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Architectural Designer

Charlotte, NCOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Revit
  • Bluebeam
  • PDF
  • Portfolio
  • BIM Standards
  • Sustainable Design
  • 2030 Challenge
  • ME2040
  • SE2050
  • AIA 2030 Commitment

Nice to have

  • architecture software

Role summary

DLR Group is seeking an Architectural Designer responsible for the day-to-day design and technical development of projects. This role involves coordinating project document creation and delivery, collaborating with an integrated design team, and ensuring adherence to project schedules and budgets. The ideal candidate will possess comprehensive technical knowledge, strong collaboration, organization, and communication skills, with proficiency in Revit and Bluebeam. Responsibilities include developing creative technical solutions, applying sustainable design principles, implementing BIM standards, and providing technical guidance to junior staff. As a 100% employee-owned firm, this position offers an opportunity to own a stake in the company and contribute to its profitable growth.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

Position Summary

In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day design and technical development of projects. You will coordinate all aspects of project document creation and delivery, working closely with our integrated design team to produce high-quality work. This position requires a strong commitment to meeting project schedules, budgets, and work plans, and to collaborating effectively with team members to ensure successful project outcomes.

If you are a collaborative thought leader with a strategic mindset, this might be the position for you. DLR Group is 100% employee-owned, and as such, you’ll have the opportunity to own a stake in the Firm. We rely on all our employee-owners to apply their financial acumen to grow the Firm profitably.

What you will do:

  • Develop creative technical solutions to design challenges while maintaining design excellence
  • Integrate quality assurance/control and company protocols into project work, coordinating with Project Managers
  • Assist in maintaining project schedules and coordinating the delivery of project documents
  • Plan, design, and coordinate projects of various sizes, including complex assignments
  • Apply advanced architectural concepts and develop new techniques as needed
  • Ensure BIM standards are implemented and oversee quality control procedures
  • Lead collaboration within the project team, generating and communicating design ideas
  • Provide technical guidance to junior staff and ensure alignment of cost estimates with design objectives
  • Participate in client presentations and contribute to project success through effective communication
  • Manage time and deliverables in alignment with project schedules and budgets

    • Required Qualifications:

  • Comprehensive technical knowledge with strong collaboration, organization, and communication skills
  • Undergraduate Degree in Architecture required; professional licensure not required
  • Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in architecture
  • Proficient in Revit and Bluebeam, with a high level of proficiency in architecture software
  • Competent in technical design, including evaluating and recommending solutions that meet client needs
  • Applies sustainable design principles and technical skills in producing precise deliverables
  • Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and innovative thinking with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Actively seeks to enhance knowledge and skills, and contributes to marketing and business development efforts

    • *TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE SUBMIT CURRENT PORTFOLIO/WORK SAMPLES IN PDF FORMAT*

    DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

    We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

    Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

    We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.

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