Job Description

About the Firm

Nationally recognized architecture & interior design firm specializes in institutional design with a focus on healthcare, science and technology, higher education, and K-12 projects. With decades of experience delivering complex, mission-critical facilities, they are known for their collaborative approach, technical excellence, and commitment to creating environments that enhance human experience. The firm maintains offices across multiple locations and has built a reputation for innovative design solutions that respond to the unique challenges of institutional architecture.

Position: Specifications Writer

Location: Los Angeles

Employment Type: Full-time, Exempt

Hybrid : 3 days in office/2 days remote

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Specifications Writer to join a multi-disciplinary team in a full-time, in-house capacity. This role is integral to supporting complex institutional projects by developing and managing comprehensive architectural specifications that ensure quality, consistency, and technical accuracy across all project documentation. The successful candidate will contribute to projects of varying scale and complexity while maintaining the firm's high standards for technical excellence and documentation quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Specifications Development: Create, organize, and maintain detailed architectural specifications for complex institutional projects across healthcare, science and technology, higher education, and K-12 sectors, ensuring full compliance with project schedules, firm standards, and applicable codes

• Team Collaboration: Partner closely with Project Managers and Project Architects to coordinate specification deliverables and effectively distribute workload across project teams

• Technical Expertise: Provide authoritative guidance on building material and system selection, application, and sustainability considerations

• Quality Assurance: Review and coordinate consultant specifications to ensure adherence to formatting standards, project manuals, and owner requirements

• Standards Management: Continuously maintain and enhance firm master specifications by incorporating current codes, industry best practices, and emerging building technologies specific to institutional design

• Construction Support: Assist with construction administration activities including addenda preparation, RFI responses, substitution request reviews, and product submittal evaluations

• Knowledge Leadership: Serve as the primary technical resource and mentor to design teams, promoting excellence in specification development practices

• Travel: Position may require occasional travel

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 7 years of dedicated experience developing architectural specifications for complex commercial and institutional projects within the AEC industry

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Architectural Technology, Construction Management, or related field

• Technical Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of national and local building codes and reference standards, with demonstrated expertise in the International Building Code (IBC) and regulatory requirements specific to California jurisdictions

• Technology Proficiency: Familiarity with emerging technologies that support integrated practice, coordination, and efficient documentation processes

• Communication Skills: Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication abilities with proven capacity to articulate technical concepts clearly and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams

• Analytical Abilities: Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret project objectives and translate them into well-organized, code-compliant, and technically precise specifications

• Project Management: Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous project experience in Higher Education, Science & Technology, Healthcare, or other Institutional sectors

• Professional certifications: CCS (Certified Construction Specifier), CDT (Construction Documents Technologist), LEED accreditation

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a leading institutional architecture firm and contribute to meaningful projects that shape communities and enhance human experience.

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