Design Professional I- Regenerative Design

Overview

Supports project teams using a wide range of developing professional skills while working under general supervision. Performs basic design and technical tasks requiring application of regenerative, nature first, passive design techniques and emergent knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Modifies or creates conceptual and implementation documents, applying regenerative design thinking, collaborative design ideations as assigned under direction
• Performs assignments in support of team members and will have some design responsibility collaborating with other team members as designated
• Assignments may include higher-level work for training/development purposes
• Provides support in the production of creative 3D conceptual ideas that freely explore nature first and human focus design with interdisciplinary collaboration
• Exhibits initiative, interest in innovation and problem solving in design
• Co-develops strong conceptual diagrams under guidance
• Demonstrates capacity to distill complex ideas into simple-to-understand design, integrating context, climate and community resources
• Participates in the concept, ideation, production and facilitation of internal and client-facing integrated design charette/workshops
• Represents design ideas and prepare implementation documents, applying innovative graphic techniques and according to written and verbal specifications with general supervision
• May attend on-site visits, field reviews and client and/or project meetings as appropriate
• May assist in preparing proposals, presentations, schedules and processing of implementation documentation and samples
• Participates in team meetings to discuss project issues, design and technical issues and coordination with other disciplines

Qualifications

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture or related field required
• Typically 0-3 years of experience
• Licenses and Certifications: On the path to Architectural Registration, Sustainable design accreditation preferred
• Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:
  • Advanced – expert-level experience, knowledge or skills
  • Intermediate – experience, knowledge or skills required to produce high-quality solutions or work
  • Basic – familiar with primary concepts or capabilities and may perform elementary functions depending on role
• Basic skills in Revit, Rhino and Grasshopper required; intermediate preferred
• Basic skills in Bluebeam, Twinmotion, Enscape or other visualization tools required
• Basic knowledge of Navisworks and Dynamo required
• Basic skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign required
• Basic knowledge of Ladybug, Forma or other environmental tools preferred
• Basic skills in MS Office Suite required
• Basic knowledge of sustainability and integrated design guidelines required
• Basic knowledge of materials, construction techniques, building codes and QA/QC process required
• Basic presentation, graphic and visualization skills to communicate ideas required
• Basic experience with the entire project lifecycle through post-occupancy required
• Basic ability to communicate in a clear, concise and professional manner both verbally and in writing required
• Basic ability to problem solve and collaborate on innovative solutions required
• Basic ability to work in a team environment required
• Basic ability to work on multiple projects at the same time required
• Basic ability to effectively meet deadlines at expected quality required

Travel

• May be required

Additional Information

If you currently work for HKS, please submit your application via the Internal Careers Portal. HKS is an EEO/AA Employer: M/F/Disabled/Veteran