Design Assistant Jobs in Wheaton, IL (NOW HIRING)

Overview:

Responsibilities:

• Modifies or creates conceptual and implementation documents, applying regenerative design thinking, collaborative design ideations as assigned under direction
• Performs assignments in support of team members and will have some design responsibility collaborating with other team members as designated
• Assignments may include higher-level work for training/development purposes
• Provides support in the production of creative 3D conceptual ideas that freely explore nature first and human focus design with interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Exhibits initiative, interest in innovation and problem solving in design.
• Co-develops strong conceptual diagrams under guidance
• Demonstrates capacity to distill complex ideas into simple-to-understand design, integrating context, climate and community resources
• Participates in the concept, ideation, production and facilitation of internal and client-facing integrated design charette/workshops
• Represents design ideas and prepare implementation documents, applying innovative graphic techniques and according to written and verbal specifications with general supervision
• May attend on-site visits, field reviews and client and/or project meetings as appropriate
• May assist in preparing proposals, presentations, schedules and processing of implementation documentation and samples
• May participate in communication with other disciplines, vendors and contractors to incorporate information into project requirements
• Participates in team meetings to discuss project issues, design and technical issues and coordination with other disciplines

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture or related field required
• Typically 0-3 years of experience

Licenses and Certifications

• On the path to Architectural Registration
• Sustainable design accreditation preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Advanced - expert-level experience, knowledge or skills

Intermediate - experience, knowledge or skills required to produce high-quality solutions or work

Basic - familiar with primary concepts or capabilities and may perform elementary functions depending on role

• Basic skills in Revit, Rhino and Grasshopper required; intermediate preferred
• Basic skills in Bluebeam, Twinmotion, Enscape or other visualization tools required
• Basic knowledge of Navisworks and Dynamo required
• Basic skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign required
• Basic knowledge of Ladybug, Forma or other environmental tools preferred
• Basic skills in MS Office Suite required
• Basic knowledge of sustainability and integrated design guidelines required
• Basic knowledge of materials, construction techniques, building codes and QA/QC process required
• Basic presentation, graphic and visualization skills to communicate ideas required
• Basic experience with the entire project lifecycle through post-occupancy required
• Basic ability to communicate in a clear, concise and professional manner both verbally and in writing required
• Basic ability to problem solve and collaborate on innovative solutions required
• Basic ability to work in a team environment required
• Basic ability to work on multiple projects at the same time required
• Basic ability to effectively meet deadlines at expected quality required
• Travel may be required

Base Salary Range: $63k - $75k annually - Chicago & New York locations only.
The estimate displayed represents the general base salary range of candidates hired in the Chicago & New York locations only. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.
HKS offers a comprehensive total compensation & benefits package with health, dental, and vision care coverage, 401(k) plans, life & AD&D insurance, short/long term disability plans, paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, vacation), and much more for benefits-eligible employees. To learn more about our benefits visit this page.

If you currently work for HKS, please submit your application via the Internal Careers Portal.

HKS is an EEO/AA Employer: M/F/Disabled/Veteran