Wrike Pinnacle Solutions Architect

Job Title: Wrike Pinnacle Solutions Architect – Modular AEC Workflow Build & Ongoing Optimization

Role Type: Independent Contractor (Solo Freelancer only; Milestone sprints + Fractional advisory)
Location: Remote (US Pacific Time alignment preferred)
Industry Focus: Design-Build / Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) Operations

ABOUT THE PROJECT
A specialized California Design-Build firm is looking for an elite Wrike Pinnacle Architect / Implementation Consultant. Our core structure exists, but we need an experienced systems expert to modularly optimize, harden, and scale our environment.

Our ecosystem spans executive leadership, non-technical project coordinators, and field trade crews. The primary objective is to engineer an elegant, bulletproof backend that delivers dead-simple, zero-friction frontends (minimal clicks) for non-technical users and trade crews.

SCOPE OF WORK & PRIORITY TRACKS

Track 1: Immediate Field & High-Level Planning Wins
• Mobile Field Dispatch & Trade Time Logging: Architect friction-free mobile workflows (via Custom Item Types, Request Forms, or targeted spaces) allowing field crews to log daily trade hours against active project buckets without navigating deep project structures.
• High-Level Sandbox / Capacity Planner: Configure an isolated macro-calendar and Gantt planning sandbox for executive sequencing and trade allocation before pushing to live job boards.

Track 2: Modular Core Build-Out (Scoped Sprints)
• Lead Pipeline & Pre-Award Engine: Pre-sales pipeline tracking design hours, with automated project scaffolding and Blueprint generation triggered upon contract execution.
• Parallel Approval & Stage Gates: Strict approval workflows (client sign-offs, plan checks) that hold downstream phases, paired with parallel dependency paths (e.g., municipal permitting vs. production shop drawings).
• User Experience Shields: Role-based spaces, clean Custom Views, and selective cross-tagging so field staff and administrative coordinators only see what they need to act on.
• Operational Job Costing & Scope Isolations: Operational schedules decoupled from accounting jargon; setup of budget vs. actual labor tracking, material expense splits, and isolated Change Order containers that do not alter original contract baselines.
• Executive BI & Quality Closeout: Advanced reporting and Wrike Analyze dashboards measuring gross margin variance, permitting turnaround velocity, and milestone slippage, paired with automated quality check gates and external asset linkage.

Track 3: Fractional Governance & Evolution
• Periodic System Health: Routine audits, webhook/automation maintenance, and Custom Item Type additions.
• Schema Governance: Maintain clean architecture ensuring ad-hoc updates do not break existing dashboards, formulas, or permissions as the business scales.

CANDIDATE EVALUATION & SCREENING CRITERIA
Every proposal will be strictly evaluated using the following criteria. Please review these expectations before applying:

• Proven Wrike Portfolio & Demo Workspace: Must demonstrate proven hands-on experience in Wrike by sharing or walking through an example Wrike workspace, architecture diagram, or sanitized client case study.
• Platform Track Record: At least a 4.9 to 5.0-star rating with verified, glowing client reviews on enterprise platform implementations.
• Solo Freelancer (No Agencies): You must be the actual architect doing hands-on configuration. We do not work with account managers, agency middlemen, or outsourced subcontractors.
• Interactive Screen-Share Collaboration: Available for 1 to 2 collaborative live video/screen-share working sessions per week to build, review, and test iteratively instead of disappearing in a silo.
• Minimal-Click UX Mindset: Proposes quick, foolproof 2-to-3-click workflows so field trades and non-technical coordinators never face cognitive overload.
• Native Tool Maximization: Committed to building inside our existing Wrike Pinnacle and Google Workspace ecosystem without pushing unnecessary third-party subscription bloat (e.g., Zapier).
• Sandbox-First Deployment: Rigorous staging habit: builds and stress-tests in private practice folders before touching live job boards.
• Async Video Handover: Provides concise Loom or screen walkthroughs for every completed subsystem so our internal team can self-manage long-term.
• Wrike BI & Analyze Depth: Demonstrated mastery building visual dashboards, charts, and custom formula reporting directly inside native Wrike / Wrike Analyze.
• AEC & Trade Domain Exposure: Understands design-build operations, job site realities, sub trades, material allowances, and municipal permitting flows.

HOW TO APPLY
Please submit a concise proposal addressing the following questions directly:

1. Proven Wrike Experience & Example Workspace: Confirm you can share or walk through an example Wrike workspace (or sanitized screenshots/Loom demo) that demonstrates your past enterprise builds, and briefly summarize what you engineered in it.
2. Key Requirements Confirmation: Confirm that you are an individual solo freelancer (not an agency), maintain a 4.9+ rating with verified reviews, and are available for 1 to 2 weekly live screen-share working sessions in US Pacific Time.
3. Field UX & Low-Click Architecture: How do you design Wrike for field trade crews or non-technical staff to submit updates/hours in 2 to 3 clicks without digging through folders?
4. Native Architecture & Sandbox Protocol: Confirm your approach to building/testing in an isolated staging sandbox and your comfort delivering concise Loom handover walkthroughs.
5. Wrike Analyze / Advanced Reporting: Describe a complex reporting view or Wrike Analyze dashboard you built using native tools.
6. Rates & Availability: Your hourly rate or milestone sprint pricing and current weekly availability.