NBBJ

Senior Architectural Designer

NBBJ$100K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12-15 years of professional experience
  • Experience in Healthcare, Corporate, or Commercial sectors preferred
  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Architecture
  • Architectural licensure is a plus
  • Understanding of high-performance building concepts and LEED Accreditation within 18 months of hire
  • Strong conceptual and schematic design skills
  • Proficient in Revit with 3D modeling; familiarity with Sketchup, Rhino, and Adobe Suite is beneficial
  • Ability to manage multiple projects effectively

Responsibilities

  • Define and exemplify quality standards through design reviews and mentoring
  • Encourage creativity and radical thinking within the design team
  • Prepare high-quality design materials including presentations and documentation
  • Review projects to ensure high design quality through peer critiques
  • Develop and present compelling design narratives to clients and colleagues
  • Enhance internal collaboration with design colleagues across the firm
  • Stay updated on emerging design applications and advocate for innovative methodologies
  • Collaborate with Project Architects and Project Managers for streamlined project organization

Benefits

  • Work in a highly collaborative and design-oriented studio environment
  • Opportunities for mentorship and leadership development
  • Access to cutting-edge design tools and emerging methodologies
  • Participation in firm-wide peer reviews for professional growth
  • Engagement with multidisciplinary teams for integrated project delivery
Full Job Description
The role at a glance:

NBBJ New York is seeking a Senior Architectural Designer to join our team. We are seeking an Architect, with experience with good conceptual, visual, and communication skills to work in a highly collaborative and design-oriented studio. At NBBJ, a Senior Architectural Designer is responsible for supporting design leadership on projects, contributing to setting design quality standards, fostering a collaborative design environment, and advancing the firm's design reputation through active participation in project work, team mentorship, and client interactions.

In your new role, you will:

  • Set Expectations: Define and exemplify quality standards through design reviews, mentoring, and open discussions.
  • Inspire: Encourage radical thinking and creativity at all levels, leading the studio toward impactful design.
  • Create: Prepare design materials that refine and optimize design solutions, with responsibility for high-quality presentation drawings, models, construction documentation and supporting narratives from concept to construction, ensuring holistic design continuity.
  • Review/Critique: Ensure design quality by reviewing projects and engaging teams in firm-wide peer reviews.
  • Present/Communicate: Craft and present compelling design stories to clients and peers.
  • Network Internally: Connect with design colleagues firm-wide, enhancing collaboration and design quality.
  • Methodologies: Continuously stay informed about emerging design applications, tools, visualization methods, and technologies, and actively champion the development and adoption of innovative methodologies that enhance and streamline the design process.
  • Process: Collaborate with the PA and PM to organize project work and team structures, fostering strong design leadership across all phases and aspects of the work.
  • Integrated Design Delivery: Collaborate with multiple disciplines to ensure rigorous, integrated project delivery.


What you will need to succeed:

  • 12-15 years of professional experience
  • Healthcare, Corporate or Commercial experience a plus
  • Bachelor's Degree: B Arch or M Arch desired
  • Architectural licensure a plus
  • Deep understanding of high-performance building concepts, with LEED Accreditation or at-or-within 18 months of hire
  • Strong conceptual design and schematic design skills
  • Experience seeing a project through all phases
  • Strong verbal and graphic communication skills and ability to work with diverse teams of designers
  • Proficiency in Revit with 3D modeling skills; Sketchup, and/or Rhino desired
  • Working knowledge of Adobe Suite; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
  • Interest and experience in Grasshopper workflows are beneficial
  • Ability to participate in multiple projects and manage deadlines

The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between . Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.

About NBBJ

NBBJ is an American global architecture, planning and design firm. Founded in 1943, the company has grown to over 800 employees in 11 offices worldwide. NBBJ provides services in architecture, interiors, planning and urban design, branding, consulting, engineering and sustainability. The company has worked on a variety of projects, including corporate headquarters, healthcare facilities, academic buildings, sports facilities, airports, museums, and civic centers. NBBJ has been recognized for its innovative designs and sustainable practices, and has won numerous awards for its work.
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