Junior Architect Designer: Sustainable Projects

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in Los Angeles is seeking a capable architect with a professional degree. You will contribute under project leadership, develop diagrams, 3D models, drawings, renderings, and animations, and communicate clearly with the team throughout all phases of design.

The role requires strong verbal and written communication, proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, and Adobe Suite, plus Google Workspace.

Qualifications

• Completion of a professional degree in Architecture or a related field.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, parametric and rendering software, and Adobe Suite.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development of an aspect of a project under the direct supervision of project leadership. Exhibits initiative, process innovation, problem solving, and decision quality with a high attention to precision and accuracy at a task-specific level.
• Produces presentation and contract deliverables such as diagrams, 3D models, drawings, renderings, physical models and animations.
• Effectively communicates internally 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 a project component.
• Actively collaborates at a project team level by critically and constructively evaluating ideas.
• Demonstrates a basic understanding of building materials, systems, specifications, codes, details and construction techniques. Effectively uses appropriate tools to design and document at all project phases.
• Manages time and workload to meet project task deadlines and commitments with frequent interaction and direction from Project Leadership.

Skills

Strong verbal and written comms

Education

Professional degree in Architecture or related field

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Rhino

Parametric software

Rendering software

Adobe Suite

Google Workspace

Job description

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in Los Angeles is seeking a capable architect with a professional degree. You will contribute under project leadership, develop diagrams, 3D models, drawings, renderings, and animations, and communicate clearly with the team throughout all phases of design.

The role requires strong verbal and written communication, proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, and Adobe Suite, plus Google Workspace.