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About the Role
We are looking for a Designer II who brings real creative energy to project teams, not just producing what's handed to them. You'll generate drawings under supervision across schematic design, design development, and construction documents, but the expectation is that you're thinking through a design problem. You'll take increasing ownership of tasks within project teams and studio activities as you demonstrate you're ready for it.
Responsibilities
- Generate drawings under supervision across schematic design, design development, and construction documents.
- Think through design problems.
- Take increasing ownership of tasks within project teams and studio activities.
- Self-check own work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and compliance with Project Delivery Manual.
- Show up prepared to design reviews, charettes, and pin-ups with actual opinions.
- Coordinate effectively with partners and consultants.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in architecture or related discipline, required.
- Preparing for the ARE with active involvement in AXP.
- Familiarity with building codes, life safety requirements, and construction documents.
- Submit a resume and a compact, representative portfolio (no larger than 4MB).
- Showcase work led, not just touched.
Skills
- BIM proficiency
- Intermediate Revit
- Rhino/Grasshopper
- Microsoft Office/Adobe Suite
- Enscape or V-Ray
- 3D printing/laser cutting a plus
- LEED GA within 6 months of hire
- One Living Design accreditation (LEED AP Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI)
- Communicate in a way that brings people along.
- Explain thinking clearly.
- Curiosity in the world of design and the industry at large.
Location
- SF studio
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Designer II
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in architecture or related discipline
- LEED GA within 6 months of hire
- One Living Design accreditation (LEED AP Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI)
Salary/Compensations
- $76,100–$97,100
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan and paid time off
- Professional development stipend and dedicated continuing education time
- Performance-based bonuses
- Access to firmwide affinity groups and leadership development programs
- Studio initiatives and events
About the Company
- Our SF studio is a 100-person team inside a 3,000-person global firm, with the mentorship bench, technical resources, and project variety of a major international practice, while allowing you to still being visible enough that your growth gets noticed.
- A team that actually likes each other.
Equal Opportunity
- Our culture is grounded in a firmwide commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) — not as a tagline, but as how we hire, promote, and build teams.
- We conduct annual pay equity audits and train all managers on pay practices.
- We believe inclusion drives creativity.
- Perkins&Will is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
- We are committed to pay equity.
- Compensation decisions are based on qualifications, skillset, and experience.
- Employees may discuss their own compensation without fear of retaliation.