Senior Architectural Designer

Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for specific technical design aspects of an assigned major project, including investigation, evaluation, and recommendation of design solutions that best meet the client's needs.
• Provides professional architectural consultation in the planning, designing, and coordinating of large complex projects.
• Independently applies advanced architectural concepts and designs.
• Carries out complex or novel assignments requiring developing new or improved techniques and procedures.
• May provide technical guidance to less experienced architects/architectural staff.

Requirements

• 5 Minimum Years of Experience as an architectural designer
• 2-year Professional Degree in Architecture (or related field of study) from an accredited College or University
• Knowledge of building construction details and materials
• Demonstrated skills in English for both oral and written communications
• Skill and Experience with all aspects of project delivery, including conceptual design and programming, schematic design, design development, construction document production, consultant coordination, client interaction, construction administration, etc.
• Working knowledge of building, accessibility, and life safety codes
• Able to work collaboratively in a team environment
• LEED Accredited Professional (AP) is desired

Skills

• Software Proficiencies: Bluebeam Revit, AutoCAD, Newforma Project Center, Procore, Deltek Vision, Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom/Teams/Video Conferencing Software

What Will Set You Apart

• A collaborative spirit and desire to work closely with teams
• Involvement in community and/or design-focused organizations or associations, showing a commitment to engagement in our community
• A sense of humor, love of design, and desire to contribute to the build environment in a real way

Expectations Of All Staff

• Strong work ethic
• Positive attitude
• Be a team player
• Be flexible, adaptable, and open to new ideas
• Actively seek out clarification via the expertise of colleagues when unsure.
• Be respectful of others and their opinions and ideas
• Manage your efforts efficiently and effectively to complete tasks on time and with limited impact on co-worker's schedules
• Be prompt to appointments and meetings out of the office as well as in-house
• Inform studio leader of PTO, or unexpected time away from the office and record in studio PTO Calendar
• Participate in meetings, trainings, and activities such as project team and committee meetings, all-office meetings (such as the Monthly Harriman Huddle), and studio-specific meetings.
• Able to accept and learn from criticism
• Avoid conflicts of interest
• Market oneself and the company always by conducting oneself professionally: we all represent Harriman!
• Communicate, communicate, communicate!

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• A full benefits package including medical, dental, 401K program, hybrid work schedule, gym reimbursement
• A friendly, collaborative work environment

About the Role

• Harriman is growing! We are looking for a Senior Architectural Designer for our PK-12 studio to join our team and join our full-service practice.
• If you are looking for a firm that understands the importance of work-life balance, enjoys working with lots of other people, and can work independently in our hybrid-work environment, then this is an opportunity that you need to look into!
• Harriman’s growing multi-disciplinary practice is seeking a Senior Architectural Designer to join our team.
• With a holistic, ground-up approach to design, our architectural staff works closely with the firm’s integrated engineering groups to fulfill our mission to design relevant and innovative solutions to human needs.
• Our work is challenging, creative, and is based on the belief that design is a collaborative human endeavor centered on knowledge, ingenuity and beauty.