Architect
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Summary
Architect at The Boring Company designs and plans construction projects (e.g., tunnels, Hyperloop infrastructure), applying first principles to optimize and automate production, using tools like Revit, AutoCAD, and BIM for documentation and construction administration.
The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.
We are seeking an Architect / Architectural Designer to help us design, plan, and carry out our construction projects in cities across the world!
Responsibilities
- Apply a first principles approach to design production: simplify requirements, delete unnecessary process steps, optimize, accelerate production, and automate.
- Assist project teams in the production of quality documents from initial concepts to construction documents.
- Perform construction administration duties and ensure adherence to design intent, working quickly with stakeholders to resolve issues. On-site construction visits required.
- Research building codes, materials, and industry guidelines to develop details and comprehensive and constructible drawings.
- Implement QC measures and ensure deliverables comply with requirements.
- Make sound, timely decisions, involving appropriate people in the process.
- Ensure projects meet client agreements, budgets, goals, and work assignments.
- Professionally communicate assignments to staff, consultants, and vendors.
- Occasional travel required.
Basic Qualifications
- Professional degree in Architecture.
- 2+ years of professional design experience on commercial projects.
- Proficiency in Revit in a professional office setting.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Civil 3D, including the ability to develop detailing, Revit schedules, families, and shared parameters.
Preferred Qualifications
- Holding Architect License in any US state, or planning to take Architect License exam in the near future.
- Experience in BIM/VDC asset development and management.
- Scripting experience with visual programming automation tools (Dynamo and Grasshopper).
- Proficiency in visualization tools such as Lumion, Enscape, V-ray, Keyshot, Unreal, or Twinmotion.
Culture
We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.
Benefits
We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.
The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.