PA / Job Captain - Housing, Healthcare & Hospitality

Rice Fergus Miller is seeking a Project Architect or Job Captain with a passion for Hospitality, Housing and/or Healthcare environments. For over 35 years, RFM has committed its practice to performing meaningful projects – ones that build and strengthen community. We thrive on creative collaborations on our projects and pride ourselves on the many long-term relationships we hold with our clients.

Our team is talented, passionate, and possess an entrepreneurial spirit. We support each other and provide a flexible, collaborative working environment for all.

Essential Functions:

• Previous work on hospitality, housing or healthcare projects of varying sizes and complexities
• Manage the deliverables for the team within the greater project deliverable schedule
• Oversee the preparation of detailed code and zoning analysis
• Experience and interest in growing in project management duties: contracts, scope, schedule, fee, workplan development, staff and resource management
• Experienced with working through all phases of project delivery from programming, concept development and production of work through construction administration and project close out
• Lead the project team in technical drawing production
• Quality Control and coordination of specifications with drawings for construction
• Ability to effectively partner with jurisdictional staff, project teams and clients
• Represent the firm well in communication & coordination with clients, consultants and team members
• Must be able to prioritize time efficiently and work collaboratively with clients and team members
• Management of small to medium-sized projects that require minimal oversight from the Principal in Charge; may be working solo or with small teams up to 3 people

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in Architecture from an accredited program preferred
• Architectural license or be in the process of obtaining license
• Proficient in Revit, BlueBeam, and Microsoft Office Suite
• 8 years of hospitality, housing or healthcare related design, planning and management

Our 60-person firm is located within a LEED Platinum, re-imagined warehouse a block from the waterfront in Bremerton, west of Seattle. We take work and sustainability seriously, while valuing a balanced work/home life – as demonstrated by our B Corp certification and being named as one of Washington’s Best Places to Work.

Rice Fergus Miller offers competitive salaries, flexible hours, a generous benefits package including reimbursement for licensing/certifications, study materials for exams, and a host of other benefits. 

Vacation Pay of 2 to 4 weeks per year, depending on years in career

Sick Leave of 2 weeks per year

Parental Leave of 4 weeks, after one year of employment

Seven Paid Holidays

Eight hours of Paid Volunteer Time

Health Insurance:  Medical, Dental & Vision with RFM paying 99% of the employee’s premium

Cafeteria Plan:  Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Account, Transportation Account

Lifestyle Spending Account allowance of $500 per year for remote work and wellness-related expenses

Long Term Disability Insurance paid by RFM

Employee Assistance Program paid by RFM

401(k) Plan with Match of up to 4%

Voluntary Life Insurance

Voluntary Long Term Care Insurance

Voluntary Aflac policies

Voluntary Legal and ID Protection plans

Note:  Benefits are current as of the date of this posting and can change without notice.

We are fully committed to supporting our employees who wish to work remotely if their job duties allow.  Applicants must reside in Washington, Oregon, Montana, or Idaho, or be willing to relocate.

Rice Fergus Miller provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type in regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion and honor our employees’ differences.

This position is a exempt position with a pay range of $66,443 to $99,664 per year.

If you’d like more information on who we are, visit www.rfmarch.com, www.instagram.com/ricefergusmiller or www.facebook.com/ricefergusmiller.

To apply, submit your portfolio and resume along with a cover letter through our website at www.rfmarch.com/jobs.