Specifications Writer Job at Ghafari Associates in Grand Rapids

Position

Specifications Writer at Ghafari Associates

Overview

The Specifications Writer, reporting to the Manager‑Specifications, coordinates the preparation of specifications for all disciplines, establishes and maintains office standard specifications, and ensures compliance with codes and regulations.

Essential Job Functions

• Work with project managers, architects and engineers to prepare specifications for schematic, design development and construction documents.
• Educate less experienced staff on specification writing principles.
• Seek opportunities to learn about new products and technologies, disseminating information to the team and updating the Ghafari master specifications as required.
• Coordinate and expedite specification preparation among disciplines, and manage word‑processing support to produce final specification documents meeting project schedules.
• Conduct technical investigations of products, materials and construction methods to edit project specifications.
• Review selected submittals for conformance with contract documents, as requested by architects.
• Ensure compliance with related codes and regulations in collaboration with project architects and engineers.
• Prepare written portions of addenda and bulletins relating to specifications.
• Gather on‑site data pertinent to specification preparation.
• Prepare contract conditions, general and bidding requirements as required.
• Revise, maintain and establish new standard specifications for custom assignments.
• Establish and update procedures related to the maintenance of job files.
• Use client master specification editing software efficiently.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management.
• Registered Architect preferred.
• Active and participating CSI membership preferred.
• CDT, CCCA, and/or CCS accreditation preferred.
• Five or more years of experience writing specification documents in the architectural/engineering industry.

Skills & Competencies

• Proficiency in Master Spec, Master Works, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Proficiency with BIM 360/ACC, Bluebeam, Spec Link Cloud, Visispecs and SpecsIntact preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to spend most of a workday sitting or standing while working on a computer at the worksite.
• Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified applicants unable to fulfill one or more of these requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Ghafari Associates, LLC is an equal opportunity employer; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or any other protected characteristic.