Architectural Designer

Interior Architects; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

IA Interior Architects in New York is seeking an Architectural Designer/Job Captain to support design development and contract documents under supervision of senior staff. You will contribute to CDs, budget tracking, and coordination with consultants within a fast-paced interiors practice.

Required are a degree in architecture or design and at least 5 years in corporate interior design. Expect collaboration with leaders, attention to codes, and a hands-on role across project phases.

Qualifications

• Graduate of architecture or design school; equivalent experience accepted.
• Minimum 5 years’ work experience on corporate interior design projects.
• Strong knowledge of design principles and standards.

Responsibilities

• Creates construction documents (CDs) and reviews for compliance with firm standards, codes, and ADA; may oversee CD production on smaller projects.
• Manages project through the contract administration phase.
• Coordinates with engineering consultants to ensure design solutions and timely document submissions.
• Manages contract administration budget and reports variances to senior staff and client.
• Conducts client interviews to determine technical requirements for the design.

Skills

Interior design

Project administration

Budget management

Client communication

Team leadership

Education

Architecture or design degree

Tools

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Job description

IA Interior Architects translates client goals, brand and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.

Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert, and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor, and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for an Architectural Designer/ Job Captain for our New York studio. The Job Captain, while working under the general supervision of a Senior Job Captain and/or Architect or Project Manager, provides design support primarily in project administration, design development, and contract documents. Specific responsibilities will include:

• Creates construction documents (CDs). Review CDs to ensure compliance with firm standards, mechanical, building systems, codes, and ADA requirements. For smaller projects may oversee all CD production and review. Coordinates with senior technical staff and design staff to provide technical solutions for design dilemmas.
• Manages project through the contract administration phase.
• Coordinates engineering consultant’s work to ensure compliance with design solutions and timely submission of documents.
• Manages contract administration budget for assigned projects. Ensures adherence to set budget and immediately informs Senior Job Captain, Senior Project Architect, Project Manager and/or client of any potential variances to the budget.
• Conducts client interviews to determine technical requirements for the design.

Qualifications

• Graduate of architecture or design school. Equivalent experience may be substituted.
• Minimum 5 years’ work experience on corporate interior design projects.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of design principles and standards.
• Intermediate documentation and field observational skills.
• Advanced interior architecture detailing skills.
• Working knowledge of CDs and procedures.
• Working knowledge of building systems, codes and ADA requirements.
• Working knowledge of space requirements.
• Working knowledge of contract administration and documentation.
• Intermediate MS Office Suite skills.Advanced Revit skills.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead junior staff through a combination of direct authority and subject matter expertise.

Salary Range: $70,000 - $85,000 (based on education, licensing and industry experience)