Design Technology Specialist

KieranTimberlake; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote day per week

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

KieranTimberlake is seeking a Design Technology Specialist to join our Philadelphia studio. You will advance BIM literacy and lead digital tool development across design and construction. The role collaborates with Design Computation, Technical Direction, and Visualization to support project teams throughout all phases.

We value curiosity, collaboration, and a commitment to advancing building performance and sustainable design in an ESOP-owned, Philadelphia-based studio.

Qualifications

• Degree in architecture or a design-related field.
• 5+ years of BIM experience for design and construction.
• Proficiency in Revit, Rhino, and visual scripting (Dynamo/Grasshopper).
• Experience administering cloud-hosted projects (Autodesk Forma).
• Familiarity with visualization workflows (Revit, Rhino, Enscape).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and share new methods.

Responsibilities

• Advance office-wide BIM use and literacy.
• Collaborate on modeling best practices across phases.
• Develop digital tools and computational solutions.
• Evaluate modeling, visualization, and AI workflows.
• Conduct BIM training for designers at all levels.
• Support project model setup, QA, and closeouts.
• Steward BIM standards, templates, and libraries.
• Administer model exchange platforms with collaborators.
• Lead office-wide initiatives with Design Computation and Technical Direction.
• Engage in interdisciplinary brainstorming on building performance and more.

Skills

BIM expertise

Revit

Rhino

Dynamo/Grasshopper

Visualization workflows

Communication skills

C# / Python / JavaScript

APIs (Revit API / RhinoCommon)

Cloud project administration

Education

Architecture degree or related field

Tools

Autodesk Forma

Rhino.Inside.Revit

Enscape

SharePoint

Kinship / Miro

Job description

KieranTimberlake is seeking a Design Technology Specialist to join our Philadelphia studio. Our projects span civic, academic, cultural, and institutional work, and you’ll work alongside colleagues who engage deeply across all phases, from early design through construction administration, and who are invested equally in design and documentation.

Founded in 1984, KieranTimberlake unites the expertise and talents of professionals from diverse backgrounds in a practice that is recognized globally. In 2025, after 40 years as a founder-led firm, we transitioned to 100% employee ownership, a milestone that reflects a deep commitment to our staff.

Your Role

The Design Technology Specialist will be a member of KieranTimberlake’s Research Group and will work alongside peer-mentors in Design Computation, Technical Direction, and Visualization toward a blend of nimble design practices and efficient project delivery methods. They will be responsible for applying their understanding of modeling workflows and design documentation principles to support architectural project teams.

What you’ll do:

• Advance office-wide BIM use and elevate BIM literacy
• Collaborate with project teams on modeling best practices across all project phases
• Develop digital tools and computational solutions for building projects
• Evaluate emerging modeling, simulation, visualization, and AI workflows
• Conduct BIM training for designers at all levels
• Support project model setup, quality assurance, and phase closeouts
• Steward BIM standards, execution plans, templates, and digital content libraries
• Administer all model exchange platforms with external collaborators
• Lead office-wide initiatives with Design Computation and Technical Direction
• Engage in interdisciplinary brainstorming sessions across a wide range of topics, including building performance, environmental justice, human health, post-occupancy evaluation, and many others

Your Qualifications

The ideal candidate is a thoughtful, curious individual who wants to be part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team and can demonstrate:

• A degree in architecture or other design-related field
• At least 5 years of experience using BIM for design and construction
• Expertise in Revit, Rhino, and visual scripting (Dynamo and/or Grasshopper via Rhino.Inside.Revit)
• Experience administering cloud-hosted projects (Autodesk Forma formerly ACC)
• Familiarity with visualization workflows across all phases of design (Revit, Rhino, Enscape)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Capacity to ask questions, draw out insight, and synthesize ideas
• Eagerness to learn and share new methods and skills

We’ll give additional consideration to candidates with:

• Proficiency in or desire to learn programming languages (C#, Python, and/or JavaScript) and application programming interfaces (Revit API and/or RhinoCommon)
• Experience with or eagerness to explore applied AI workflows (LLM-assisted research and synthesis, generative image and video for design exploration, agent-driven modeling and quality assurance, and AI-assisted coding)
• Working knowledge of content management and collaboration platforms (Kinship, SharePoint, Miro)

Working Here

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid time off and paid holidays; a medical and prescription plan with an employer-funded health reimbursement arrangement; dental and vision care coverage; short and long term disability and life insurance; and paid family leave. Our retirement package includes a 401(k) plan with employer contribution and an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We work out of our Philadelphia studio, with a policy that provides for one remote day per week.

About KieranTimberlake

Based in a former bottling factory in Philadelphia's Northern Liberties neighborhood, KieranTimberlake unites professionals from diverse backgrounds in a practice recognized globally for design excellence and research innovation. Our work includes programming, planning, and design of new buildings, building renewals, adaptive reuse, and urban and campus planning, as well as developing performance analysis and prediction tools; building and environmental monitoring; and novel building technologies.

Every project begins with a question. A seed, from which a cycle of inquiry unfolds—each answer sparking the next question, so that any one finished design solution brims with insight and empathy. We work within a culture of continuous discovery, where architecture is not a fixed outcome but an evolving dialogue. Our commitment extends beyond delivering exceptional work; we push the boundaries of practice itself, shaping the future of the built environment with clarity, curiosity, and purpose.

We are a signatory of the American Institute of Architects 2030 Commitment and US Architects Declare.

KieranTimberlake is an Equal Opportunity and Aff… Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.