Jobs at New Avenue
Designer/Architect
Salaried & remote design team member with a focus on residential projects from ADUs and custom homes to missing middle housing
Your responsibilities will include working with clients from initial consultations through to completion of construction administration on projects including ADUs, million-dollar custom homes, and small plexes. You will be responsible for client communication, project management, design work, drafting and detailing, presentations, permitting, and construction administration.
Qualifications
You are passionate about architecture and design, and making our built environment more beautiful, sustainable, and equitable. You enjoy working with people and solving problems using creative design solutions. You are a good listener and communicator, making our clients feel well-cared for and that their needs are being met and problems are being solved beautifully and efficiently.
Detail Oriented
Strong Design sensibilities
Experience in designing ADUs, Custom Homes, and major remodels and additions. (We have successful senior team members with 5-50 years of experience.)
Have worked on fast-paced, deadline-driven projects
Enjoy helping your colleagues and together doing the best work possible
Activities
You will be part of the New Avenue design team and will be assigned to a variety of residential projects throughout the California Bay area. This is a fully remote position, but candidates should be comfortable traveling for meeting clients and construction site visits, Covid-safety dependent.
On a day-to-day basis, this position involves: logging in to our self-developed project management app, following up with client communications, developing project schedules, executing design work, presenting ideas to the internal team and to clients, managing and collaborating with outside consultants, executing design work using Revit and other tools, creating full Construction Documents, fostering the project through the permitting process, and facilitating construction administration services. This requires the capacity to juggle several projects at the same time so you must be adept at project management and disciplined in following a strict project schedule by adhering to deadlines and deliverables.
You will be assigned to your own projects and clients within the NA team under the direction of a senior staff member. This gives you a lot of flexibility and design freedom as well as a lot of responsibility for the success of your projects.
Skills
Requirements:
Autodesk Revit or Revit LT (including phasing, component creation, and sheet layout)
Adobe Creative Suite
GSuite
Great communication & writing (you can use just the right words to say just the right things)
Experience leading residential projects
Custom detail drawing experience
Nice to Have but not Mandatory:
Construction experience
Fluent in Spanish or another second language
Sustainable design knowledge
Permitting process experience
Construction administration
Compensation & Benefits
Above market salary
Full time and flexible work hours
An ownership culture, you will be respected as the leader of your work and a future leader in your field
Hours for licensure, mentorship, time, and tests paid for.
11 federal holidays, and 3-4 weeks of vacation
Work from home or the office as desired (a policy for 5+ years now)
Healthcare stipend paid directly
Annual team-building events and trips. We're shooting for a legendary annual cat-skiing trip.
Benefit Conditions - Waiting period may apply - Only full-time employees eligible.
How To Apply
Submit your application by emailing a single PDF to us at team@newavenuehomes.com. Please include the following information:
Cover letter - 1 pg max (short and sweet will do it)
Resume
References - include previous employers, mentors, peers, and clients if possible
Portfolio - we will be looking for examples of built projects as well as any theoretical designs, student work, or work in progress.
Please format the above information into a single PDF no larger than 10mb. A link to a personal project, any writing or content you've created, website, blog, social media or other examples of who you are and what you did is a plus and is welcomed.
This job was updated September 12, 2024
About New Avenue
New Avenue is a full-service design–build company, we manage residential projects from the initial call through a comprehensive design and construction process. The entire process is centered on the homeowner and our goal is to create a home that will be a source of health, happiness, and value throughout your lifetime and for generations to follow. We do this with a focus on quality, transparency, sustainability and improving the built environment through design excellence.
Our Core Values
Housing is Healthcare: We Build Homes To Improve Health
New Avenue creates a lifestyle that makes people healthy - and we do it by investing in, designing, and building innovative homes. The wrong home in the wrong place causes disorder in your life. Long commutes, separation from your people, or a giant mortgage all cause disease. We build the type of home that you need function in a way that makes you healhier. That starts with easy commutes, time with family, time for yourself, and financial security.
Safe & Secure
We built our process to replace the risks of budget overruns and nightmares with clear planning and transparent pricing so you feel safe and secure from start ot finish. Using the budgets of real, completed projects as examples, we help you set realistic cost expectations from the beginning. From there, we design to that budget - because you can control design and control a budget. Our proprietary app keeps communication, agreements, invoices, and payments all in one place and accessible from anywhere.
Sustainability
We design homes to improve health, our communities, and our planet. Our buildings eliminate 90% of the carbon than an existing older home produces, and that’s before we account for your lifestyle changes of living closer to family and work. Your project will be designed with strong connections to the surrounding landscape.
Quality in Process and Product
A successful end product is a home that energizes you and your family, the neighbors appreciate, and it protects our environment. A delightful experience during the design/build process is essential as well. We focus just as much on quality process - where you trust your team, stress less, and enjoy the experience.