Designer III - Lighting Practice Leader

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson•Virginia Beach, VA

About The Position

Join Clark Nexsen, a JMT Company, and become part of a dynamic, collaborative team dedicated to delivering exceptional service to our clients—while making a meaningful impact on our communities and the world through the projects we help bring to life. We are looking for a Lighting Practice Leader who will be Responsible for preparation and coordination for Lighting Practice Leader and lighting plan documents. This role partners with engineers and project managers, contributing to every phase of project development, from concept to completion on a variety of projects. The successful candidate will lead other designer(s) to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team and support the delivery of solutions tailored to each client’s needs.

Requirements

Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills are required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required
Desire to participate and excel with a broad range of project types, roles, customers, and tasks
Ability to successfully function in a fast-paced cooperative team environment
Proficient with discipline specific software such as AutoCAD, Revit, AGI32, COMCheck.

Responsibilities

Uses judgment and modifications in making advanced computations and revises specifications for adaptations and modifications.
Coordinate projects with Local, City, State, and County codes and officials.
Collaborate with team of designers, engineers, and sub-consultants to produce a contract drawing and specifications.
Design complex projects using computer-aided drafting software and other design tools, ensuring compliance with client specifications and guidelines while creating project-specific content to clearly illustrate design intent.
Manage multidisciplinary (Revit) models to maintain accuracy and consistency across production drawings, recognizing and addressing impacts on other disciplines throughout the design process.
Resolve a variety of complex issues, (i.e., challenging design requirements, requirements for unconventional materials, difficult coordination requirements, etc.) and serve as a liaison between clients and agencies, subcontractors, and design teams.
Review project production documents for quality control, coordinate with other disciplines, perform code reviews and produce mark-up drawings for Designer I and II.
Carry out field surveys to confirm existing conditions or solving unforeseen field conditions during construction.
Performing construction administration and overseeing commissioning activities alongside the project manager.
Participates in planning, scheduling, conducting or coordinating detailed phases of the engineering design work in a part of a major project or in total of a project of moderate scope.
Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, field conditions, and manufacturer’s equipment data to plan projects.
Develop construction cost estimates.
Attend client meetings during design.
Lead, mentor, and manage team members by providing leadership and continuous performance management (setting expectations, goals, feedback, 1:1 meeting, coaching) that supports the growth and development of team.