Jobs at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

Lead architectural projects, collaborating with teams and clients to produce innovative designs while ensuring compliance with technical requirements and mentoring junior staff.

Lead the San Francisco and Los Angeles Interiors studios, focusing on design excellence, business development, team mentorship, and financial management for interior projects.

Lead commercial and delivery success for large, complex projects; manage programme, budgets/fees, timelines and risks; coordinate multidisciplinary design teams from concept through delivery; mentor talent and support interdisciplinary collaboration across studios and regions. Portfolios required.

The Junior Designer will contribute to planning and design tasks, collaborate on team projects, and apply technical skills in urban design while managing time effectively to meet deadlines.

This role involves troubleshooting and supporting network infrastructure, managing WAN and LAN operations, and collaborating with teams to implement strategic initiatives.

The Urban Designer will lead project teams in developing comprehensive urban plans and designs, ensuring quality and compliance while enhancing client relationships and promoting sustainable practices.

The Intermediate Designer will innovate and create strong conceptual designs, manage construction documentation, collaborate with teams, and enhance designs with technical strategies, while communicating effectively and managing project deadlines.

Lead and manage interiors project teams, ensuring design quality, budget adherence, team collaboration, client relations, and project profitability; supervise and mentor team members and drive sustainable practices.

The Designer will handle space planning, concept design, and documentation, integrating interdisciplinary criteria and advancing design concepts. They will mentor junior staff, ensure project timelines, and implement sustainable strategies while demonstrating expertise in interiors and architectural design.

As a Junior Designer in the Year One program, you will contribute to planning and design projects, conduct research, and collaborate with teams while enhancing your design knowledge and skills.

The BIM Lead will define and implement digital workflows, oversee BIM models and documentation, train staff, ensure quality control, and collaborate across teams while managing relationships with consultants and technology vendors.

The Project Manager leads architectural project teams, manages client relationships, and ensures project success through collaboration, compliance, and financial oversight, while also engaging in leadership and mentorship of team members.

Develops planning and urban design graphics, research, precedents, diagrams, site plans and visualizations. Applies SOM protocols for file management and quality control, integrates interdisciplinary criteria, communicates with teams and consultants, manages time and workload, mentors junior staff, and participates actively in studio activities and professional development.

The Intermediate Designer is responsible for developing project portions, creating deliverables, and collaborating on design concepts while managing workloads and deadlines.

Lead technical strategy and execution for sports and entertainment projects (stadiums, arenas, training facilities). Oversee code review, systems research, specifications, construction documentation, interdisciplinary coordination, quality management, and construction administration. Serve as firmwide SME, mentor staff, support pursuits, and develop technical standards, precedent libraries, and sustainability/resilience solutions.

The Senior Project Manager leads project teams, manages client relationships and project success, overseeing schedules and budgets while mentoring staff.

The Junior Designer will collaborate on sustainable engineering projects, perform energy simulations, analyze building performance, and assist with sustainability presentations.

The Visualization Specialist creates accurate digital representations of architectural designs by producing high-quality imagery, animations, and developing 3D models. The role involves collaboration within project teams, implementing AI-driven workflows, and ensuring clarity through visual exploration and post-production.

The Intermediate Designer contributes to project development, coordinates deliverables, collaborates with teams, and brings innovative design concepts while managing time effectively.

The Design Architect leads design projects, ensuring quality and innovation through all phases. Responsibilities include producing design deliverables, communicating with stakeholders, and mentoring team members.