Design Professional I - Digital Practice

HKS, Inc.•Miami, FL

10d•$62,000 - $70,000

About The Position

The Design Professional I supports project teams by performing basic design and technical tasks using standard techniques while developing professional knowledge under general supervision. With a Digital Practice focus, the role contributes to day-to-day digital workflow execution by maintaining organized and accurate project models, applying firmwide digital standards, and supporting coordinated project delivery. The position uses digital tools for design and documentation, contributes to project-specific digital content, and supports collaboration through disciplined digital practices. The successful candidate is eager to learn, highly organized, and motivated to contribute creatively, while recognizing and escalating digital workflow challenges to Digital Practice Specialists to support quality, consistency, and efficiency across project teams. The role involves routine architectural and technical assignments, digital model and file management, development of project-specific content, coordination with other disciplines, and quality control of model-generated documents. It may also involve proposal and presentation support, site visits, field reviews, and client or project meetings. Travel may be required.

Requirements

Accredited professional degree in Architecture or a related field.
Typically 0–3 years of experience.
Basic skills in Revit, Rhino, and Grasshopper.
Basic skills in Bluebeam, Twinmotion, Enscape, or other visualization tools.
Basic knowledge of Navisworks and Dynamo.
Basic skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and the MS Office Suite.
Basic knowledge of sustainability and integrated design guidelines.
Basic knowledge of materials, construction techniques, building codes, and QA/QC processes.
Basic presentation, graphic, and visualization skills to communicate ideas.
Basic experience with the entire project lifecycle through post-occupancy.
Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally, verbally and in writing.
Ability to problem-solve, collaborate on innovative solutions, work in a team environment, and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to meet deadlines at the expected quality level.
Travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

Intermediate skills in Revit, Rhino, and Grasshopper.
Sustainable design accreditation.

Responsibilities

Perform routine architectural and technical assignments under direction, applying standard architectural techniques, procedures, and collaborative design methods; may have design responsibilities in collaboration with designated team members.
Support day-to-day digital workflow tasks, including model organization, file management, view and sheet control, documentation setup, family creation and coordination, title block setup and distribution, and adherence to HKS digital practice standards.
Maintain model health and project data integrity through model setup, model and CAD cleanup, and management of work sets, views, and sheets in alignment with firm standards and templates.
Assist in developing and modifying project-specific digital content, including views, sheets, schedules, details, and custom components, while meeting project needs and digital practice guidelines.
Participate in digital coordination with other disciplines by preparing files, exporting data, monitoring origins and shared coordination and grids, coordinating BIM with consultant BIM managers, and supporting model exchanges, including Revit-to-Rhino assistance for exterior teams.
Apply quality control practices to digital work products to ensure accuracy, clarity, and consistency in documents generated from digital models.
Develop fluency in digital applications and platforms used at HKS for modeling, documentation, coordination, visualization, and data exchange.
Identify digital workflow issues or inefficiencies and escalate them according to established digital practice procedures.
Coordinate with Digital Practice Specialists when unique project conditions require non-standard content or workflows, and support implementing those solutions in project models.
Participate in team meetings to discuss project, design, technical, and interdisciplinary coordination issues.
May assist in preparing proposals, presentations, schedules, implementation documentation, and samples.
May attend on-site visits, field reviews, and client or project meetings as appropriate.
Develop an understanding of how disciplined digital workflows support collaboration, coordination, and effective project delivery.