Architect (5-12 years experience)

PIVOT Architecture seeks a self-motivated architect with 5-12 years of experience. We are searching for a candidate with a passion for good design, a spirit of collaboration, and an eagerness to learn and contribute to a lively work environment. The ideal candidate is looking for a career growth position where their skills and talents are recognized and harnessed to elevate our design work, firm culture and future of practice. If you’ve been thinking about a change of scenery in your professional landscape and are looking for new challenges, let’s get together for a discussion.

We’re looking for an architect who does their best work when a project asks something of them technically — someone who finds real satisfaction in solving hard problems and who never loses sight of how a space will actually feel to the people using it. This role is about leading our collaborative design process well: guiding a project team, keeping everyone focused on what best serves the client, from early concept through the final walkthrough.

How you show up with clients matters as much as what you know. We’re looking for someone who brings a genuine spirit of hospitality to client relationships — attentive, generous with their time, and easy to trust — and who holds design quality and technical execution to an equally high standard.

We’re invested in where this role goes over time. If you take initiative and want increasing responsibility — more project leadership, more mentorship, more say in how we work — there’s genuine room for that here.

What You’ll Do

Design & Documentation

• Guide projects through each phase of design and documentation — from early programming and schematic design through design development, construction documents, and construction administration
• Keep Revit models and drawing sets accurate and well-coordinated
• Work through architectural details and systems with an eye toward long-term performance and how they’ll actually be built

Codes & Technical Coordination

• Apply a solid working knowledge of building codes, ADA and accessibility standards, and local entitlement requirements to everyday project decisions
• Manage the permitting and agency review process with local jurisdictions
• Coordinate architectural, structural, and MEP during design

Team & Project Leadership

• Lead project teams in a way that brings out the strongest thinking from everyone involved, including yourself and our clients
• Keep consultants — structural, MEP, civil, and others — coordinated and pulling in the same direction to achieve project goals
• Work alongside Principals and Project Managers to track scope, schedule, and budget
• Help run QA/QC reviews that keep our deliverables sharp
• Manage construction administration tasks — RFIs, submittal review, site visits — as projects move toward completion

Clients & Culture

• Build lasting relationships with clients, contractors, and consultants
• Mentor less-experienced staff and help create a culture where people are actively learning from one another
• Contribute to how PIVOT thinks about design and technical practice as a firm

What We’re Looking For

• You’re skilled at organizing people and work around a shared vision
• You communicate clearly and adjust naturally to different communication styles
• You’re proficient at executing all phases of work — modeling and annotating in Revit — consistent with project goals and objectives, and comfortable working within shared BIM models as part of a team
• You can research building materials and product selections, and coordinate specifications for a project
• You’re comfortable in the Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) for presentations and graphic communication, and know your way around at least one visualization tool (Enscape, Lumion, SketchUp, or similar)
• You move easily between fine technical detail and big-picture design thinking, depending on what a project needs
• You hold a professional degree from an accredited architecture program; licensure is preferred, or you’re actively working toward it

About PIVOT Architecture

PIVOT Architecture is an interdisciplinary firm with expertise in architecture, planning, and interior design. Established in Eugene, Oregon in 1956, our firm has experience with a wide variety of public and private projects and services. Our people work in an open and transparent way in teams that are formed for each project. We actively listen to each other and our clients, and produce places that are responsive to programmatic requirements, context, and budget. We recognize our responsibility to manage resources thoughtfully and understand that the decisions we make affect the health of our communities and environment. We seek people who understand that implementing these values requires thought, care, and creativity. We strive to have fun in our work, leave room for laughter, and encourage our clients to enjoy the process of creation. We live for pivotal moments where complex ideas become exceptionally designed spaces and our teams are able to thrive.

Life in Eugene

Eugene is located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest; a couple of hours away from the Pacific Coast, the Cascade Mountains, and Portland, OR. Eugene, home of the University of Oregon, takes great pride in its abundance of arts and cultural activities, easy access to the great outdoors, and an excellent school system. Plentiful bike paths, innovative mass transit system, and revitalized, vibrant downtown all contribute to an increasingly energetic city that is a rewarding place to live and practice architecture. Sustainable values and livability are important here, and as the town continues to grow, local architects enjoy the opportunity to directly and immediately advance the quality of our community’s life.

PIVOT Architecture is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We value diversity and welcome all perspectives and experiences to enrich ourselves, our workplace, and our projects.

Please digitally submit cover letter, resume, and portfolio to [email protected] and visit us at www.pivotarchitecture.com. We appreciate your interest in this position and will follow up with candidates we select for interviews.