Entry Level Architect (Start Summer/Fall 2026)

Barry-Wehmiller•Fort Worth, TX

About The Position

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology. Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world. Who You’ll Work With You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1,500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment. When you join Design Group as an Entry-Level Architect, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Architecture/Engineering Process Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy. What You’ll Do You'll work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients. Together, you will help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals. Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team

Requirements

Interest in industrial architectural design
Experience with facility design from the programming/concept phase through the production of construction documents, permit acquisition, and site implementation
Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to effectively interact with our team members and clients
Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Project
A willingness to travel for project requirements including installation and start-up activities, client and company sponsored meetings, trainings, industry related seminars, forums, and conventions
A bachelor of architecture (BArch) (Required)

Nice To Haves

Exposure in the design of clean rooms, labs, and processing spaces
Exposure in the design of hazardous occupancies related to process support systems in the advance technology/semiconductor industry
Exposure in design of new/greenfield facilities and in the renovation of existing buildings (preferred)
Exposure in coordinating design with process engineers on industrial installations of utilities (preferred)
A master of architecture (MArch) (preferred)

Responsibilities

Work with lead licensed architects and experienced designers to create architectural design solutions for our teams and for our clients’ manufacturing, distribution, industrial and commercial facilities
Develop architectural design as part of multi-disciplinary project teams including coordinating all work between engineering disciplines
Define the facility program requirements based on an understanding of the client’s environmental needs
Support the facility program requirements based on an understanding of the client’s specifications
Conduct code research specific to the project site, program, and proposed use
Create floor plans, code summaries, scoping documents, and renderings
Develop the base plan and communicate requirements to other engineering disciplines and sub-consultants
Develop schematic design, including sketches
Research material options and alternative building methods in an effort to deliver optimal client solutions
Develops specifications and oversees preparation of plans for permit acquisition and construction
Answers RFIs and review submittals and shop drawings throughout the pre-construction and construction phases of the project