Technical Designer

International Executive Service Corps; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Interior Architects in Chicago is seeking a Technical Designer to translate design concepts into construction documents for interior projects. You will collaborate with designers to develop layouts, elevations and furniture packages, and coordinate with consultants on a range of corporate interiors.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years in workplace design, strong Revit and Adobe Creative Suite skills, and the ability to mentor junior staff while ensuring drawings meet schedule and budget constraints.

Qualifications

• Graduate of architecture or design school; equivalent experience may be substituted.
• 6+ years’ experience in workplace design, focusing on corporate interiors and building repositioning and adaptive re-use projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop design concepts for interior and exterior repositioning and/or adaptive reuse projects.
• Create presentation and construction drawings with the team.
• Oversee design and documentation on smaller projects with support from senior leadership.
• Coordinate consultant drawings and develop architectural details.
• Review engineering and landscape drawings for design alignment.
• Research and select fixtures and finishes with Senior Designer.
• Deliver overall design and furniture packages; conduct field surveys.
• Monitor budget adherence and flag variances to the client and team.
• Mentor junior designers and review work products.
• Conduct client interviews to determine space needs and requirements.

Skills

Workplace design

Presentation skills

Space planning

Furnishings

Finishes

Sketching

Rendering

Architecture detailing

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Miro

Education

Architecture degree

Tools

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Miro

Job description

Interior Architects translates client goals, brand and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.

Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor and a love of Design. We are presently searching for a Technical Designer for our Chicagostudio.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Works with team to develop and execute design concepts for interior and exterior repositioning and/ or adaptive reuse projects
• Works with team to develop design ideas and create both presentation and construction drawings
• For smaller projects may oversee all design and documentation, with support from senior leadership.
• Coordinates consultant drawings and develops architectural details to ensure alignment with design solution.
• Provide review of engineering and landscape drawings to ensure they comply with design solution.
• With Senior Designer, researches and selects fixtures and finishes to use for projects
• Develops and delivers overall design and furniture packages
• Conducts field surveys
• Ensures adherence to set budget and immediately informs Senior Designer, PM and/or client of any potential variances to the budget
• May mentor the work of Junior andIntermediate Designers
• Oversee tasks and provide feedback on work product
• Conducts client interviews to determine space needs and requirements

Qualifications:

• Graduate of architecture or design school: equivalent experience may be substituted
• 6+ years’ experience in workplace design, focusing on corporate interiors and building repositioning and adaptive re-use projects as well as corporate interiors

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of design principles, and workplace trends
• Advanced presentation skills
• Advanced knowledge of space planning
• Extensive knowledge of furnishings and finishes
• Advanced sketching and rendering skills
• Advancedarchitecture detailing skills
• Extensive experience leading the development of project contract documents
• Extensive knowledge of building systems, codes and ADA requirements
• Working knowledge of path of travel requirements
• Working knowledge of contract administration
• Intermediate MS Office Suite and Miro skills
• Advanced Revit skills
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills