Architectural Designer

Job Description

Budget Title: Assistant Facilities Program Coordinator (SL-3)

Salary: $60,000 - $75,000 (Commensurate with experience)

The Architectural Designer position is a salaried, professional position that provides design and construction administration of Campus projects while focusing on the Campus impacts and needs, project budgets, schedules, etc. The Designer works closely with other design professionals such as architects, engineers, designers, project coordinators and Campus customers to provide the best possible design within budget, while anticipating potential problems in an effort to minimize the negative impacts of Campus operations.

The selected candidate will be expected to work with licensed design professionals in a team environment; to identify a scope of work; prepare design concepts with construction cost estimates; complete the design with final construction documents (i.e. drawings and specifications); provide periodical review of construction progress; attend job meetings; answer requests for information submitted by the construction team.

Designers work closely with Campus customers to determine the project facility needs to provide the best possible facility within the budget allotted for the project. Their concentrated efforts focus on minimizing the negative impacts of construction on the operation of the Campus; anticipate potential problems while remaining proactive; maintain communication with all entities. Specific reviews are conducted with interested committees/groups on the Campus such as Services for Students with Disabilities, the Committee on the University Environment, etc. Designers/Project Coordinators are assigned design/coordination work in association with fellow Campus Design professionals- i.e. architectural scope will be assigned to selected candidate while other Design Team members provide mechanical, electrical, etc.

Requirements

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
• Associate's degree in Architecture or a related field
• 2+ years of experience in Design/Project Coordination in architectural, electrical, mechanical or related field
• 2+ years of experience working with construction groups such as plumbers, electricians, etc.
• Working proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD Architectural
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)
• Written and verbal communication skills are required in order to represent Facilities Management when meeting with customers and other members of the design team to identify a scope of work, design and coordinate projects

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
• 5+ years of experience in Design/Project Coordination, including architectural, electrical, mechanical or related field
• 5+ years of experience working with construction groups such as plumbers, electricians, etc.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project
• Hold a professional license/registration, certifications, etc.