Materials Specialist
Seattle
Mithun seeks an inspired individual with a passion for sustainable design and materials to curate the firm’s Materials Labs to support our integrated practice of interior designers, architects and landscape architects. The Materials Labs are innovative workshops to inspire designers of all disciplines, foster design dialogue, pique curiosity and discovery and embody our firm’s passion for sustainability and health.
About Mithun
At Mithun, our design has purpose—to create positive change in people’s lives. We are an internationally recognized leader in sustainability, combining exemplary design with a focus on building and site performance, human health and social equity. Since the inception of the practice in 1949, our work has been recognized with hundreds of peer and industry awards including the 2023 AIA Architecture Firm Award, ULI Global Awards for Excellence and eight AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Awards.
We embrace justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) as key expressions of our mission of Design for Positive Change. We are committed to promoting JEDI both internally and externally in our firm culture, project work and partnerships. A JUST organization since 2017, Mithun’s goal is not just good intentions but real impact for the people, communities and clients we serve.
Requirements
- Curating and maintaining the Materials Labs to ensure they are inspiring representations of the Mithun brand, ethos and passion for sustainability.
- Researching innovative products and systems.
- Working with project teams, coaching staff on palette development, and supporting firm initiatives.
- Building and managing relationships with materials representatives.
- Forecasting future trends, ordering and organizing samples.
- Scheduling and organizing learning opportunities and sharing passion and knowledge of materials with the firm.
- Tracking material performance.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of relevant experience in the design industry.
- Experience with built work, building palettes and making sound materials recommendations.
- Experience as an interior designer strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor staff across a range of levels, disciplines and learning styles.
- Passion for sustainable products and materials.
- Highly organized and flexible; able to shift gears as priorities change.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills demonstrated through learning, sharing and teaching.
- Fluency with current established sustainability and material product sourcing and rating systems (including LEED, LBC and WELL) is strongly preferred.
- Able to travel occasionally.
Please submit your resume and relevant work samples.
Mithun offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, transit benefits, a 401(k) retirement plan and discretionary bonus opportunity based on firm profitability and individual performance. Flexible Spending Accounts or Health Savings Accounts are available based on eligibility requirements. Paid time off includes eight holidays and vacation accrual of two weeks per year. The expected range of compensation for this role is $73,000-$95,000 per year. Pay ranges differ by location.
Mithun is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This position is based in our Seattle, WA location.
