Project Designer

Cedar•Austin, TX

7d•$90,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Cedar is building an operating system for urban housing delivery, combining architectural expertise with software, automation, and data systems to accelerate projects from land acquisition through approved designs and construction. Its team includes architects, engineers, and product builders who design buildings and develop software systems to make architecture scalable. The Project Designer works primarily with both the Cedar Catalog Team and project teams. The role develops housing prototypes and iterates project design concepts through Design Development. The designer also adapts catalog products to meet project needs, collaborates with project architects and senior designers, and helps create a library of standardized, highly constructable project elements that reflect Cedar’s design character.

Requirements

Four to ten years of experience in an architectural office.
At least two years of experience in the residential architecture sector.
Proficiency in software used to communicate and iterate design concepts: Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, Enscape, and Bluebeam.
Knowledge of IBC and IRC building codes.
Ability to conceptualize housing designs and project concepts collaboratively and nimbly.
Skill in designing livable floor plans that meet functional requirements, with careful consideration of adjacencies and room sizes.
Ability to turn high-level design concepts into buildable, developer-driven designs that consider budget, scale, and repetition while maintaining design intent and aesthetics.
Strong collaboration skills and interest in improving workflows, tools, and systems that maintain design intent.
Passion for residential design, housing, and making quality, beautiful housing more widely available.
Motivation to deliver real housing incomes in growing urban environments.

Nice To Haves

A five-year BArch or an MArch degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

Iterate project design concepts and help project teams progress designs through Design Development.
Adjust catalog products to fit actual project housing needs in collaboration with project architects.
Design housing prototypes using conventional software and, eventually, Cedar’s proprietary catalog design software.
Work with technical experts to create a library of highly constructable, standardized project elements that reflect Cedar’s design look and feel.
Collaborate with senior designers to fluidly iterate on design concepts.