Flad Architects is looking for an experienced Specifications Writer to
join our team in Madison, WI.
Job Requirements
This position is responsible for preparing project specifications,
enhancing and maintaining master specifications and determining
innovative ways to meet client needs through the construction
specification delivery process.
Assist project team members in resolving problems related to the use
and installation of building materials and products that arise during
design and construction phases.
Comment on the proposed use of building products and materials, their
suitability for the intended application, and alternative products
when appropriate.
Ten years of recent design and construction specification experience
required, including seven years as a full time specifications writer;
previous experience with large-scale, technically complex projects and
multiple clients preferred.
Bachelors degree in architecture or related field required.
Proficient in MS Office and MasterSpec software required; familiar
with BSD SpecLink software and other database programs.
Knowledge of CSI principles and construction materials required.
Specifications certification preferred.
Professional Registration preferred.
LEED AP preferred.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans
and Individuals with Disabilities.
Coming from someone in south Florida, where snow is only found in the form of an illegal recreational product, that’s a bit of an odd question don’t you think Jerry?
Just to keep things in perspective, please remember that there is an entire country north of Wisconsin. Explain that one to me. Having been to Calgary and Edmonton in January, I have little desire to experience Wisconsin in the winter, especially considering how the past few winters have gone.
Lynn. I would love to work with you but I’d have to be able to live through the experience (winter, not you).
Sorry Ken, I assumed that was why Madison was not on your list of places to work. Just wanted to confirm it. My body prefers warmer weather, so I would never take a job anywhere else.
Again, I’m with Ken. Having lived most of my life in New England, followed by 2 yrs. in AZ and 12 yrs. in SoCal, even being unemployed is not enough incentive to relocate to the “frozen north”.
Sorry Lynn.
Your loss. Today has been in the 70’s - sunny, a gentle breeze, low humidity, and clear blue skies. The lilacs are blooming, the daffodils and tulips are up, the hyacinths are fragrant. The prairie behind us is lush green with patches of yellow. There are blossoming trees everywhere you look. Critters are having little ones - I saw mom and dad crane with twins the other day, and the goslings are playing catch-up with the adults.
Ken, you should consider SFL for work, we are plenty busy, sure you would have to accept less respect, less pay, and work longer hours to get the specs done in less time, but you do get all the snow you can snort for a price and plenty of sunshine. Sure sea level is rising and we may all be underwater soon, but I hear there’s an app for that, and it has to be better than mud slides and wildfires (though we get wildfires too). We haven’t had a hurricane in years (knock on wood).
As Ringo said when he covered the Hoyt Axton song, “No, no, no, no I don’t do that no more. I’m tired of waking up on the floor…”
Less respect? Less pay? Longer work hours? Hard to imagine. Besides, no one’s making any offers that I know of. I always wanted a job at the beach though.
Ken, I know a guy that gave up architecture and went to Hawaii to sell t-shirts on the beach. He made millions and retired early a very happy easy going guy. I should have listened to him.
Lynn, Nathan’s right. You’re talking about current weather in May. What about October - April?
I have a friend who grew up in Madison, she lives in SoCal and only goes back to visit. I spent a summer in Minneapolis, would not spend winter there either.
Sorry.
I had a job at the beach (Newport Beach) when I first moved to SoCal. Office was on the water and the beach was about a block away. Then the economy took a nose dive. I’ve been layed-off twice since 2011. My feeling today is the firms out here figure they can hire a younger person, half my age, for half the pay, and they don’t need go know anything, they’ll just use the spec from the last job! Oh well!
Midwesterners are optimistic because they’re always looking ahead. In the winter, we look forward to the nice warm days of summer, when we can go outside and sit on our decks. When summer finally arrives, we look forward to winter, when the mosquitoes and ticks and humidity are gone. The amazing thing is, even though we may have lived here for decades, as soon as the new season arrives, we completely forget about the one we just left.