Senior Project Designer - Higher Education - Military veterans preferred

2024-04-08
Hoefer Wysocki Architecture
Other

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  employee   contract


Dallas
Texas
75202
United States


Hoefer Wysocki Architecture





Job Type Full-time

Location Dallas - Dallas, TX 75201 US (Primary)

Education Bachelor's Degree

Category Designer

Job Description

Hoefer Welker is looking to add a highly creative Design Architect in our Dallas office. The Design Architect will be responsible for translating project requirements and programming into a clear design concept, as a leader with the Education project design team from concept throughout construction, design and deliver successful building projects through a proactive delivery process whether with in-house staff or outside team members and according to office standards and processes.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Conducts architectural studies, develop design concepts and design criteria, prepare reports, calculations, and detailed design
  • Supports, directs, and mentors staff within a team-building atmosphere
  • Actively collaborates with design director and coordinates the services of consultants and knowledge resources to ensure that project deliverables are integrated and support the design concept and performance goals of the project
  • Focuses on client satisfaction and creating opportunities for additional future project related services
  • Seeks creative and innovative solutions and understands constructability, for assigned tasks and develops appropriate research and documentation to support these solutions
  • Maintain an awareness of the scope, schedule, budget and status of all assigned projects and assists in development of probable cost
  • Develop and maintain client confidence in our staff and operations by maintaining a high level of professionalism, accountability, and performance
  • Participate in the presentation of plans and documents to governing and permitting authorities for land use, zoning and permit approvals

Job Requiremetns

Minimum of 4 or 5 year Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from an NAAB accredited program required. 15+ years of experience on Higher Education projects.

Certification/Registration:

  • Architectural registration preferred. LEED Green Associate Accreditation desired. Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator’s license and willingness to use insured personal vehicle for employment purposes.

Qualifications:

Candidate must be proficient in Sketchup and Revit. Excellent hand sketching skills, knowledge of computational design is a plus. Must have excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills, ability to work effectively in a team atmosphere, and meet deadlines. Verbal communication and ability to perform in client presentations. Experience with large scale and or international projects is a plus.

  • Leadership, decision making, delegation, and mentoring skills.
  • Ability to provide high quality, responsive design solutions and documentation for construction in a variety of styles with a proven ability to provide exceptional client service.
  • Self-motivated and with a strong work ethic and personally driven to consistently meet project design and performance goals.
  • Ability to work independently as well as with various disciplines and types of people and committed to being an effective, contributing team player.
  • Extensive knowledge of building materials and exterior finishes and experience with building façade technology is a plus.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be detail oriented and able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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