Project Technical Designer - Real Estate

Overview

The Ideal Candidate is!

We’re looking for a passionate technical designer who thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative studio environment—and brings energy, curiosity, and creativity to every phase of the design process. At Vocon, you won’t just design—you’ll engage. Our team works directly with clients, consultants, and contractors, gaining hands-on exposure and meaningful involvement from concept through completion.

Responsibilities

• Leading and owning the technical execution of small and medium-sized projects of limited complexity.
• Actively and regularly partnering with design and management leaders to execute the project, coordinate resources and integrate inputs from project inception to completion.
• Participating as a leading member of the project team in all aspects of project scope - informing the workplan, supporting design, complying with jurisdictional requirements, leading and producing content for all phases of documentation, overseeing construction administration services and coordinating with outside consultants.
• Ensuring that the production of construction documents is in concert with design intent.
• Conducting code analyses and acting as a point of contact with jurisdictions.
• Performing submittal reviews during construction, maintaining RFI and submittal logs.
• Aiding in managing client expectations.
• Coordinating communication between the project team, subcontractors, and other disciplines.
• Conducting on-site observations and preparing architect’s field reports.
• Responsible for document coordination and design detailing.
• Coordinating project teams and team assignments to complete interior design and/or architectural projects.
• Using advanced techniques and modifying/ extending theories, precepts, and practices.
• Performing work requiring judgment in evaluating, selecting, and adapting/modifying standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.

Capabilities

• Fundamental competency in fulfilling Key Responsibilities for the Project Technical Designer job category.
• Specialized strength in technical execution, knowledge of the full design process, competent in all conventional aspects of interior design and/or architecture.
• Flexibility to focus on a single client with a variety of project types or multiple, concurrent projects in various stages of development.
• Ability to communicate technical and integration issues and direction quickly.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, consultants, contractors and staff.
• Strong interpersonal skills with all levels of management and staff.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Experience in all phases of interior design, architecture and engineering, including substantial and varied experience in project planning.
• Experience in all project phases, from strategic planning and programming through construction and post-occupancy phases.
• Experience in construction document preparation and field operations.
• Knowledge of building materials, building codes, specifications, construction techniques, interior and/or architectural detailing.
• Experience with building codes, ADA requirements, zoning and generally knowledgeable in jurisdictional processes.
• Sufficient knowledge of engineering disciplines to coordinate work.
• Competent in business writing and communication skills.
• Proficiency in REVIT, Bluebeam, Newforma, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office and other applicable programs.
• Possess BIM modeling skills.

Requirements

• Degree in architecture or interior design from an accredited university.
• Design professional with (typically) no less than five years of relevant experience in commercial interior design and/or architecture.