a fluency that comes from a lifetime of working with our hands, we study the potential of materials and environments to develop resourceful, resilient, and economical solutions that are both timely and timeless.
Observation Studio has been named 2026 Best Small Firm in the West by Architect’s Newspaper and a winner of Design Vanguard Award recognizing leading top firms across the globe by Architectural Record Magazine along with multiple state, national, and international project recognitions.
