Architectural Designer

Job Title: Architectural Designer

Job Description

The Architectural Designer will support high-volume retail store planning and design initiatives, partnering closely with internal design and planning teams to execute drawing packages, update layouts, and coordinate with external consultants. This production-focused role suits someone who can quickly integrate into an established workflow, contribute to active projects with minimal ramp-up time, and consistently deliver accurate, code-compliant, and on-brand project documentation in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Support high-volume retail store planning and design initiatives across multiple concurrent projects
• Prepare, revise, and maintain architectural drawings, layouts, and documentation for retail store environments
• Update test fits and store plans based on evolving project requirements and feedback from stakeholders
• Review consultant drawing sets for quality, completeness, and alignment with established standards
• Execute markups and revisions using Bluebeam Revu or similar markup and review tools
• Coordinate with internal architectural and store planning teams, as well as external partners, to resolve design questions and issues
• Track and incorporate feedback, comments, and redlines while adhering to established standards
• Work under the direction of internal Architectural and Store Planning leadership to ensure consistent project delivery
• Contribute to construction document production, including layout plans and fixture plans, ensuring clarity and constructability
• Adapt store layouts to different site conditions, leveraging interior planning experience where applicable
• Create or revise fixture plans in AutoCAD or Revit to support store planning and design requirements

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, interior architecture, or a closely related field
• 3 years of professional experience in architectural design, store planning, or a related field
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD for creating, modifying, and managing construction documents and fixture plans
• Experience working with construction documents and drawing sets, including layout plans and fixture plans
• Experience with consultant coordination workflows, including reviewing and integrating external drawing sets
• Experience using Bluebeam Revu or similar tools for markups, reviews, and document coordination
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to produce accurate and consistent drawing sets
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and concurrent projects in a deadline-driven environment
• Working knowledge of Revit, with the ability to create or revise fixture plans considered a strong plus
• Experience in high-volume retail store planning or similar multi-site roll-out environments is advantageous

Work Environment

This role operates in a primarily remote work environment. For candidates local to the Chicagoland area, you will be required to travel to Deerfield once a month to visit the office. The schedule follows a Monday through Friday workweek with flexible hours, to be aligned with the manager and maintained consistently once agreed upon. The position initially spans a 4–6 month contract with the possibility of extension and potential conversion.

This is a Contract position based out of Deerfield, IL.

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $35.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 5, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Salary : $25 - $35