Sr. Project Designer

CannonDesign•Houston, TX

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position may be filled in our Dallas or Houston office. You will provide architectural design leadership across multiple projects and serve as a leader of creative authority with expert level knowledge, translating ideas into built environment solutions. You will provide team leadership, collaborating across roles and disciplines and championing project design cohesion. You will mentor and develop team members and be a voice in your office and region for design excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor or Master degree in Architecture required.
A design portfolio of past and current design work with clear demonstration of significant personal contribution to project conceptualization and detailed development is required.
Must contain 3 or more fully constructed building designs representing a high level of design excellence.
Minimum 12 years of related professional experience required.
Knowledge of building codes and requirements.
Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
Technical knowledge of exterior and interior materials and building assemblies.
Command of Revit, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office required.
Experience with digital media creation and editing in the Adobe Creative Cloud applications required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor or Master degree in Architecture from an accredited program preferred.
Architectural Registration in the United States preferred.
LEED accreditation is preferred.
Have an understanding (if not proficiency) of all available digital design tools, including 3D modeling, rendering, computational design, immersive technologies, and AI, for the effective management of junior designers.
Additional experience in 3D modeling, rendering, computational design, immersive technologies, and AI image generation is a plus.
Have a good familiarity of all design capabilities available to your teams within the firm -- envelope expertise, specialized system knowledge, building performance analytics, strategic consulting – and call up on them as the project requires.

Responsibilities

Conceptualize design solutions and develop them throughout all phases of a project in collaboration with senior design leaders and other project leadership.
Create innovative design concepts that synthesize client culture, goals, and aspirations to deliver responsive solutions.
Serve as the voice of design for the project in the absence of a senior design leader.
Effectively translate shared design goals and ideas for both team and client.
Bring creativity and expertise to schematic design and design development for complex projects.
Collaborate closely with project architects to guide the design integrity of details and construction documents.
Provide guidance on design intent during the construction administration phase.
Be the day-to-day voice for design intent in matters of project execution.
Direct the preparation of client presentation materials, assisting in setting the creative direction of visual communication for the project.
Lead design presentations when called upon to do so in support of the project and team.
Collaborate with interior designers and typology subject matter experts on holistic design solutions from exterior to interior.
Collaborate with technical leaders and all engineering disciplines to employ thoughtful and innovative integration of building systems.
Ensure conceptual design intent is woven through the work of all disciplines.
Champion performance-based and sustainable design strategies into design solutions, promoting the decarbonization of our building portfolio.
Work with the building performance group in our goal to energy model all projects.
Mentor and grow emerging professionals.
Assist in nurturing an environment that exemplifies collaboration, experimentation, innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
Perform other duties as assigned.