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SMMA is seeking an experienced Architect with 3-5 years of experience to join our team and contribute to the design and delivery of mission-critical facilities. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of the unique requirements of these facilities, including data centers, electronics labs, control centers, and other highly technical environments. This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented, and highly organized individual who can coordinate across teams to ensure seamless project execution on fast-track schedules. Flexibility and the ability to draw from experience to progress design in the absence of specific design criteria are an asset.

SMMA is a leading integrated design firm and promotes a fast-paced, team-oriented, and fun environment that fosters intellectual and creative growth. The candidate will be encouraged to provide new ideas and share knowledge and design research that will advance the firms mission and his/her professional career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and Planning:
  Support design efforts from concept through construction, ensuring that mission-critical considerations such as redundancy, resiliency, modularity
  and energy efficiency are integrated at every phase.

• Collaboration: Work closely with internal and external teams, including engineering disciplines, sustainability experts, and technical consultants, to coordinate integrated solutions.

• Technical Expertise: Develop architectural details, focusing on integration and coordination of systems, structural integrity, safety, flexibility, and durability.

• Code Compliance:
  Understand applicable local, state, and federal building codes, and be aware of any specific regulatory requirements for mission-critical environments.

• Client Interaction:
  Participate in client reviews at design milestones to ensure design solutions meet or exceed expectations.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Architecture from an accredited institution.

• Experience: 3-5 years of architectural experience, with at least 1 year focused on mission-critical or high-performance building projects.

• Licensure: Registered Architect or actively pursuing licensure.

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Revit, Teams, Bluebeam, and application related to the CA phase. Training is available from our internal Design Technology group.

• Knowledge Base: Understanding of building systems, equipment
  requirements, and regulatory constraints associated with highly technical environments.

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

About the Firm

70 years ago, SMMA pioneered an approach that integrates architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning to turn the most tangled design problems into refined and unexpected answers. Together, our diverse, integrated team of experts works across disciplines, sharing perspectives, inspirations, and ideas. We are bound by mutual trust, aligned by shared values, and united in focus on a single goalour clients goal.

SMMA focuses on several markets: K12, Technology, Development, Federal Government, Higher Education, and Life Sciences. At SMMA, experienced teams in each market sector represent specialized communities of practice working together to foster knowledge flow around common interests. Together, the firms teams form a larger design ecosystem, sharing best practices and nurturing professional growth and project excellence.

SMMA is a 100% employee-owned company, where every team member is an invested stakeholder. Our collective ownership fuels our passion for excellence, driving us to attract top talent and deliver exceptional results for our clients. Here, your voice matters, your ideas shape our future, and your success directly contributes to our shared growth.

Company Perks

• Employee-owned firm with Employee Stock Ownership Program
• A collaborative, high-growth workplace committed to professional excellence.
• Exposure to cutting-edge projects in the mission-critical space
• Hybrid work environment
• Competitive benefits including paid time-off, company-funded MA Paid Family and Medical Leave, company-paid dental plan, company-paid life insurance, and 401(K) matching
• Employee Assistance Program (includes confidential emotional support, legal guidance, and financial resources)
• Mentor/protg Program
• Educational reimbursement
• Licensure and membership reimbursement
• Lunch and Learns with internal and external speakers
• A company culture rooted in creativity, respect, and shared success.

Please note: SMMA does not offer H-1B visa sponsorship for this position.