FFA is a full-service design firm providing award-winning expertise in architecture, historic preservation, planning, and interior design. Since 1956, our practice has been focused on developing architecture that is timeless, beautiful, and sustainable. FFA is proud of this tradition and its legacy of thoughtful, contextual projects throughout the Pacific Northwest.

FFA has a deep commitment to building an equitable and inclusive architecture, engineering, and construction industry. Our practice believes that a diversity of backgrounds and ideas leads to the most creative solutions. Our staff is highly collaborative and respectful while adhering to the firm’s Community Agreements. Candidates will undergo diversity, equity, and inclusion training.

FFA is committed to the responsible use of resources and understands that the building industry has an important role in mitigating climate change. Our practice is committed to reducing energy and carbon use through practical sustainable strategies. Candidates will share Our mission and have experience working on highly sustainable projects.

FFA is seeking a full-time Historical Architect, to work in an open, collaborative, and creative team environment primarily on projects located within sensitive historic settings. Highly rated candidates will have experience in historic structure report (HSR) writing, condition assessments, building preservation planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration with emphasis on public agency work.

Must Have:

• Advanced working knowledge of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
• Ability to work collaboratively with clients and consultants and cultivate client relationships by providing consistently excellent service
• Five (5) years minimum of historic preservation experience
• Demonstrated historic research, writing, and organizational skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects with multiple deadlines
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Ability to travel to local and regional project sites in the Pacific Northwest and to locations throughout the western states including Alaska
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, specifically InDesign and Photoshop
• Proficiency in Revit, Bluebeam Review, and Enscape; must be familiar with good modeling practices, two-dimensional detail development, and model management.

Additional Requirements:

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Architecture from an accredited institution with a specialization in Historic Preservation
• LEED Accreditation preferred
• Familiarity with repair and rehabilitation projects
• Familiarity with Cultural Landscapes
• A licensed architect is preferred

Duties Include, but are not limited to:

• Design team and document management for various scales and scopes of government agency and commercial work
• Building condition assessments, Code review, documentation, and report creation
• Graphic development for Schematic Design and Design Development project phases
• Assist with Construction Drawing planning and production
• Coordination with engineering and other consultants

About FFA Architecture and Interiors, Inc.

FFA Architecture and Interiors is a full-service design firm providing award-winning expertise in architecture, planning, and interior design. Since 1956, our practice has been focused on developing architecture that is timeless, beautiful, and sustainable. FFA is proud of this tradition and its legacy of thoughtful, contextual projects throughout the Pacific Northwest region. We understand that architecture is fundamentally for people. It is a quiet backdrop in our lives that when done with care, has the power to enrich and inspire. Because of this, we work to craft buildings and spaces designed around the people who use them. With a focus on architecture and interiors, FFA designs collaboratively with our clients. We work to harness the power of our collective experiences to deliver not only thoughtfully crafted projects, but an innovative and interactive process for the entire team. Our goal is to create environments where people are empowered by the potential of design.

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