Designer | Retail

BHDP Architecture•Cincinnati, OH

21d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Designer III supports project teams through design exploration, planning, and Revit production, with increased responsibility for technical quality, coordination, and independent execution of project deliverables. The role is suited to a collaborative, detail-oriented designer who can lead day-to-day production for portions of a project, coordinate proactively with consultants and internal disciplines, and mentor junior designers while continuing to develop design thinking and technical delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor of Architecture degree.
At least 6 years of experience in the design and architecture industry.
Advanced Revit knowledge, including independently delivering defined drawing packages or projects and teaching others best practices.
Advanced knowledge of production-ready visualization capabilities, such as SketchUp, Enscape, and Lumion.
Willingness to learn and share knowledge with others.
Demonstrated initiative and ability to see challenges as opportunities.
Strong attention to detail.
Strong communication and collaboration skills within a team.
Professional workplace behaviors, including reliable follow-through, constructive feedback, and calm, solutions-oriented communication with coworkers and clients.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Architecture degree from a NAAB-accredited program.
NCARB Record and progress toward AXP.
Successful completion of a portion of the ARE test sections.

Responsibilities

Deliver multiple projects and deliverable packages accurately, completely, and on time.
Maintain quality by coordinating project impacts and following QA/QC items through confirmed completion; reduce repeat errors and rework, apply role-appropriate life-safety and HSW diligence, and document key risks within assigned scope.
Break scope into clear assignments with due dates, standards, and definitions of completion; follow up to ensure work meets BHDP quality expectations and deadlines.
Coach and delegate using actionable markups and brief check-ins to support consistent delivery, increase speed and accuracy, and develop team independence.
Identify design, coordination, constructability, and code/life-safety issues early, and develop viable options or updates aligned with Success Criteria, design intent, and project constraints.
Escalate higher-risk items appropriately, document key assumptions and decisions, and apply lessons learned through standards-aligned solutions.
Communicate status, roadblocks, and next steps clearly and follow through predictably with project team members and consultants.
Provide actionable peer-review input and drive assigned-scope review items through confirmed completion, including design intent, constructability, and other project constraints.
Maintain a rolling look-ahead across projects, prioritize effectively, and meet assigned scope, deliverables, and milestones without last-minute delivery.
Track hours against plan and escalate scope or schedule risks early with coordination and clear recovery options; maintain accurate, timely timekeeping to protect fee and schedule.
Travel to client sites and project locations as required.