Architectural Designer I

About This Role

This Architectural Designer I role involves contributing to architectural projects across various typologies and scales, working in a collaborative, multi-discipline team. The position focuses on design, planning, and documentation, ensuring project quality and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of assignments for projects of moderate size and complexity under senior supervision
• Analyze design, planning, and occupancy studies and limited design layouts
• Prepare project specifications, compiling and analyzing relevant data
• Write reports and specifications
• Review completed reports, plans, estimates, and calculations
• Collaborate with project teams during programming, concept development, schematic design, design development, and construction documentation phases
• Develop design sketches, renderings, models, graphics, presentation materials, analysis, and construction drawings and schedules
• Participate in construction administration, including jobsite visits, submittal review, and responding to contractor questions
• Communicate and engage with a wide variety of stakeholders including clients, owners, users, team members, consultants, contractors, and regulatory agencies
• Contribute to office activities, initiatives, and continuous learning

Requirements

• Proficient in design, modeling and graphic software (Revit, Rhino, Enscape, Adobe Creative Cloud, and/or similar applications)
• Proficient understanding of appropriateness of building information modeling for various project types
• Proficient understanding of architectural drafting, detail and documentation standards
• Moderate level understanding of architectural specifications and their relationship to construction documents
• Moderate level understanding of basic codes, sustainability requirements and their implementation
• Moderate level understanding of building programming
• Registration and documentation of AXP in progress; Pursuing and/or preparing for architectural registration exams (ARE’s)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an NAAB accredited Architecture program
• 0-5 years of professional experience, prior experience in an architectural practice or related field given special consideration

Nice to Have

• Physical model building experience in a model building shop
• Excellent graphic, drawing, and presentation capabilities
• Exposure to environmental analysis applications such as Climate Studio, Sefaira, Insight360, and Lady Bug/Honeybee
• Commitment to sustainable design principles and interest in achieving accreditation in LEED AP, WELL AP, and/or Green Globes

Skills

* Required skills