Architecture (Life Science/Lab Focused)

Job Description

Job Description

SMMA is seeking a 4-10-year experienced design professional to join our practice within our architecture discipline in our Cambridge, MA office. This role is ideal for someone who is interested in working on technical projects (i.e. science & technology) and collaborating with diverse teams.

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 goal—our client’s goal. 

Our work straddles seven markets— Life Sciences, Technology, Development, Government, Higher Education, K-12, and Workplace—with the opportunity to work across a wide range of projects and specialisms. 

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. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Capable of organizing, contributing, and collaborating on complex technical projects.
• Responsible for preparing design presentation packages, renderings, and reports that communicate design intent to the project team and clients.
• Organize and collaboratively develop the Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Document sets.
• Focused collaboration and coordination with all internal and external engineering disciplines.
• Capable of leading and supporting client design and programming presentations.
• Organize and develop complex Code approaches and solutions in collaboration with various subject matter experts.
• Develop construction budgets, and project budgets, applying this understanding in design and documentation tasks.
• Assist with Construction Administration tasks, including processing submittals, RFIs, and issuing bulletins.
• Collaborate with project teams by compiling data, coordinating programming, and synthesizing information for the design and documentation phases.
• Effective communication skills capable of successfully interacting with professionals from a broad spectrum of specialties.
• Support project leaders in maintaining organization and communication within deliverables and task tracking.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Professional degree
• 4-10 years professional experience, project work experience similar to SMMA’s portfolio preferred
• In pursuit of Architectural licensure; LEED, WELL, or other sustainable accreditations a plus
• Familiar with a BIM-centered workflow and other common and novel digital design and management tools
• Capable of building relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Committed to pursuing excellence in written, visual, and verbal communication
• Flexible, proactive, and optimistic
• 1+ year of experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, higher education, laboratory, technology, or manufacturing facilities preferred.

Company Benefits & Perks

• Employee-owned firm with Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Hybrid work-from-home policy
• 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/protégé program
• Educational reimbursement
• Licensure and membership reimbursement
• “Lunch and Learns” with internal and external speakers

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

The approximate pay range for this position is $75,000 - $105,000.

Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications.