Design Associate - Architecture - Charlotte, NC

VetJobs•Charlotte, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Haskell, the Design Associate is an entry-level design professional responsible for producing innovative, appropriate, and cost-effective designs, drawings, and specifications for assigned architecture projects. The role develops toward independent work and coordination with other disciplines, while supporting the experience requirements for eligibility to take the professional licensing exam. The associate contributes to conceptual and detailed design, design analysis, detailing, construction documents, and construction support under the supervision and final approval of a Lead Professional. The role includes producing clear, accurate documents; supporting code and owner-criteria compliance; coordinating with architects, engineers, and other team members; and monitoring assigned work plans, schedules, and budgets. The position is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The posting states that roles are on-site unless otherwise specified.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in architecture.
Beginner-level skill with discipline production software, such as SketchUp.
Intermediate skill with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Working knowledge of Revit.
Ability to assist with design development, construction documents, detailing, and presentation materials.
Basic understanding of building systems, construction methods, codes, and accessibility requirements.
Ability to coordinate assigned work with architects, engineers, and other team members.
Strong communication and organizational skills, attention to detail, and willingness to learn.
Interest in healthcare architecture and pursuit of architectural licensure.

Nice To Haves

Degree from an accredited curriculum (NCARB or ABET).
Familiarity with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and visualization software.
Internship or professional experience in healthcare architecture.
Professional architecture degree from a NAAB-accredited program.
Established NCARB Record and progress toward AXP completion and the ARE.
Familiarity with healthcare planning, FGI Guidelines, and occupied facility renovations.
Experience with multidisciplinary BIM coordination.

Responsibilities

Establish the discipline basis of design for review by the Design Manager.
Perform dimensional, interference, and basic design checks on layouts and sketches and, when requested, interdisciplinary drawing sets.
Perform assigned analyses and calculations and incorporate safety into drawings.
Ensure design compliance with owner criteria.
Develop designs and specifications using discipline design and detailing fundamentals under supervision and subject to final approval by the Lead Professional.
Assist the Lead Professional with plotting, production, and assembly of drawing packages and with writing specifications.
Review code compliance with a design professional and maintain AE checklists for Design Manager review.
Participate in coordination review sessions and maintain orderly work files and clear, well-written correspondence.
Prepare presentation materials when assigned.
Coordinate and carefully check work to minimize deficiencies, errors, and omissions, following Haskell standards and procedures.
Produce well-organized, accurate, clear, and correct construction documents from layouts, sketches, or written instructions.
Subject to Lead Professional approval, check shop drawings and submittal data for conformance with contract documents and return shop drawings on schedule.
Assist the Lead Professional with field inspections, field-problem solutions, field orders, addenda, and record drawings.
Respond to field and construction questions as directed by the discipline leader and create inspection reports and punch lists.
Create work plans for assigned tasks, monitor and project workload, and advise the supervisor of schedule difficulties.
Meet scheduled key dates, discuss progress regularly with the Licensed Professional of Record, advise the Design Manager of changes, and design within budgeted man-hours.