Architectural Designer

About the role

Join a Top 10 global design firm in our Buildings practice that provides Architecture, Buildings Engineering, and Interior Design services. You will work on tasks under the guidance of a Project Manager or Project Architect team leader. This is a junior level Architectural design role.

Responsibilities

• Aid project teams in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, massing studies, and other visual formats.
• Utilize BIM technologies in development of three-dimensional models of buildings and their components.
• Participate in design critiques and pin-ups.
• Prepare and revise documentation in various architectural phases including site plans, floor plans, building elevations, building sections, and details.
• Coverage of building systems (structural, mechanical, electrical, etc.) to ensure compatibility with the design intent.
• Assist in contract administration tasks.
• Attend project coordination and meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants.
• Implement sustainable design principles into the building design and surrounding environment.
• Conduct site analysis, research of concept, benchmarks, typology, and precedents.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge and application of accessibility codes and applicable building codes.
• Basic knowledge of building construction systems.
• Basic understanding of all phases of architectural document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications.
• Ability to conduct space planning, block planning, and adjacencies in coordination with building program.
• Ability to develop floor plans, wall sections, and details.
• Ability to check own work for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule.
• Ability to participate and collaborate in a project team setting through all phases of architectural design.
• Ability to engage in creative and critical thought and able to graphically communicate concepts and ideas to others effectively.
• Ability to interpret sketches, drawings, building program and other similar material.

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, InDesign, Photoshop and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Enscape, SketchUP, Bluebeam, a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Wellness program, health savings account, flexible spending account.
• 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program.
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Short-term/long-term disability plans.
• Emergency travel benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave.