Architectural Senior Designer, Science and Technology
The buildings that make up the landscape of our daily lives seem like permanent fixtures, fastened to a time and place. But what if that didn’t have to be true? What if our built environment — where we live, learn, play, and conduct business — carried us forward instead?
Our Buildings practice keeps people at its heart, recognizing that our shared journey forward is shaped by the meaningful and responsive places we design. From iconic designs to monumental groundbreakings, join us to bring transformational building solutions to life. Every day we apply our expertise, creativity, and passion to propel communities into the future—join us!
Your Opportunity
You will work on tasks under the guidance of a Senior Designer or Architect on Science & Technology and Commercial projects specializing in the research and design of corporate, university, health care and research facilities. This is an exciting career opportunity in a dynamic, team-focused work environment for an experienced Senior Architectural Designer with a minimum of 7 years’ experience working on technically oriented commercial architectural projects.
Candidates should be dedicated, able to work in a team environment as an integral part of project teams and be able to actively collaborate with design leadership.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Supports project teams in development of design documentation.
- Assists in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, massing studies, and other visual formats.
- Utilizes BIM technologies in development of three-dimensional models of buildings and their components.
- Participates in design critiques and pin-ups.
- Interprets and applies building codes and requirements of other regulatory agencies.
- Develop and lead preparation of documentation in various architectural phases including site plans, floor plans, building elevations, building sections, details, models, and renderings.
- Coordinates building systems (structural, mechanical, electrical, etc.) to ensure compatibility with the design intent.
- Reviews shop drawings and submittals, responds to RFIs, prepares site observation reports, and other contract administration tasks.
- Coordination of specs with construction documents.
- Oversee the evaluation and selection of building systems and materials.
- Leads project coordination and meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants.
- Implements sustainable design principles into the building design and surrounding environment.
- Determine staffing needs and recommend personnel
- Takes assigned roles from concept to completion.