Specifications Writer - Licensed Architect Preferred

Job Description

Job Description

Cuningham is seeking a Specifications Writer with a background in Architecture to join our team. This role is critical to ensuring the successful delivery of comprehensive, high-quality project documentation on small- and medium-scale projects. The Specifications Writer will collaborate closely with project teams, consultants, and disciplines across the firm to develop clear, coordinated, and technically accurate CSI MasterFormat specifications that align with client needs and Cuningham’s regenerative design goals.

This is an exciting opportunity for an architecturally trained professional who thrives at the intersection of design, technical expertise, and coordination. While candidates located near one of our offices are preferred, we are open to considering remote work arrangements for the right candidate.

What you will do :

• Prepare specifications using SpecLink Cloud across multiple project types, including multifamily housing, hospitality, education, and other commercial and institutional types.
• Edit Divisions 00 & 01 documents to address varied owner requirements and multiple delivery methods.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external consultants through meetings and design reviews to align specification efforts.
• Serve as a resource on products, materials, systems, and building technologies.
• Coordinate with Architecture, Interior Design, and project teams to ensure consistency and technical accuracy.
• Integrate specifications with construction document sets for full coordination.
• Uphold Cuningham’s standards and regenerative design objectives in all documentation.
• Translate design decisions into technical and performance specifications for the project team.
• Maintain awareness of project, client, and region-specific standards, codes, and regulations.
• Review drawings during each phase to ensure alignment with specifications.
• Support addenda and documentation during construction administration.
• Support product substitution reviews and outsourced specifications quality checks.
• Assist with compliance and quality management processes.
• Meet with product representatives and share insights with the broader design team.
• Perform work with minimum degree of oversight.

What we look for :

Compensation provided is based on our national range which varies by work location and may also depend on accreditation, experience and responsibilities.  Our talent management team can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Compensation range updated 1 / 24 / 2025.

Benefits : Cuningham offers a variety of benefits to employees including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off.

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Why Cuningham?

Together, we create enduring experiences for a healthy world.

Whether we are celebrating at a Spirit hour, nurturing an equitable and just work environment, or delivering regenerative design solutions to restore natural and human systems, each exchange is an opportunity to create a better future and support the health of our talent and communities. Our values are simple and impact every aspect of our practice :

Celebrate curiosity.

Design the future.

Restore the earth.

Take care of each other.

Have fun.

What can we create together?

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Cuningham is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and values the strength diversity brings to the workplace when combined with equity and justice. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, genetic information, national origin, disability, military, or veteran status.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.