Senior Designer or Senior Technical Designer (Project Architect)
About The Position
OTJ is seeking a Senior Designer or Senior Technical Designer to lead the design and delivery of high-impact projects, provide strategic technical direction, and ensure design integrity across systems and solutions. The role involves working across multiple projects and phases, developing design concepts and presentations, coordinating consultants, and guiding project teams. The position is based in Miami, Florida. OTJ is an architecture and design firm with offices in Washington, D.C., New York City, Miami, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, and Chicago. The firm describes more than 35 years of growth and work on award-winning projects for organizations across North America, and emphasizes a diverse and inclusive team and a dynamic atmosphere that welcomes fresh ideas. Qualified candidates should submit a resume and relevant work samples and provide information about commercial workplace experience, Revit and production skill levels, project management experience, ability to commute regularly to the Miami office, and U.S. citizenship. The posting notes that U.S. citizenship may be a bona fide occupational qualification for work supporting certain federal government projects.
Requirements
- 8–12 years of experience.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture or interior design.
- Advanced proficiency in Revit.
- Advanced proficiency with rendering software such as Enscape, Lumion, or another rendering program.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
- Proficiency in Office 365 products, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.
- Working knowledge of building codes.
- Proficiency in Bluebeam, Plangrid, and Procore.
- Advanced knowledge of construction documents.
- Advanced knowledge of concept design, space planning, and design presentations, if applicable.
- Advanced knowledge of furnishings and finishes, if applicable.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in workplace and/or healthcare design.
Responsibilities
- Manage assigned tasks across three or more projects at a time, with attention to detail, organization, and deadlines.
- Communicate clearly with managing team members and collaborate effectively with all departments.
- Apply advanced technical knowledge in architecture and/or interior design and demonstrate understanding of project phases and sequencing.
- Develop concepts during early design phases and communicate ideas through presentations.
- Lead clients in developing project programs.
- Develop space plans with little or no direction.
- Attend site surveys and prepare related documentation.
- Develop project schedules based on the design deliverables needed to execute projects.
- Assemble construction documents with advanced proficiency.
- Lead selection of finishes, lighting, equipment, plumbing fixtures, and other program-related design elements.
- Research and solve problems to coordinate code-compliant designs.
- May oversee design and drawings.
- Lead consultant coordination in conjunction with senior architects and/or designers.
- Lead and mentor junior teammates across multiple projects and phases.
- May contribute to and manage project scheduling, staffing, budgeting, setup, closeout, and profitability.
- May manage OTJ and consultant invoicing and collections.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
