Level Designer Jobs in Meridian, ID (NOW HIRING)

Qualifications:

• Has deep knowledge of required discipline subject areas as well as a high familiarity with other subject areas both within architecture and other disciplines.
• Has deep knowledge of Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and other modeling and drafting programs necessary in the performance of the work required.
• Has a solid understanding of how your work affects scope, schedule, and budget. Understands the importance of identifying scope creep early with the ability to elevate to project leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to identify various options to solve technical problems, itemize pros and cons of each option, followed by the presentation of all options and findings to the design team and customer where appropriate.
• Ability to determine the correct path forward by asking pertinent questions and requesting clarity.
• Understands industry best practices.
• Provides leadership to more junior staff while maintaining a positive attitude and outlook.
• Ability to delegate work to junior staff under the direction of a supervisor or project architect.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of codes and standards.
• Ability to break a project down into required tasks, assign hours to each task, and provide work estimates to leadership on an as-needed basis.
• Extensive modeling and drafting experience utilizing Revit and AutoCAD or other programs as necessary.
• Extensive model review experience utilizing Navisworks and Bluebeam.
• Ability to perform as an area or system lead designer.
• Has thorough understanding of discipline requirements.

Qualifications:

• Associates degree in Computer Drafting and Design, similar course, or on-the-job experience.
• Experience in industrial building design and semiconductor or related high-tech type facilities.

Responsibilities:

In addition to the responsibilities of intermediate-level designers, you are responsible for the creation, coordination, and publishing of project deliverables, including drawings, details, models, and other documentation necessary. The career-level designer performs the key role of design development, acting under the auspices of more senior-level designers and engineers. It is the expectation that this level has developed the ability to act as a standalone entity able to take verbal direction and move the project forward. The career-level designer performs work with minimal supervision, reviews the work of entry- and intermediate-level designers as well as early-career architects for accuracy and completeness, and provides technical guidance related to their area of work to designers and architects of all levels where appropriate. At this level, creativity and the drive to solve problems while hitting deadlines is an expectation. Depending on project need, assists with design approach and potential solutions under the guidance of a project architect.

General Tasks Performed:

• Plans and conducts work requiring judgment, creativity, and coordination in the layout and design of spaces, rooms, and systems.
• Participates in code review and discussion.
• Prepares deliverables for all phases of the project, including models, plans, elevations, sections, schedules, and details to support design and architectural leads for meetings, proposals, and construction documents.
• Attends and participates in design status updates for their areas of responsibility in discipline meetings, both internal and external, as needed.
• Reviews and adheres to specifications in developing and delivering quality designs. Provides specifications input and comments where appropriate.
• Coordinates designs and deliverables and resolves conflicts with / between all disciplines and existing field conditions where required.
• Performs field surveys of existing conditions.
• Responds to design and coordination requests, conflict resolution requests, and information sharing requests in a timely manner.
• Provides labor estimates for proposed tasks for self.
• Reviewing and processing submittal documents.
• Identifies incomplete work or gaps in own work and others and addresses them prior to review.
• Employ and enforce project and client standards and procedures.

Comments/Special Instructions

• Candidate must be local to the site.