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. This role is ideal for a collaborative, detail-oriented designer who can lead day-to-day production for portions of a project, proactively coordinate with consultants and internal disciplines, and mentor junior designers while continuing to grow in design thinking and technical delivery. BHDP believes great design influences behavior, drives performance, and creates meaningful experiences by collaborating across architecture, interiors, strategy, and research.

Requirements

Bachelor of Architecture degree (NAAB accredited program preferred)
6+ years in the design and architecture industry
Advanced Revit knowledge – independently deliver defined drawing packages/projects and teach others on best practice.
Advanced knowledge of production-ready visualization capabilities (SketchUp, Enscape, Lumion).
Desire and willingness to learn and share knowledge with others
Demonstrated initiative
Strong attention to detail
Strong communication and collaboration within a team
Models professional workplace behaviors: reliable follow-through, constructive feedback, and calm, solutions-oriented communication

Nice To Haves

NCARB Record + AXP progress preferred
Successful completion of a portion of the ARE test sections preferred

Responsibilities

Delivers multiple projects and deliverables packages accurately, completely, and on time.
Maintains quality by coordinating impacts across the project and following QA+QC through confirmed completion.
Breaks scope of work into clear assignments with due dates, standards to follow, and a definition of “done.”
Coaches and delegates through actionable markups and short check-ins.
Identifies design, coordination, constructability, and code/life-safety issues early and develops viable options.
Escalates higher-risk items appropriately, documents key assumptions and decisions, and applies lessons learned.
Works with others and cooperates effectively across the project team and with consultants.
Provides actionable peer review input and drives assigned-scope review items to confirmed completion.
Maintains a rolling look-ahead across projects, prioritizes effectively, and adheres to assigned scope.
Tracks hours-to-plan and escalates scope/schedule risks early.