We are seeking a Project Designer with 10+ years of experience to join our Houston office, bringing expertise and a passion for innovation. This role involves leading the technical development of projects, collaborating with teams, and ensuring the successful execution of design and construction documentation.
As a Project Designer on the Perkins&Will team, you will:
- Be responsible for executing all aspects of the design process and project complexities to proactively contribute to the overall success of the team while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design, execution, and living design.
- Prepare schematic designs that optimize design solutions and plans
with responsibility for presentation drawings, models, and narratives. - Understand overall project goals and constraints, including client values, construction and design budget limitations, and schedule requirements.
- Evaluate design alternatives based on site and code requirements.
- Apply knowledge of building technology, building materials,
construction methods, costs, and code to the design process. - Understand and respond to technical implications and design decisions.
- Prepare client presentation packages, external publications, and award submissions.
- Participate in marketing opportunities and develops successful client relationships for continuing business.
- Use graphic storytelling to advance the project delivery and scope.
- Review work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and for document compliance in accordance with the Project Delivery Manual.
- Participate and collaborate in internal design reviews, charettes, and pin-ups and external community engagements.
- Demonstrate strong and effective communication and direction which inspires high team performance and design ideas.
- Mentors staff.
- Coordinate effectively with partners and consultants throughout the schematic and design development phases.
To join us, you should have:
- A professional degree in Architecture, Design, or related discipline
- 10+ years of project experience
- Proficiency in 2D/3D modeling, visualization, and graphic software; Revit strongly preferred
- Ability to direct and coordinate work efforts of junior staff
- Experience in all phases and aspects of a project
- Familiarity with building codes, specifications, building and engineering systems
- Understanding of project management process
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Collaborative and professional work ethic
- LEED AP within 1 year of hire
- Licensure required
Qualified and interested candidates should submit a resume and work samples. Include your resume and a compact, representative sample of your work (no larger than 4MB).
At Perkins&Will we believe that inclusion spurs creativity, and that innovation is born from an engaged culture of diverse people and ideas. By moving beyond barriers and stereotypes of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status; we are committed to building an organization that reflects the diversity of the communities and clients we serve.
*Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
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Skills Required
- Professional degree in Architecture, Design, or related discipline
- 10+ years of project experience
- Proficiency in 2D/3D modeling, visualization, and graphic software
- Revit
- Ability to direct and coordinate work efforts of junior staff
- Experience in all phases and aspects of a project
- Familiarity with building codes, specifications, and building and engineering systems
- Understanding of project management process
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Collaborative and professional work ethic
- LEED AP (within 1 year of hire)
- Architectural licensure
- Mentoring experience
Perkins&Will Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Perkins&Will and has not been reviewed or approved by Perkins&Will.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Inclusive health benefits extend to same-sex spouses and domestic partners and include coverage for gender confirmation surgery, reinforced by repeated external recognition for LGBTQ equality.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans dental, vision, disability, life, and medical insurance, alongside FSA options and related support programs that broaden access to care.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with employer matching and is complemented by performance bonuses that add to total rewards.
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What We Do
Since 1935, we’ve believed that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place. That’s why clients and community members on nearly every continent partner with us to design healthy, happy places in which to live, learn, work, play, and heal. We’re passionate about Living Design, a philosophy that guides our work and emphasizes poetics and beauty; conceptual clarity; research and innovation; technology and tectonics; community and inclusion; resilience and regeneration; and health and well-being. Our team of over 2,500 professionals in 30 studios worldwide provides interdisciplinary services in architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, landscape architecture, and more. Our partners include Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects; Portland; Nelson\Nygaard; and Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR). We’re also part of the Sidara Collaborative, a global network of leading designers, engineers, planners, and consultants.
