About the Role
HOK is seeking a design professional to lead and coordinate project documentation, ensuring design intent is maintained from concept through construction. This role involves technical resolution, team supervision, and client interface to deliver high-quality project outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the overall design intent of the project is incorporated into detailed documentation.
- Monitor the design process from conceptual phase through construction administration.
- Provide technical resolution and coordination for a defined portion of a project.
- Perform product research and assist in writing specifications.
- Check completed reports, plans, estimates, and calculations for accuracy.
- Set the overall strategy for producing documents, including defining data organization and BIM elements.
- Set up project team software parameters and manage standards.
- Foster and maintain a collaborative professional working relationship with the Project Leadership Team.
- Communicate with other disciplines, vendors, and contractors to ensure incorporation of all information into project requirements.
- Ensure construction detail documentation conforms to quality assurance, quality control, and best practice standards.
- Supervise the preparation of technical drawings by less senior staff.
- Act as team leader on certain projects.
- Mentor and direct the work of less experienced staff.
- Foster a green workplace through sustainable work practices.
- Develop a positive relationship of trust with client leadership.
- Communicate with client representatives to verify design requirements, progress, and delivery.
- Foster a commitment to external and internal client service.
- Coordinate and track shared electronic documentation and files.
- Assist in planning and conducting work, making minor adaptations to working drawing sets.
- Meet with municipal building department and other governing agency officials to coordinate approvals.
- Write reports and memos to consultants and vendors to issue changes and track resolutions.
- Provide technical support and project communications to the team.
- Attend on-site visits, field reviews, and project meetings.
- Prepare and coordinate the review of contractor’s schedules and submissions.
- Assist the Specification Writer in product research and material selection.
- Involve with specification set-up and drawing coordination.
- Provide support to team members for specific market, discipline, or expertise areas.
- Participate in team meetings to resolve project issues and ensure schedule adherence.
- Participate in review of project costs, budgets, and adherence to schedule.
- Prepare meeting minutes of consultant coordination meetings.
- Prepare 2D and 3D presentation/design drawings and build models for client/project team review.
- Incorporate Integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects.
- Participate in business development meetings to target project, client, or market opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture or interior design required
- 10 plus years’ experience preferred
- LEED credential required within 12 months of employment
Skills
- Building Information Model (BIM)
- Software proficiency (specifics to be detailed separately)
Location
- California
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in architecture or interior design
- LEED credential
Salary/Compensations
- $105,000 to $125,000
- Other compensation may include a discretionary bonus
Benefits
- Hybrid work environment
- 10 paid holidays (including 2 floating holidays)
- Minimum of 4 weeks of paid time off with a cash out option
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Free mental wellness resources
- Life and AD&D coverage
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- 4 weeks of paid parental leave
- Fertility coverage
- Matching contributions to 401(K) plan
- Financial support and study prep for licensure exams
- CEU credit opportunities
- Mentorship programs
- Paid professional memberships
About the Company
- HOK is a collective of future-forward thinkers and designers driven to face critical challenges.
- Dedicated to improving people's lives, serving clients, and healing the planet.
- Cultivates a culture of design excellence at the confluence of art and science.
- Blends the power of creative expression with a clear sense of purpose.
- Invests in its people and communities, supporting personal and professional growth.
- Promotes continued learning through financial support, study prep for exams, CEU credits, mentorship, and paid memberships.
Equal Opportunity
- HOK is an EEO, including disability/vets.
