Designer

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

We're currently seeking a Designer to join our team in San Francisco. This position is available in the following location(s): 

• San Francisco

Position Summary

As a Designer at DLR Group, you will be responsible for developing designs from conception through design development, preparing construction documents, specifications, and team coordination, and supporting the project team through construction administration for a variety of project types and sizes. As part of our integrated design teams, you create buildings that elevate the human experience through design.

What you will do:

• Propose creative technical solutions to design challenges while ensuring design excellence
• Adhere to quality assurance/control processes and company practice standards
• Contribute to project deliverables, ensuring alignment with project schedules and deadlines
• Conduct design analyses, layout designs, and code studies with some independent work
• Perform basic architectural tasks, including layout and aesthetic feature design
• Coordinate drawings and specifications, assisting in preparation of specific sections
• Apply BIM standards and develop organizational cartoon sets for projects
• Execute quality control procedures and resolve clash detection issues
• Actively collaborate with the project team to generate and communicate design ideas
• Continuously seek new knowledge and skills, proactively sharing potential solutions with peers

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree in Architecture
• 1 to 5 years of professional architectural experience, with a focus on K–12 educational projects
• Proficient in Revit; knowledge of Bluebeam and other standard architecture software
• Strong technical skills with the ability to contribute to the design process and develop technical solutions
• Competence in conventional aspects of architecture, including materials, methods, and tools for small to moderate-sized buildings
• Working knowledge of design techniques, tools, and sustainable design principles for producing technical plans and deliverables
• Strong written, verbal, and graphic communication skills with the ability to multitask while maintaining quality and productivity
• Ability to assist in marketing and business development efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional License or in the process of obtaining licensure
• Leed AP and other relevant certifications 
• Demonstrated knowledge of SketchUp, Enscape, Lumion, and/or V-Ray
• Experience and interest in sustainable building design

*TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE SUBMIT A PROJECT LIST/WORK SAMPLES*

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DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.