Design Leader, Sports

DLR Group's Kansas City Office has an opening for a Sports Design Leader. As a Senior Designer at DLR Group, you will collaborate with our multi-disciplinary design teams to design projects from conception through construction documents and support the project team through construction administration for a variety of project types and sizes. You will partner directly with the Client Leader and Project Manager to ensure the quality of project documents, meet Client responsibilities, support DLR Group's financial goals, and facilitate team collaboration and communication. To be considered, submit current portfolio/work samples in PDF format.

Responsibilities

Plan, design, and coordinate projects of varying sizes, including large, complex projects; Lead client-facing design efforts, teams, and client interactions; generate storylines and designs that inspire clients and partners, capture the essence of their institutional goals, and translate them into creative design solutions; Independently apply advanced architectural concepts and designs, and carry out complex or novel assignments that require developing new or improved techniques and procedures; Engage and guide innovative idea generation within the integrated team in pursuit of design excellence; Review cost estimates for alignment with the design; Guide and mentor your team's design and architectural staff; Apply DLR Group practice standards to project deliverables across the project team; Demonstrate a strong foundation in comprehensive design and technical skills; Actively lead project and integrated team collaboration by generating design ideas and solutions; Communicate effectively with project team members through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means; Engage peers and specialty experts to proactively develop holistic solutions; Meet deliverable deadlines to maintain the overall project schedule; Manage time in alignment with the project work plan; Respect construction and material costs in alignment with the project budget; Collaborate with multi-disciplinary design teams to design projects from conception through construction documents; Support the project team through construction administration; Partner directly with the Client Leader and Project Manager to ensure the quality of project documents, meet Client responsibilities, support DLR Group's financial goals, and facilitate team collaboration and communication

Requirements

Ten or more years of professional experience; At least 10 years of experience in collegiate and/or major professional sports stadia, arenas, and training facilities; Professional degree in architecture from an accredited program; Proficiency with computer-aided design, modeling, and rendering software, including Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, and rendering programs; Positive, entrepreneurial spirit and strong work ethic; Desire to continually learn, grow, and pursue design excellence in a fun environment; Knowledge of executing technical drawings and construction documents; Experience coordinating and integrating work with interior design and engineering disciplines

Nice to have

Licensure as an architect and NCARB certification; Sustainability certification or accreditation, such as LEED or WELL, and a demonstrated interest in sustainable building design; Skill in hand drawing techniques for visual communication; Knowledge of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and parametric design software, such as Grasshopper, and other modeling software; Proficiency with visualization software, such as Lumion or Enscape

Benefits

100% employee-owned firm with the opportunity to own a stake in the Firm; Four-day in-office work model with flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays