Project Designer K-12

We are an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

DLR Group is seeking talented creative and innovative Project Designer / Job Captains in California. We operate within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home.

Location:

• Riverside, CA
• Los Angeles, CA

Position Summary:

As a Project Designer/Job Captain at DLR Group you will be responsible for supporting the implementation of DLR Group’s Design Fundamentals for projects of all sizes. As a member of an integrated design team you will assist in creating buildings that elevate the human experience through design.

If you are a collaborative individual with a strategic mindset this might be the position for you. DLR Group is 100% employee owned and as such you’ll enjoy the opportunity to have ownership in the Firm. We rely on all our employee-owners to apply their financial acumen to grow the Firm profitably.

You will be responsible for producing quality conceptual designs and the graphic representation of those designs, and construction documents with assistance from the Regional Sector Leader, Project Manager and Project Architect. As a team member, you will assist with all aspects of the project design and document development and coordinating with all project team members to produce quality design work product while adhering to project schedules and budgets.

The successful candidate will:

• Identify and proposes creative, innovative solutions to design challenges.
• Assist in the development of project documents.
• Produce accurate documents aligned with firm standards for project assignments.
• Apply practice standards to project assignments.
• Communicate with the Project Architect on the progress of design assignments according to the established project schedule and work plan.
• Ensure design information is incorporated into project documents and carried through construction.
• Create effective graphic communications for clients and colleagues to effectively convey complex conceptual design ideas.
• Design develop and document various project types.
• Additionally, you'll support design projects with exceptional design thinking, project imagery, design research, and project documentation.
• Have excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Be able to work and present ideas in a team environment as well as self-manage and self-motivate in a creative environment.
• Possess a high level of proficiency in the production of graphic communication and construction documents.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or Design
• At least 4 years of experience in the architecture industry that includes K-12 projects
• Proficient in the use of 3D computer modeling and rendering software such as REVIT and/or SketchUp
• Advanced Revit knowledge
• Intermediate and demonstrated ability in the use of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
• The ability to travel occasionally to support national and/or regional project tasks
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Bachelor’s Degree or Master of Architecture Degree
• Professional License or in the process of obtaining licensure
• Demonstrated knowledge of SketchUp, Enscape, Lumion, and/or V-Ray
• Experience and interest in sustainable building design

Please submit a resume and portfolio providing examples of your design/documentation experience.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include: medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The potential pay range for this role is $70,000 - $90,000.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.