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About the Role

Perkins&Will is seeking a Senior Specifications Writer to serve as a trusted technical advisor, leading the development of project specifications and procurement documentation. This role supports design excellence, constructability, quality, sustainability, and risk management on complex projects, while advancing firmwide specifications standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of construction specifications, project manuals, procurement documentation, and related deliverables for complex projects and project portfolios.
Develop coordinated specifications aligned with project design intent, drawings, codes, owner requirements, delivery methods, and quality standards.
Identify and mitigate technical, constructability, and documentation risks.
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to project teams, providing expertise on specification strategy, building materials, assemblies, systems, product selection, sustainability, and risk management.
Provide senior-level support throughout project delivery, including bidding, construction administration, addenda, submittals, substitutions, RFIs, and other technical documentation reviews.
Collaborate with clients, consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams to support successful project outcomes and informed decision-making.
Mentor team members and contribute to firmwide standards, master specifications, technical resources, knowledge sharing, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in architectural specifications, architecture, engineering, interior design, construction, or a related design and construction discipline.
Significant experience preparing and coordinating specifications for large, complex, or technically challenging projects.
Postsecondary degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Advanced knowledge of construction documentation, project delivery methods, building materials and systems, building codes, and CSI standards.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate technical risks, develop effective specification strategies, influence project decisions, and manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional quality standards.
Strong communication, collaboration, leadership, and organizational skills.

Skills

Specifications writing
Technical advising
Project documentation
Risk management
Construction administration
Collaboration
Leadership
Organization
RIB SpecLink
Deltek Specpoint
Bluebeam Revu
Microsoft Office applications

Location

Dependent upon location

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Postsecondary degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
Professional degree, certification, or active licensure in architecture, engineering, interior design, or a related field (preferred)
LEED AP, WELL AP, Living Future Accreditation (LFA), SITES AP, BREEAM AP, Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification, or Passive House certification (preferred)

Salary/Compensations

$110,000.00 - $154,700.00

About the Company

At Perkins&Will, we believe design has the power to create a better, more sustainable world.
We foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair, and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity.
We believe that inclusion spurs creativity and that innovation is born from an engaged culture of diverse people + ideas.
By moving beyond barriers and stereotypes of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status; we are committed to building an organization that reflects the diversity of the communities and clients we serve.
"Design has the power to inspire joy, uplift lives, and strengthen the spirit of community."

Equal Opportunity

Perkins&Will has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy (“EEO”), which is part of the Company’s Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. In some cases, local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.
Perkins&Will will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.