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Year One - Junior Designer - City Design - Washington

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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

Feb 21

Applications are closed

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Architecture & Urban Planning
  • $60K - $64K
  • Washington, DC

Requirements

  • Professional Degree in Architecture, Planning, Urban design, or Landscape Architecture.
  • 0 – 1 years of experience.
  • Strong collaborative ability.
  • LEED accreditation preferred.
  • Interest in large-scale planning, mixed-use and transit oriented development, and working in a fast-paced and intensely collaborative professional environment.
  • Exhibits initiative, process innovation, problem solving, and decision-making quality with a high attention to detail, precision and accuracy at a task specific level.
  • Demonstrates proficiency in AutoCAD, Rhino, Grasshopper, Enscape, Lumion, parametric and rendering software, and other graphic software as well as Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office; Revit proficiency a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Generates planning and design ideas, conducts research, documents precedents and scale studies, develops diagrams, renders site plans, and contributes to all manner of graphic and visual production. Takes initiative to learn and apply SOM City Design Practice protocols for file management, planning and design processes, and quality control standards for deliverables.
  • Demonstrates a basic understanding of planning and urban design concepts, building typologies and critical dimensions, utility and infrastructure systems, land development considerations and planning / zoning codes, and phasing and implementation techniques. Is able to enrich design concepts through knowledge, research, and proficient application of technical and visualization skills and effectively uses software and appropriate analogue and digital tools to design and document at all project phases.
  • Applies a strong conceptual design ability to projects of varying complexity and sites of divergent scales; begins to integrate interdisciplinary criteria to effectively move forward the planning and urban design aspects of complex projects.
  • Effectively communicates internally through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means.
  • Actively collaborates at a project team level by developing, communicating, and critically and constructively evaluating ideas.
  • Manages time and workload to meet project task deadlines and commitments with regular interaction and direction from project leaders and team members.
  • Actively participates as a junior member of the CDP Team.
  • Brings energy, enthusiasm, creativity, and a disciplined work ethic to the City Design Practice.
  • Becomes immersed in the SOM office through lectures, design reviews, lunch and learns, site visits, and participation in office activities and professional development opportunities. Actively participates in the Year One Program (as appropriate).

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

We are a collective of architects, designers, engineers, and planners building a better future.

Engineering & Construction
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1936
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is an architecture, urban planning, and engineering firm renowned for its innovative and iconic designs worldwide. The company's primary focus is on creating sustainable and impactful structures that shape the built environment. Their ultimate mission is to push the boundaries of architectural design, incorporating cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices to create spaces that inspire and endure. SOM's purpose is to enhance cities and communities through their visionary designs, contributing to the improvement of people's lives and the urban landscape. They are committed to delivering excellence in design, functionality, and sustainability, while also promoting social responsibility and environmental stewardship in every project they undertake.