Job Details

As a trusted national architecture/engineering/construction consulting firm, Marx|Okubo works with real estate owners, investors, and lenders—at every point of the property lifecycle—to evaluate their building projects, solve complex challenges, and implement tailored solutions. We value technical proficiency, innovation, dedication, and achievement as well as collaboration, both within our organization and in our client interactions. Our work covers most commercial building types, including multi-family, office, retail, industrial, and hotel/hospitality, as well as community college, governmental and municipal facilities.

We're adding an Associate to our team in California, in either Pasadena or Santa Ana. We're on a hybrid schedule with time in the office, the field, or at home.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Bachelor's degree or higher in Architecture, Engineering, or related field
• Professional licensure
• Minimum 8 years' industry related experience
• Technical level understanding of most building types
• Thorough understanding of construction processes, activities and scheduling
• Construction administration experience, evaluating construction contract types and forms
• Solid understanding of building materials and methods and the technical aspects of building enclosures, structures, and systems
• Ability to identify construction quality issues and deliver clearly written communication to clients in non-technical language
• Working knowledge of accessibility standards (FFHA and ADA) a plus
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, PlanGrid, Box or equivalent
• High-level organizational, time management, communication, and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Willingness to travel as needed

Essential Functions

Act as a technical team member and small project lead
• Collaborate within a Marx|Okubo project team, using your strong technical knowledge in building envelope reviews and evaluations in building design construction, and post-occupancy
• Build rapport with the client, internal team, consultants and site contact
• Learn and convey an overall understanding of the clients' project(s)
• Review and analyze building construction and condition, perform building evaluations on existing and new construction
• Review and analyze contract documents including drawings, specifications, contracts, and budgets
• Prepare formal reports
• Travel to client sites and office as needed, approximately 30%

Physical Requirements

• Candidates should have the ability to:
• Operate a computer (keyboarding) and other office productivity machinery such as a calculator, copier/scanner/printer
• Use visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens
• Move through construction and existing building sites over rough terrain
• See and respond to dangerous situations
• Respond quickly to sounds
• Ascend and descend ladders and stairs
• Move safely through confined spaces and narrow paths
• Work in outdoor weather conditions or unconditioned areas
• Travel approximately 25-50% of the time both in and out of state

Benefits

Marx|Okubo is a privately held Employee Stock Ownership Plan firm; employee-owned, we offer internal growth, continuing education, mentor/mentee opportunities, as well as a 100% paid health insurance premium option for employee, up to a 30% match on your 401(k) contributions, and competitive compensation. Our culture is open to fresh perspectives, curiosity, diversity, and analytical mindsets.

Base salary is expected to be in the range of $100,000 - $135,000 annually.

Marx|Okubo is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. The Company's policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Marx|Okubo's policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

We perform background checks via an agency after offers of employment are accepted and review them on an individual basis for inconsistencies or violations to determine the next steps in the recruitment process.

No new agencies will be used to fill this role.