Jobs at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

Lead and support communications initiatives: create project narratives, press kits, award submissions, and event/speaking content; manage media relations, internal communications, and SOM digital/social content; maintain media, project, and visual asset databases; coordinate with visual teams and support communications leadership.

Lead and manage architectural projects, ensuring technical quality and compliance with standards, while mentoring junior staff and collaborating with teams.

The Senior Technical Architect leads project portions, oversees deliverables, collaborates with teams, ensures compliance, and manages mentor relationships while integrating sustainable practices in design.

Lead architectural project teams to deliver design, technical, and financial success. Manage contracts, budgets, schedules, billing, and client relationships; chair meetings; track project risk and compliance; participate in design decisions; supervise and mentor staff; support business development and sustainable strategies; ensure project profitability and timely delivery.

Lead architectural project teams from design through construction delivery, manage contracts, budgets, schedules, billing and profitability, chair meetings, maintain client and sub-consultant agreements, manage risk and compliance, support business development, and mentor staff while implementing sustainable strategies.

Create and maintain marketing proposals and collateral (resumes, project pages, brochures); manage interview processes; research clients and support pursuit strategies and business plan development; maintain Salesforce and contribute to data upkeep; develop A/E/I service knowledge; assist senior leaders and train junior coordinators; engage with industry associations and perform other assigned marketing duties.

Develops and manages structural BIM models and drawings, coordinates Revit data and schedules with engineers, guides junior BIM staff, implements BIM and drawing standards, and produces CAD deliverables while meeting project deadlines.

Support APAC business development by preparing tender responses, bids, proposals, interview materials, and marketing collateral; conduct client/project research; assist pursuit strategy and business plans; maintain Salesforce/OpenAsset data; collaborate with regional leadership and senior staff.

Support structural teams by building and updating BIM/Revit models and drawings, assist with CAD deliverables, manage model data and schedules, implement BIM standards, and meet project deadlines under senior supervision.

The Intermediate BIM Technologist will manage BIM models and documentation, collaborate with teams on projects, and ensure compliance with standards while supporting training and documentation efforts.

Architecture student intern role supporting design teams: contribute ideas, develop design deliverables, produce portfolio-quality work, and use AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino and visualization tools while collaborating and communicating within interdisciplinary teams.

Lead and manage large-scale planning and urban design projects including schedules, budgets, client agreements, team leadership, risk management, graphic production, and quality control. Coordinate contracts, project finances, meetings, and mentor staff while supporting business development and sustainable design strategies.

Lead BIM strategy, standards and implementation for projects; coordinate model/data management across disciplines and offices; develop tools, training and QA processes; mentor BIM technologists; liaise with vendors and consultants; support project delivery and contribute to firm-wide BIM leadership and standards development.

The Technical Architect leads technical design and execution of architectural projects, ensuring quality, compliance, and integration of sustainable practices throughout multiple project phases.

Manage and improve the quality of Project, Pursuit, and Client data in Salesforce; produce dashboards and automated reports; support Salesforce administration, testing, and user enablement; provide training, change management, and ad-hoc analysis to marketing and project teams; coordinate data standardization and firmwide data initiatives.

Maintain and improve quality of Pursuit and Project data in Salesforce; perform audits, research, entry, and ad hoc analysis. Build dashboards and automated reports, support Salesforce administration and testing, deliver user training and enablement, and partner with marketing and project teams to standardize processes and improve data governance and adoption.

Manage and develop structural BIM models and drawings, collaborate with engineers to update Revit data and schedules, guide junior BIM staff, produce CAD deliverables, implement firmwide BIM and graphic standards, and identify workflow improvements. May use Tekla, Navisworks, Rhino, Grasshopper and Dynamo as needed.

Provide project administrative and coordination support including drafting proposals and contracts, generating accounting and labor reports, billing setup, scheduling and meeting minutes, maintaining project records and drives, facilitating action items during project phases, and supporting expense/time reporting and travel arrangements.

Lead and sustain design direction for large, complex projects from first principles through schematic design. Strengthen and communicate emerging ideas, set team cadence, shape presentations and narratives, translate design into spatial/structural/material strategies, guide clients and interdisciplinary teams, mentor designers, contribute to studio culture, and support competitions and new business.

Lead large, complex architectural projects from inception through schematic design, originating and developing concepts, shaping visual narratives and presentations, directing interdisciplinary teams, mentoring designers, and working closely with clients, consultants and global studios. Maintain hands-on design authorship and translate design ambition into coherent spatial, structural and material strategies.