About the Role
Flad Architects is seeking a creative and collaborative individual to join their national architectural firm. This role involves solving complex challenges in science, healthcare, academic, and workplace spaces, contributing to projects that impact people's lives.
Responsibilities
- Prepare presentation drawings and models.
- Develop design and technical solutions throughout all project phases.
- Coordinate with internal team members and consultants.
- Develop a project’s program into alternative conceptual design proposals.
- Participate in design discussions, idea generation, and design work in drawing, model, and 3D image formats.
- Own design development, documenting decisions, and evaluating project impact.
- Assist to complete projects on aggressive schedules by meeting deadlines within expected time and budget constraints.
- Generate and refine drawings from design documentation to final documentation.
- Coordinate with consultants and other disciplines.
- Attend client meetings to observe the overall process and develop presentation skills.
- Participate in construction site visits to better understand the construction process.
- Recognize and document conflicts that arise during construction and offer alternatives to resolve these issues.
Requirements
- Minimum two years recent and relevant architectural experience required.
- Experience in one of Flad’s market segments preferred.
- Portfolio that demonstrates a high level of skill in design thinking and presentation media required.
- Proficiency in Rhino or SketchUp, and 3D rendering software required.
- Intermediate Revit knowledge required; have recently used Revit for at least two years in academic and professional settings.
- Works mostly in Revit to complete work on projects in one or more aspects (modeling, detailing, etc.).
- Makes edits to and works within established templates, standards, etc.
- Beginning to understand how firm projects are initially set up and how families are created.
- Expert Revit knowledge preferred.
- Experience with real time rendering engines (e.g., Enscape, Twin Motion, etc.) to generate still animations and renderings, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), visual scripting programs (e.g., Grasshopper and Dynamo), Adobe Creative Suite, and AutoCAD preferred.
- Submit samples along with their resume.
- Portfolios (up to 1mb) should be uploaded with resume if there is no portfolio link.
Skills
- Rhino
- SketchUp
- 3D rendering software
- Revit
- Enscape
- Twin Motion
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Virtual Reality (VR)
- Grasshopper
- Dynamo
- Adobe Creative Suite
- AutoCAD
Location
- National
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Minimum two years recent and relevant architectural experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in architecture required.
- NAAB accredited professional degree or Master’s degree in architecture preferred.
- Sustainability accreditation preferred.
Salary/Compensations
- $89,000 - $100,000
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous paid time off and paid holidays
- Financial health and wellness benefits - retirement savings plan; fiduciary advisor; identity theft plan; Section 125 flexible benefits, including mass transit and parking; income protection – life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability; Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Continuing education and career development – internal programs; funds set aside for external programs, licensure and sustainability support, annual professional registration and organization reimbursement
About the Company
- Flad is a national architectural firm, with ten offices across the country, specializing in science, healthcare, academic, and workplace spaces.
- Flad is a team of creative, intelligent, energetic people who help our clients tackle the issues that change people’s lives.
Equal Opportunity
- Flad Architects is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
- Flad will provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
- If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position, please contact Human Resources at 608-238-2661 or email us at humanresources@flad.com.
