Director of Architecture and Operations

Title: Director of Architecture and Operations

Business Unit: iDnA

Reports to: Chief Architecture Officer

Location: Los Angeles

Target Start Date: August 2024

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Impact Housing (www.ihousing.us) is a growing Southern California and Downtown Los Angeles-based company employing innovative off-site modular design to address today’s housing crisis through socially responsible housing production. iDnA, Impact Housing’s in-house architecture firm, is delivering the company’s design work products through a collaborative process that integrates the company’s development, product engineering, manufacturing, construction, and tenant management divisions. With over 1,500 units, completed, under design, and in construction in San Diego and Los Angeles, iDnA is at the forefront of shaping the unsubsidized factory-built housing projects that provide the workforce and middle-income homes that households and public officials are demanding. 

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SUMMARY OF POSITION

iDnA is seeking an experienced and tech-savvy Director of Architecture and Operations with a minimum of 15 or more years of design and multifamily experience to lead, manage, and coordinate Impact Housing’s design team from Concept Design through Construction Administration. A prerequisite of the position is licensure in the State of California.

The Director of Architecture is accountable for delivering iDnA work products on schedule, within established cost parameters, and in compliance with brand standards and standard operating procedures. They develop and manage the overall design execution plan with a focus on quality, predictable outcomes, and the coordination of design tasks to enable the achievement of company business objectives.

Working with Impact Housing’s leadership team and other divisions, the Director of Architecture will have a thorough knowledge of architectural design, production, and practice and be responsible for leading and managing iDnA’s operations to ensure adherence to design standards, schedules, productivity, and quality. The Director of Architecture and Operations will also serve as the company’s architect of record.

Day-to-day, the Director of Architecture and Operations coordinates and monitors iDnA personnel as they design, develop, document, and implement Impact Housing’s projects. They also represent Impact Housing’s design opportunities and issues internally and to the public. Familiar with a wide range of design tools (Revit and BIM 360 or equal), they are comfortable utilizing software applications (Excel, Smartsheet, or equal) typical to architectural practice.

As the responsible manager of iDnA, they help develop and ensure adherence to brand compliance objectives and oversee design quality and the unit’s adherence to schedules. Previous experience working with off-site construction, factory-built housing, and modular construction is desirable. Substantive experience managing design teams and personnel and seeing through to approval the design of Type III over Type I multifamily projects or equal is a prerequisite.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education

• First professional degree or equal.

Experience

• Minimum 15 years of directed career work including a substantive and documented focus on multifamily projects or equal.
• Experience leading, managing, and coordinating design professionals and teams.
• Knowledge of professional practice business administration including contracts and design business operation procedures.

Architectural License

• California licensed; NCARB certification preferred.

Key Skills

• Experience with multifamily architectural design through all design phases with an understanding and knowledge of the materials and detailing typically associated with Type I, Type III, and Type V multifamily residential and mixed-use construction.
• Ability to coordinate personnel to achieve complete technically acceptable design and contract documents within established design frameworks, standard operating procedures, project scopes, schedules, and costs.
• Competence as evidenced by the quality of work on previous projects and demonstrated knowledge of building code and project approval processes.
• Experience managing architectural teams and consultants through all phases of design, permit approvals, and construction.
• Experience with architectural management, contracts, administrative and finance operations, invoicing, scheduling, and monitoring of performance factors.
• Self-organizer and self-manager of work, tasks, schedules, and people.
• Clear communicator of concepts, task status, and milestones in both written and visual formats.

Preferred Skills

• Computer literacy with Revit, AutoCAD or equal, Microsoft Word products, and management applications such as Smartsheet or equal.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and oversight of iDnA’s design programs and projects.
• Management, coordination, and scheduling of iDnA’s operations and personnel.
• Supervision, team building, and mentoring of colleagues.

Work Authorization

• All prospective Impact Housing and iDnA employees need to demonstrate eligibility to work in the U.S.

Compensation

• Competitive salary range of $155,000 - $220,000 depending on experience.
• Health Benefits, Medical, Dental, FSA, and HSA
• Vacation
• Sick time
• Holiday Pay
• Ownership of company equity
• 401K Retirement Plan

Please send a cover letter, resume, and work samples (pdf format, 10 MB maximum) to ncuellar@ihousing.usDue to the high volume of resumes we receive; we only respond to those we interview.

Impact Housing is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, medical condition, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.