DLR Group
Architectural Designer, Entry-Level
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · Junior · Contract
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About the role
- Kickstart your career with us as an essential contributor to our project teams.
- In this role, you'll take on specific aspects of project development under the mentorship of experienced professionals, gaining hands-on experience and learning the ins and outs of the industry.
- If you are a collaborative thought leader with a strategic mindset this might be the position for you.
Responsibilities
- Propose creative technical solutions to design challenges while ensuring design excellence
- Conduct design analyses, layout designs, and code studies with some independent work
- Perform basic architectural tasks, including layout and aesthetic feature design
- Apply BIM standards and develop organizational cartoon sets for projects
- Actively collaborate with the project team to generate and communicate design ideas
- DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.
- 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.
- Through our values - commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork - we elevate the human experience through design, together.
Requirements
- Undergraduate Degree in Architecture
- 0 to 5 years of professional experience in architecture
- knowledge of Bluebeam and other standard architecture software
- 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
Nice to have
- Professional licensure not required
- LEED AP and other certifications preferred but not required
Compensation
- $52,500 - $81,500 USD
Company info
- 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.
- We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients' success.
- 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.
Equal opportunity
- We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position, including temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including OPT and CPT), TN, J, H-1B, or those who need employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
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