Architecture Designer II

About the role

Ballinger is seeking a Designer II to collaborate with team members through the complete design and construction process. This position specializes in the design and planning of healthcare, academic, and research facilities, working closely with architects and engineers to develop design concepts and translate them into detailed drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct design-related research
• Interface and coordinate with other disciplines
• Develop knowledge of Ballinger’s project types (healthcare, academic/lab/research, corporate/workspace) through on-the-job experience, repetition, and scalability of tasks and responsibilities
• Produce 3D renderings
• Pick up redlines in a documentation set
• Provide mentorship and actively share knowledge
• Create and maintain firm technical standards

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Architecture or equivalent; BS or BA degree in Interiors or knowledge gained over years of work experience; or MArch
• Entry-level or up to five years of experience
• In the final stages of working toward your Professional Licensure (RA)
• Portfolio submission required for consideration

Skills

• Interpersonal skills combined with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications
• Graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas
• Attention to detail
• Self-starter, able to independently generate design solutions and provide direction to other team members
• Ability to take direction within a larger team
• Working knowledge of Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Enscape, or other modeling software applications
• Ability to define targeted expertise

About Ballinger

Ballinger’s interdisciplinary teams collaborate on solutions that require a synthesis of disciplines. We believe integrating architecture, planning, interior design, and engineering is key to achieving excellence in the design of transformative environments. We were one of the first firms to merge these disciplines into a professional practice. At Ballinger, architectural and interior designers work collaboratively and creatively with planners and engineers. Our range of skills, perspectives, and experiences, directed toward a common goal, produces groundbreaking outcomes.

We are passionate about complex challenges and real-world problem-solving. Design challenges come in all shapes and sizes, and the ones we prefer test us as design professionals. We seek out complex projects with big impact because they require us to ask tough questions, synthesize data, and push past the boundaries of existing answers into the realm of innovative solutions. Ballinger team members thrive on those challenges because our clients do, too: our work for them enables their ambitious endeavors in science and medicine, research, and technology. Ballinger welcomes ambition with career development, mentorship, and leadership opportunities. Here, ideas will always be more important than hierarchy because they result in buildings as transformative as the missions they serve.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package, including Medical, Dental, Prescription, Wellness, FSA/HSA
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short and Long-Term Disability Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parent Leave
• 401(k) plan
• Commuter Benefits
• Paid Holidays and Personal Time Off (PTO)
• Community Volunteer Events
• Fresh fruit and yogurt provided every morning in the office

Schedule

This role is based in our Philadelphia, PA headquarters at 1650 Arch Street with three (3) days per week in office and a flexible, hybrid work schedule.