Designer - Architecture (Austin TX)

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

SOM in Austin seeks an Architect to lead portions of projects with leadership supervision. You will prepare and review diagrams, 3D models, drawings, renderings and animations while coordinating with teams and clients.

Ideal candidates have a professional architecture degree, 4+ years of experience, and strong Revit/AutoCAD/Rhino and rendering software skills, plus Google Workspace proficiency. This role emphasizes collaboration, precision, and technical execution on diverse project scales.

Qualifications

• Completion of a professional degree in Architecture or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of professional experience or equivalent knowledge and abilities.
• Licensure process is close to completion; LEED accreditation preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, parametric and rendering software, and Adobe Suite.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Actively leads distinct portions of a project with periodic supervision.
• Produces, coordinates and oversees diagrams, 3D models, drawings, renderings and animations.
• Communicates effectively with project teams, consultants and clients in writing, verbally and visually.
• Contributes to design concepts with strong conceptual design ability.
• Integrates interdisciplinary criteria to move design forward on project portions.
• Collaborates with project, consultant and client teams to evaluate ideas critically.

Skills

Strong verbal and writtencommunication

Google Workspace proficiency

Education

Professional degree in Architecture

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Rhino

Parametric software

Rendering software

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Position Responsibilities

• Actively leads distinct portions of a project with periodic supervision by Project Leadership.
• Exhibits initiative, process innovation, problem solving, and decision quality with a high attention to precision and accuracy at an overall project level.
• Produces, coordinates and/or oversees presentation and contract deliverables such as diagrams, 3D models, drawings, renderings, physical models and animations.
• Effectively communicates internally with project teams and externally with consultants and clients through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means.
• Creates and innovates with a strong conceptual design ability.
• Integrates interdisciplinary criteria to effectively move forward the design of distinct portions of projects.
• Actively collaborates at a project, consultant team, and client team level by critically and constructively evaluating ideas.
• Contributes to and actively participates within the studio and office.
• Demonstrates an intermediate understanding of building materials, systems, specifications, codes, details and construction techniques.
• Able to enrich design concepts through technical strategies.
• Identifies and effectively uses appropriate tools to design and document at all project phases.
• Manages time and workload of own work efforts and those of others to meet project task deadlines and commitments, with occasional interaction and direction from Project Leadership.
• Guides and teaches less experienced staff.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Inspires and leads others by example, participates in staff mentoring and training, clearly defines team member expectations and responsibilities, empowers others, and delegates where appropriate based on team members’ recognized abilities and potential.
• In collaboration with team members, contributes to a clear and consistent work plan to achieve the project budget, deliverables, and schedule.
• Actively engages in internal professional development opportunities.
• Contributes to the implementation of sustainable strategies in all project assignments and the associated development of staff knowledge.
• Contributes to the development of standards, policies, and procedures.
• Protects SOM from financial and legal risk.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of a professional degree in Architecture or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of professional experience or equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Professional licensure process is close to completion; LEED accreditation preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, parametric and rendering software, and Adobe Suite.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace.

Compensation

Compensation for this role is based upon experience, qualifications, location, and education and typically ranges from $75,000 to $85,000.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package is built to support many facets of your well-being—your health, your financial future, and your continued professional growth. We offer medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and accident insurance. We also offer retirement support, free access to employee assistance programs for employees and family members, workplace flexibility, paid holidays, family leave, and paid time off. We reimburse costs for professional licenses, certifications, and exams, and offer specialized, in-house career development and mentorship programs designed to help you advance your knowledge and expertise.

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

SOM is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.