Senior Architectural Designer

NBBJ Design; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

NBBJ New York is seeking a Senior Architectural Designer to join a highly collaborative, design‑driven studio. You will support design leadership, set quality standards, mentor teams, and advance the firm’s design reputation through project work, client interactions, and internal reviews.

Ideal candidates have 12–15 years of professional experience, a B Arch or M Arch, licensure a plus, and proficiency in Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, plus Adobe tools; Grasshopper experience is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Strong conceptual design and schematic design skills.
• Verbal and graphic communication skills with diverse teams.
• Experience seeing a project through all phases.

Responsibilities

• Support design leadership on projects and set design quality standards.
• Mentor teams and contribute to firm-wide design culture.
• Prepare high‑quality presentation drawings, models, and narratives from concept to construction.
• Collaborate with PA/PM to organize project work and team structures.
• Deliver integrated design solutions across disciplines.

Skills

Conceptual design

Schematic design

Verbal and graphic communication

Team collaboration

Multi-project coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree: B Arch or M Arch

LEED Accreditation (within 18 months of hire)

Architectural licensure (a plus)

Tools

Revit

SketchUp

Rhino

Grasshopper

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Job description

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!

The Role At a Glance

NBBJ New York is seeking a Senior Architectural Designer to join our team. We are seeking an Architect, with experience with good conceptual, visual, and communication skills to work in a highly collaborative and design-oriented studio. At NBBJ, a Senior Architectural Designer is responsible for supporting design leadership on projects, contributing to setting design quality standards, fostering a collaborative design environment, and advancing the firm’s design reputation through active participation in project work, team mentorship, and client interactions.

In Your New Role, You Will

• Set Expectations: Define and exemplify quality standards through design reviews, mentoring, and open discussions.
• Inspire: Encourage radical thinking and creativity at all levels, leading the studio toward impactful design.
• Create: Prepare design materials that refine and optimize design solutions, with responsibility for high-quality presentation drawings, models, construction documentation and supporting narratives from concept to construction, ensuring holistic design continuity.
• Review/Critique: Ensure design quality by reviewing projects and engaging teams in firm-wide peer reviews.
• Present/Communicate: Craft and present compelling design stories to clients and peers.
• Network Internally: Connect with design colleagues firm-wide, enhancing collaboration and design quality.
• Methodologies: Continuously stay informed about emerging design applications, tools, visualization methods, and technologies, and actively champion the development and adoption of innovative methodologies that enhance and streamline the design process.
• Process: Collaborate with the PA and PM to organize project work and team structures, fostering strong design leadership across all phases and aspects of the work.
• Integrated Design Delivery: Collaborate with multiple disciplines to ensure rigorous, integrated project delivery.

What You Will Need To Succeed

• 12-15 years of professional experience
• Healthcare, Corporate or Commercial experience a plus
• Bachelor's Degree: B Arch or M Arch desired
• Architectural licensure a plus
• Deep understanding of high-performance building concepts, with LEED Accreditation or at-or-within 18 months of hire
• Strong conceptual design and schematic design skills
• Experience seeing a project through all phases
• Strong verbal and graphic communication skills and ability to work with diverse teams of designers
• Proficiency in Revit with 3D modeling skills; Sketchup, and/or Rhino desired
• Working knowledge of Adobe Suite; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Interest and experience in Grasshopper workflows are beneficial
• Ability to participate in multiple projects and manage deadlines

The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $180,000-200,000. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.

NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.