Sustainable Design Architect & Team Leader

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Retirement plan

Professional development and mentoring

Job summary

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) seeks an experienced architect to lead portions of complex projects in a collaborative, interdisciplinary studio in San Francisco. You will coordinate diagrams, 3D models, drawings, renderings, and physical models while communicating clearly with clients and consultants.

You should bring a professional architecture degree, nearly complete licensure, and strong design sensitivity.

Qualifications

• Completion of a professional degree in Architecture or a related field.
• Professional licensure process is close to completion; LEED accreditation preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Actively leads distinct portions of a project with periodic supervision by Project Leadership.
• Exhibits initiative, process innovation, problem solving, and decision quality with precision and accuracy at a project level.
• Produces, coordinates and/or oversees presentation and contract deliverables such as diagrams, 3D models, drawings, renderings, physical models and animations.
• Effectively communicates with project teams, consultants and clients.
• Creates and innovates with strong conceptual design ability.
• Integrates interdisciplinary criteria to move forward design of project portions.
• Collaborates with teams by evaluating ideas critically and constructively.
• Contributes to studio and office activities and mentoring of staff.
• Demonstrates understanding of materials, systems, codes and construction techniques.
• Uses appropriate tools to design and document at all project phases.
• Manages time and workload to meet deadlines with guidance from leadership.
• Leads by example and supports team members’ development.
• Engages in internal professional development and sustainable design strategies.
• Contributes to standards, policies and procedures.

Skills

Revit

AutoCAD

Rhino

Parametric design

Rendering software

Adobe Creative Suite

Google Workspace

Education

Professional degree in Architecture

LEED accreditation (preferred)

Tools

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Job description

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) seeks an experienced architect to lead portions of complex projects in a collaborative, interdisciplinary studio in San Francisco. You will coordinate diagrams, 3D models, drawings, renderings, and physical models while communicating clearly with clients and consultants.

You should bring a professional architecture degree, nearly complete licensure, and strong design sensitivity.