Designer

Foster + Partners

$90K — $105K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong design portfolio indicating good design understanding.
  • Proficient in various media for design development and documentation.
  • Self-motivated with ownership of tasks.
  • Proactive in managing daily responsibilities.
  • Effective interpersonal skills for teamwork and independent work.
  • Strong organizational skills for priority management.
  • Experience with Revit, Rhino, and the Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and edit drawings, models, and design documentation for high-profile projects.
  • Develop a deep understanding of the architectural design process.
  • Explore and communicate design options within a creative team environment.
  • Contribute to innovative and inspiring architectural projects.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to bring concepts to life.

Benefits

  • Medical and dental insurance, partially funded by the practice.
  • Life assurance and retirement planning support.
  • Access to employee assistance programmes for counselling and wellbeing resources.
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development.
Full Job Description
Designer

Department: Architecture

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: San Francisco

Reporting To: Ben Dobbin

Compensation: $90,000 - $105,000 / year

Description

As a Designer at Foster + Partners, you'll help shape innovative and inspiring architectural projects, working alongside talented multidisciplinary teams to bring design concepts to life. Whether you're developing drawings, models and visualisations or exploring design options, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to exciting projects while growing your technical expertise and design capabilities in a collaborative, creative environment.

This role is ideal if you want to:
  • Prepare, develop and edit drawings, models, images and other design documentation on high-profile projects.
  • Build a deep understanding of the design process and how great architecture comes together.
  • Explore and communicate design options for discussion and development within a creative team.
  • Gain valuable professional experience while working alongside industry-leading designers.
  • Be part of a collaborative culture that values creativity, diversity and continuous learning.

What you will bring to the team:
  • Evidence of a good design understanding, demonstrated through a strong portfolio.
  • Ability to use a variety of media in the development and documentation of a design project.
  • Self-motivation and the confidence to take ownership of your work.
  • Initiative and a proactive approach to managing day-to-day responsibilities.
  • Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently and as part of an effective team.
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities effectively.
  • Experience using Revit, Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite Photoshop Illustrator, InDesign, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, along with diverse rendering software would be advantageous.

What we offer:

We offer a benefits package designed to help you thrive professionally and personally. This includes medical and dental insurance, partially funded by the practice, life assurance, retirement planning support and access to employee assistance programmes providing counselling, wellbeing resources and lifestyle support.

To support you in building a meaningful career, the practice offers opportunities for development through continuous learning and knowledge sharing and insights from experienced colleagues.

If our designs spark your curiosity and you would like to contribute to solving complex challenges with local and global impact, we invite you to join our team. You'll be challenged and inspired, collaborating on extraordinary projects in an environment designed to cultivate excellence.

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