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The FAI Difference

What sets FAI apart is our unique, supportive, and collaborative work environment. As a smaller company, we foster a culture where growth is encouraged, both within the industry and across the organization. Every role at FAI offers the potential to become a long-term career, allowing you to shape your future with us. We take pride in offering benefits that ensure you feel valued and secure, with a focus on your personal well-being and long-term success.

People-First

Whether it be monthly team outings, catering lunches, occasional game nights or just taking time during the day to talk and take a mental break, we purposefully put forth an effort to have a fun and enjoyable work environment.

Work That Matters

Working on projects that will exist in communities, local and throughout the country, really gives us all a sense that we are making an impact on the lives around us.

We Build Careers

From our interns and entry level team members to senior level and leadership group, we always have room for growth and expansion.

Benefits

We offer competitive pay, PTO, health insurance, dental and vision, access to a personal health coach, vacation and retirement plans with matching.

Positions

Designer

Details Apply

The Designer is accountable for day-to-day design and drafting tasks. A designer will typically be engaged on multiple projects in collaboration with Project Managers and the Director of Engineering. This position reports to the Sr. Project Manager.

1yr direct VDC-related project experience.
Proficient in Navisworks, Revit, Bluebeam and other industry standard software.
Maintain multiple projects, timelines, deliverables, meeting schedules at the same time.

Designer

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Designer is accountable for day-to-day design and drafting tasks. A designer will typically be engaged on multiple projects in collaboration with Project Managers and the Director of Engineering. This position reports to the Sr. Project Manager.

ABOUT THE FIRM

At Frampton and Associates we are obsessed with our culture.  We have created an environment that is fueled by our Core Values.  It all starts with being inquisitive.  Our crew feels that persistent and habitual curiosity leads to breakthroughs keeping us in front of technology and processes that drive excellent design.  As cutting edge as we are, we also understand that we cannot be effective without leadership that prioritizes our people in a firm where we all hold each other accountable.  This has led to a culture of devoted and loyal people that are disciplined and can rely on and trust each other.  We strive to be the most dependable design technology partner that cares deeply about the relationships with our customers and is committed to the long term growth of our people and our firm.
1yr direct VDC-related project experience.
Proficient in Navisworks, Revit, Bluebeam and other industry standard software.
Maintain multiple projects, timelines, deliverables, meeting schedules at the same time.
Great verbal and written communication skills.
Perform all aspects of FAI Junior Designer role.
  • Assists the Project Manager in the training and mentoring of Junior Designers and Detailers.
  • Maintains detailed records of communications with customers, stakeholders, vendors, and team members using our internal documentation system.
  • Basic understanding of specific design discipline working to minimize gaps in knowledge both in design, basics in fabrication and constructibility.
  • Visually reviews contract drawing plans and own shop drawing plans for defects in design work prior to QAQC handoff. 
  • Assists the Project Manager in the training and mentoring of Junior Designers and Detailers.
  • May assist or supervise in data collection and/or job site walks for field verification.
  • May hold project manager responsibilities on or during some projects; tasks include establishing project scope with the customer, scheduling work, maintaining communication with the customer, attending meetings, implementing a QA/QC plan, and performing job close out processes.
  • Ensure application of design standards in all current platforms (including Revit & Navisworks).
  • Work with Project Managers on assigned design and drafting tasks.
  • Work with Junior Designers to execute design tasks.
  • Prepares electronic drawings and virtual models with accuracy, neatness, and efficiency using Revit.
  • Ability to use Revit, Navisworks and Bluebeam at a consistent and high-level; approaches Project Manager and Leadership with requests on specific training of any areas of skill and experience that are deficient. 
  • Works with Project Managers to construct design & modeling approaches and concepts on assigned projects.
  • Performs modeling, coordinating and conflict resolution process in Revit and Navisworks; anticipates problems and potential conflicts and communicates promptly to the Project Manager; ability to identify and provide recommended solutions. 
  • Performs detailing and annotating process that matches industry standard level of care; prepare fully organized and complete deliverable packages with clear and concise visual layout and textual information; Annotation layouts are clean, symmetrical, consistent and has a completeness in relaying the necessary information to engineers, architects, field construction teams and fabrication shops. 
  • Attends project update meetings with both customers and team members; composure in meetings is maintained with a respectful attitude and by engaging in dialogue with effective communication among attendees and Project Manager.
  • Assists the Project Manager in communication with clients, stakeholders and team members. 
  • Maintains detailed records of communications with customers, stakeholders, vendors, and team members using our internal documentation system. 
  • Basic understanding of specific design discipline working to minimize gaps in knowledge both in design, basics in fabrication and constructibility. 
  • Visually reviews contract drawing plans and own shop drawing plans for defects in design work prior to QAQC handoff.

Project Coordinator

Details Apply

The Project Coordinator is accountable for day-to-day administration tasks for the Project Management and Estimating departments.

This position reports to the Director of VDC.

Superior organizational skills
High-level multi-tasking abilities.
Basic proficiencies in key areas of Bluebeam and Revit after training.

Project Coordinator

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Project Coordinator is accountable for day-to-day administration tasks for the Project Management and Estimating departments.

This position reports to the Director of VDC.

ABOUT THE FIRM

At Frampton and Associates we are obsessed with our culture.  We have created an environment that is fueled by our Core Values.  It all starts with being inquisitive.  Our crew feels that persistent and habitual curiosity leads to breakthroughs keeping us in front of technology and processes that drive excellent design.  As cutting edge as we are, we also understand that we cannot be effective without leadership that prioritizes our people in a firm where we all hold each other accountable.  This has led to a culture of devoted and loyal people that are disciplined and can rely on and trust each other.  We strive to be the most dependable design technology partner that cares deeply about the relationships with our customers and is committed to the long term growth of our people and our firm.
Superior organizational skills
High-level multi-tasking abilities.
Basic proficiencies in key areas of Bluebeam and Revit after training.
Great verbal and written communication skills.
Proficient in the use of a Windows computer, MS Office, QBO.
  • Actively participate in assisting and administering the estimating and project management teams for procuring, organizing and coordinating all initial, ongoing and closeout processes.
  • Operates with a strong sense of urgency in meeting both internal and external deadlines. 
  • Responsible for documenting, coordinating and distributing incoming proposal requests to estimating team; monitors, maintains and distributes estimating sales list on regular basis; communicates upcoming due dates for proposals with estimators.
  • Converts estimates to projects when projects are awarded by client; sends out new project award information to project management and accounting departments.
  • Prepares scope review and assessment meetings with project team, sets up targeted tasks in project management software. 
  • Responsible for creating projects in accounting software with detailed project and estimating information; add all cost codes related to project as directed from scope review.
  • Procures and organizes all necessary purchase orders, Revit and CAD authoring files, project documentation and schedules from clients and vendors.
  • Responsible for processing all contract documents and maintaining procurement documents in an organized and systematic manner for project managers.
  • Responsible in performing a complete and thorough setup of all Revit files, sheet setups, and Navisworks exports based on project scope and needs for project management and design team. 
  • Communicates the required mechanical and plumbing services to database manager; monitors turnaround time and loads services into projects for design team.
  • Oversees the efforts of project required equipment models for project; monitors initial content and fixture placement for projects with designers.
  • Coordinates handoff from modeling team to detailing team; responsible for tracking progress for annotated deliverable sets to project manager.
  • Prepares and distributes close out documentation at the end of all projects.

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