Project Designer V

You will be a key participant in the design process, translating ideas into built environment solutions and seeing those ideas to completion. You will help nurture and develop junior designers and be a voice in your teams and your office for design excellence.

Responsibilities

In collaboration with design leaders and team members, conceptualize design solutions and develop them throughout all phases of a project; Create innovative design concepts that synthesize clients’ culture, goals and aspirations; Perform as a partner to design leaders, translating shared design goals and ideas into refined spatial and material solutions; Focus on schematic design and design development while collaborating closely with project architects to guide detailing and construction documentation; Provide guidance on design intent during the construction administration phase; Direct the preparation of client presentation materials, particularly 2D and 3D design visualizations; Lead design presentations when called upon; Collaborate closely with interior designers and typology subject matter experts on holistic design solutions; Collaborate with technical leaders and engineers to employ sensitive consideration of building systems; Integrate performance-based and sustainable design strategies into design solutions, including supporting the building performance group in their energy modeling efforts; Apply these approaches in the design of large-scale projects and/or multiple projects simultaneously; Mentor and grow emerging professionals; Nurture an environment that exemplifies collaboration, experimentation, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship

Requirements

Bachelor or Master degree in Architecture; A design portfolio of past and current built and unbuilt design work with clear demonstration of personal contribution to project conceptualization and detailed development; Minimum 2 fully constructed building designs representing a high level of design excellence; Minimum 10 years of related professional experience; Knowledge of building codes and requirements; Strong verbal and written communication skills; Technical knowledge of exterior and interior materials and building assemblies; Command of Revit, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office; Experience with one or more real-time rendering and 3D rendering software such as Enscape, Twinmotion, and/or V-Ray; Experience with digital media creation and editing in Adobe Creative Cloud applications

Nice to have

Bachelor or Master degree in Architecture from an accredited program; Architectural Registration in the United States; LEED accreditation; Additional 3D modeling experience in Rhino or other comparable software; Some experience in computational design tools such as Grasshopper and Dynamo