About Us Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC) is a team of high-energy professionals.
We share a passion for design, a collaborative approach, and a casual culture.
We solve challenges by leveraging the collective expertise and ingenuity of the best and brightest minds across development, design, and construction.
Lamar Johnson Collaborative attracts a dynamic and diverse group of people who work together to realize our clients' vision.
LJC is a growing firm and is recruiting top Project Architect talent to join our growing team.
The Role We Want You For As a Project Architect, we would love to have you join our team in Phoenix and assume a technical leadership role for the firm's Commercial, Industrial and Residential Market Sectors.
You will drive, augment, and assist LJC's leadership team, helping it grow and expand its regional presence, while seeking, finding and securing the future for LJC through project commissions and talent recruiting.
The Project Architect will be counted on to mentor and nurture the professional development of staff, as well as work across LJC disciplines and parent company Clayco's construction and real estate arms to help our entire enterprise thrive.
The Specifics of the Role Oversees the integrated design of projects and/or development of construction drawings for projectsServes as primary coordinator with contractors and consulting engineersManages one or more team membersLeads design teams in developing proposals for potential clientsCapable of organizing and contributing to business development pursuitsResponsible for developing thought leadership in technical architecture and designLeads discussions in the local and regional design communityRecruits and interviews potential applicants to ensure practice growthRepresents LJC in the community and civic eventsPractices LJC's core values of integrity, humility and fearlessnessGuides and contributes to LJC's Core Councils (Culture, Integration, Practice, Process and Sustainability) Requirements Project Architects at LJC possess:A bachelor's degree in architecture or a related field10+ years of relevant experience in architecture and designMust be a registered architectDemonstrated competence with Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD/Revit, MS OfficeExemplary written and spoken communicationComfort and poise presenting to external and internal audiencesExcellent interpersonal relationship-building and colleague-coaching skillsProficient with client communications and relationship development Some Things You Should Know Our clients and projects are nationwide - Travel may be required.We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs across the United States.The pace is fast! Why LJC and Clayco? Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, Phoenix Business Journal.ENR – Top Midwest Contractors (#1), Top Design Build Contractors (#4), Top 400 Contractors (#20), ENR – Top Green Builders (#5).Competitive salary and discretionary bonus.A robust benefits package including, health, dental and vision plans, 401k, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!