About the Role
DLR Group's Phoenix, AZ office has an opening for a Designer, Justice & Civic. This role offers an opportunity to kickstart your career as an essential contributor to project teams, gaining hands-on experience and learning industry best practices under the mentorship of experienced professionals. You will assist in the creation and delivery of project documents, working closely with a collaborative design team to produce high-quality work, while staying on track with timelines and budgets. As a 100% employee-owned firm, you will have the opportunity for ownership and are encouraged to apply your financial acumen to grow the firm profitably.
Responsibilities
- Propose creative technical solutions to design challenges while ensuring design excellence
- Adhere to quality assurance/control processes and company practice standards
- Contribute to project deliverables, ensuring alignment with project schedules and deadlines
- Conduct design analyses, layout designs, and code studies with some independent work
- Perform basic architectural tasks, including layout and aesthetic feature design
- Coordinate drawings and specifications, assisting in preparation of specific sections
- Apply BIM standards and develop organizational cartoon sets for projects
- Execute quality control procedures and resolve clash detection issues
- Actively collaborate with the project team to generate and communicate design ideas
- Continuously seek new knowledge and skills, proactively sharing potential solutions with peers
- Assist in marketing and business development efforts
Requirements
- Undergraduate Degree in Architecture
- 0 to 5 years of professional experience in architecture
- Professional licensure not required
- Proficient in Revit
- Knowledge of Bluebeam and other standard architecture software
- Strong technical skills with the ability to contribute to the design process and develop technical solutions
- Competence in conventional aspects of architecture, including materials, methods, and tools for small to moderate-sized buildings
- Working knowledge of design techniques, tools, and sustainable design principles for producing technical plans and deliverables
- Strong written, verbal, and graphic communication skills with the ability to multitask while maintaining quality and productivity
- Submit current portfolio/work samples in PDF format
Skills
- Revit
- Bluebeam
- BIM standards
- Sustainable design principles
- Technical solutions
- Design analyses
- Layout designs
- Code studies
- Quality control
- Clash detection
- Communication skills
- Multitasking
Location
- Phoenix, AZ
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Four-day in-office work model
Experience Level
- 0-5 years
Education Level
- Undergraduate Degree in Architecture
Benefits
- 100% employee owned
About the Company
- DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.
- We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success.
- At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles.
- Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design.
- We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
- Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
Equal Opportunity
- Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer
