What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specifications Writer position at Ayers Saint Gross?
About the firm
Ayers Saint Gross is an internationally recognized design firm with expertise in architecture, planning, landscape architecture, graphic design, interior architecture, and space analytics. Since our founding in 1912, we have built a reputation for designing environments of enduring value. The focus of our expertise and most of our work supports mission-driven clients, particularly colleges, universities, and cultural institutions. Our design approach is inspired by a critical and analytical discourse, a respect for past wisdom, a mind to future potential, and a belief that we have an obligation to leave places better than we found them. Our mission is to engage people and places to create designs that enrich our world. With over 180 professionals, we are headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with offices in Washington, DC and Tempe, Arizona.
Position Overview:
In the Specifications Writer role, you will be responsible for preparing project manuals including bidding, contracting, general requirements, and the requirements for materials, products, and systems selected by the design team, describing the project sufficiently to be built meeting the design intent. You will also be responsible for meeting due dates and acting as a product and vendor resource to project architects.
Role Responsibilities
Ayers Saint Gross is an internationally recognized design firm with expertise in architecture, planning, landscape architecture, graphic design, interior architecture, and space analytics. Since our founding in 1912, we have built a reputation for designing environments of enduring value. The focus of our expertise and most of our work supports mission-driven clients, particularly colleges, universities, and cultural institutions. Our design approach is inspired by a critical and analytical discourse, a respect for past wisdom, a mind to future potential, and a belief that we have an obligation to leave places better than we found them. Our mission is to engage people and places to create designs that enrich our world. With over 180 professionals, we are headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with offices in Washington, DC and Tempe, Arizona.
Position Overview:
In the Specifications Writer role, you will be responsible for preparing project manuals including bidding, contracting, general requirements, and the requirements for materials, products, and systems selected by the design team, describing the project sufficiently to be built meeting the design intent. You will also be responsible for meeting due dates and acting as a product and vendor resource to project architects.
Role Responsibilities
- Write specifications for a variety of complex projects and building types with a heavy emphasis of Higher Education projects with both MasterSpec and its intended replacement software, SpecPoint
- Review in-progress drawings, with the Project Architect to develop coordinated technical specifications and offering modifications and improvements when appropriate; prepare notes about what is required.
- Verify product appropriateness; identify special concerns; ensure appropriate product application.
- Coordinate with project team to obtain pertinent facts about the project, evaluate constructability, determine where alternative solutions may be needed and provide recommendations
- Propose continual development and improvement of master specifications including its specialized content for project type or regional conditions as well as sustainable content, based on project specifics.
- Draft specifications to capture the project qualitative requirements
- Ensure construction document (drawing and specifications) clarity and consistency.
- Participate in project process meetings scheduled for assigned projects
- Maintains awareness of industry reference standards and resources.
- Develop and maintain a broad network of technical experts including manufacturers and product representatives
- Act as a technical advisor and part of the project team from start to finish, coaching about materials and product selections, applications, and integration necessary to make the project successful
- Assist in developing, refining, and maintaining firm guide specifications
- Other duties as assigned.
Salary : $90,000 - $130,000
