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About the Role
Perkins&Will Atlanta Studio is seeking a Design Principal to shape the future of the practice through design leadership, client partnership, and business growth. This role drives design excellence, strengthens client relationships, and expands the firm's portfolio and market presence in collaboration with studio leadership and teams. The Design Principal leads multidisciplinary teams in developing innovative design solutions, fostering a culture of collaboration, technical excellence, and innovation while leveraging expertise to deliver exceptional client outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Leads design teams in successfully delivering high-quality projects that meet all building standards and fulfill the firm’s Living Design framework.
- Represents the firm’s commitment to design, champions and executes design excellence with clients, projects, and teams in collaboration with the studio Design Director and Practice Leaders.
- Participates in project scope delineation, work plan creation, implementation, and fee negotiations.
- Participates in discussions with studio leadership regarding the composition and organization of project teams.
- Monitors overall quality of the project design process, product, and delivery.
- Monitors the performance and approach of project teams to ensure that the firm’s standards and design goals are met.
- Conducts regular quality control sessions with project teams.
- Coordinates and participates in internal peer workshops to ensure design goals and standards are met.
- Keeps abreast of current developments, trends, standards and practices within the firm and the industry.
- Partners with Design Director in interviewing prospective designers.
- Participates in design staff year-end reviews and mentors design staff.
- Participates in marketing, business development, and sales activities, leading interview teams when appropriate.
- Participates in the identification and development of marketing material and other collateral.
- Participates in firmwide design leadership initiatives.
- Supports design leadership by advancing the design culture of the firm at the local studio level, focusing on local DEI initiatives, career development, and talent advancement.
- Engages with professional organizations and academic institutions.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience.
- Professional Licensure required.
- Strong design portfolio, ideally broad based in a range of project types.
- Strong project budgeting and contract negotiations skills.
- Strong working relationships with clients and consultants.
- Experience in hiring, directing, mentoring and coordinating successful project teams.
- Strong ideator and conceptual thinker.
Skills
- Knowledge of industry regulations, health/life safety requirements, and building codes.
- Knowledge of site analysis, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, contract documents, and construction.
- Working knowledge of Revit.
- Working knowledge of conceptual modeling tools such as Rhino and Grasshopper.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office / Adobe Suite.
- Working knowledge of visualization tools such as Enscape and VRay.
Location
- Atlanta
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 15+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design, or related discipline required.
- LEED GA within 6 months of hire.
- Professional Accreditation in one area of Living Design (LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, Passive House Institute Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI Living Future Accreditation).
- Architectural license, NCIDQ, LARE, or AICP as appropriate.
About the Company
- Perkins&Will is an international architecture and design firm.