Architectural Design Professional - Graduates

Overview

Ewing Cole is a nationally recognized architecture, engineering, interior design and planning firm with offices across the country. Our multi-disciplinary practice is built on the core values of professional excellence, design quality and collaboration. We are seeking an ambitious Architectural Design Professional I for our Irvine office. As part of the Architecture Discipline, you will assist in developing functional requirements and project-design criteria for a wide variety of projects, client types, and design problems.

You will help develop preliminary and detailed-design concepts, produce contract documents, and develop knowledge of the technical and building code requirements of the profession. This position works independently on routine assignments and receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems from senior level staff. It involves planning, design and coordination for projects under the supervision of senior level staff.

• Assist the Project Manager, Project Designer and/or Project Architect in communicating and articulating the design concepts to the client.
• Assist the project team with graphic and technical support on projects.
• Work towards professional registration and career growth.
• Assist market segment leaders and the marketing department in the preparation of design documents and presentations material.
• Schematic Design and design Development
• Assist the Project Designer and Project Architect in creating buildings which serve the client’s needs and respond to their desired image, program, and aesthetic.
• Develop 3D renderings for in-house review and client meetings.
• Attend design presentations to the client as much as possible.
• Attend the projects’ design review presentation.
• Attend project coordination meetings.
• Work with senior technical staff to develop construction documents, including BIM model management for preparation of construction documents in AutoCAD and Revit.
• Work with the Project Architect and the Project Designer to prepare details that articulate or reinforce the project.
• Work with the Engineering disciplines (civil and landscape) and Interiors to ensure a consistent development of the project toward the design concepts established in earlier phases.
• Help carry the design concepts through Construction Administration by providing support on an as-needed basis to the CA team.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested.

• Bachelor or Master of Architecture
• Architectural Experience Program (AXP); eligibility for or in process of attaining professional registration
• 0 to 3 years of architectural internships or entry level experience
• Proficiency with Rhino, Grasshopper, Sketch Up, AutoCAD, Revit, etc.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Suite
• Superior graphic design and building design and conceptualization skills
• Experience hand drawing and sketching

Please submit a PDF of your portfolio to be considered.

Generous paid time off, 401(k) plan with company match, tuition reimbursement, flexible/hybrid work options, paid parental leave, excellent insurance offerings including medical, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity protection and more.

Ewing Cole will not be accepting outside recruitment assistance on this position. Any staffing/employment agency submitting a resume to Ewing Cole does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of Ewing Cole. Ewing Cole will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity.

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Salary Description

Expected Salary 60, per year