Mahlum supports healing, living and learning – all within a strong context of community.
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We’re also excited to announce that our 2026 Net Zero Emerging Leaders Internship (NZELI), in partnership with the Energy Trust of Oregon (ETO), is now open to students in the Portland and surrounding areas! Our ETO NZELI Intern will work with our staff to learn, assist, and apply architectural design principles and practices, with a focus on supporting our reporting for the AIA 2030 Commitment. The internship is anticipated to take place over a twelve (12) week period in the months of January-March 2026 and concludes with a presentation in May 2026. Click here to apply!
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Professional Development
We are dedicated people with a passion for our chosen career fields and a commitment to serving our communities. Click here to check out our current open opportunities.
As a firm, we support our teams with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. You’ll find this out through our interview process as we provide pay transparency to our staff and with candidates. We pay 100% of our employee’s insurance costs, provide 401(k)-match that is immediately vested, and generous profit-sharing bonuses. Along with traditional benefits, we are committed to providing flexible options for remote work. We match eligible charitable giving, and employees have dedicated paid hours each year for volunteering to use.
We value life-long learning, and to support professional development we cover the costs of licensure and certification for architects and interior designers, as well as professional membership dues. All staff can engage one-on-one mentorship and utilize paid continuing education benefits. Weekly in-house training is provided on a variety of topics, as well as weekly all staff and design-focus meetings.