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About the Role
This opportunity involves providing local technical assistance for the design, conceptual development, and construction of building projects in both public and private sectors. Tasks include conceptual visualization, preparing drawings, specifications, budgets, and construction documents, and developing design proposals. The role focuses on generating accurate and concise drawings, renderings, and documentation, ensuring quality standards are met or exceeded for design, safety, structural integrity, and occupancy.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the preparation of detailed drawings showing both the external and internal appearance and structure of building projects.
- Assist with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, environmental data, historical use, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.
- Assist with performing basic professional architectural work relating to conducting research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, resources, building, infrastructure, and transportation channels to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.
- Perform routine architectural functions and provide entry-level technical assistance on various design requirements, building concepts, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of occupants and end-users.
- Assist with verifying the characteristics of a site and providing basic technical assistance on securing structural soundness from loads and pressures caused by environmental or human influence.
- Generate complete and accurate visualizations for assigned tasks using software, technical drawings, and 2D/3D illustrations.
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, or closely related discipline.
- 0 to 1 years of relevant post education experience.
- Knowledge of architectural principles, practices, process, and the application to project work-related issues.
- Familiarity with building planning, drawing standards, design, and construction management; including restorative and new design.
- Capable creative, visualization, and technical drawing skills.
- Awareness of relevant building and construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
- Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience.
- Proficient self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
- Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
- Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, technology, math principles, graphics, spreadsheets, and tools.
- Familiarity with discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, REVIT, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite).
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
- Prior internship related to the degree of study and the specific discipline.
- A member of and/or actively participate in local professional practice organizations.
- The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
Skills
- Technical assistance
- Design
- Conceptual development
- Construction
- Drawing preparation
- Specification writing
- Budgeting
- Construction documentation
- Design proposal development
- Visualization
- Rendering
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Site condition research
- Site condition inspection
- Architectural functions
- Technical writing
- Office automation
- Spreadsheets
- Graphics
- MicroStation
- AutoCAD
- REVIT
- SketchUp
- Adobe Creative Suite
Location
- Remote
- Hybrid
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry-level
- 0-1 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree in Architecture
Salary/Compensations
- $58,200 - $96,030
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Disability coverage
- Life insurance
- Retirement savings
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off for bereavement
- Paid time off for voting
- Paid time off for naturalization proceedings
About the Company
- WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms.
- Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals.
- WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets.
- With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
- WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs.
- At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base.
- Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges.
Equal Opportunity
- WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.