Join the VVAS Team!

​VVAS is looking for a dynamic professional to join us as an architectural specifications writer. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone with an interest in learning the architectural discipline of specifying.  Some experience writing or using specifications is a plus, but we expect to train the candidate in the software we use and our methods of specifying. We encourage and support our team members in professional development and in obtaining professional certifications, including CSI's CDT and CCS certifications and working through SCIP's specifier trainee program.

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The Associate Specifier will participate as a project team member, including the following:

• Writing, editing, and compiling specifications and project manuals, for projects in all phases from Schematic Design through Contract Administration.

• Progress quality assurance and quality control reviews, at each stage of a project.

• Product and material research.

• Building Code research.

• Assistance in maintaining firm specification standards.

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Daily work, after training, will primarily include specification writing and editing. Related project management skills include tracking and working toward milestone issue dates, technical communication with clients, and Bluebeam studio coordination and markups of consultant specs. After the initial training period, the possibility of hybrid in-office and remote working arrangements may be considered.

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VVAS values these skills and qualities in the Associate Specifier:

• Professional and collegial verbal and written communication with teams.

• Concise technical language in specifications.

• Working knowledge of project manual organization and drawing coordination

• Effective research.

• Effective and timely questions and comments.

• Dynamic coordination with VVAS teammates.

• Independent exploration and review of drawings and specifications.

• Independent learning of software systems:

  • Asana task management

  • Microsoft Office suite

  • Mail Manager, as part of Microsoft Outlook

  • Bluebeam Revu and Bluebeam Studio Sessions

  • e-SPECS Linx and SpecPoint editors for MasterSpec text

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Please submit a resume and cover letter explaining why you are a fit this job to melanie@vvasinc.com. Resumes without a cover letter will not be considered. If you have portfolio we would be pleased to see it, but a portfolio is not required.

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