Careers

We have an opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Government Team. You will be responsible for leading Midwest, local, county and state government facility projects to a successful completion, including client satisfaction, design, schedule, and attainment of client’s vision. 

Responsibilities:                    

• You will lead the design and documentation of multiple projects while communicating regularly with clients and consultants and helping to effectively manage project delivery.
• You will be the main point of contact for the client and are responsible for attaining their overall mission, vision, goals, and satisfaction.
• You will develop and update project schedules, educate the client on the process to be followed, and meet milestones and deadlines.
• You will create and maintain project budgets, work plans, and contracts.
• You will oversee the development of technical solutions in response to design and code requirements and assure that design solutions have technical integrity.
• You will develop and maintain relationships with current and potential clients, consultants, community leaders, and public officials.
• You will maintain a deep understanding of the development, design, and construction activities we currently serve, or target to serve, in our planning and design services to government entities.
• You will participate in project pursuits, interviews, and varied business development activities.

Skills and Experience Needed:

• A Bachelors’ Degree and a minimum of 10 years’ experience in the design and construction of large-scale institutional building types.
• WI Architectural registration preferred.
• Experience with Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, and other design/rendering software.
• Proficient working with Microsoft Office and Excel.
• You have strong organizational skills and are comfortable delegating to various members of the project team.
• You are a team player, goal-oriented, enjoy variety, and work effectively with teams.
• You are an initiative-taker, responsible and persistent, with a methodical approach to your work and you enjoy utilizing your previous work experience and contacts to seek new opportunities for the firm.
• You understand not only how to design, but also how to coordinate and engage a team.
• You bring superior communication, presentation, organization, and people skills along with the essential with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.

We have the opportunity for an experienced Interior Designer to join our team. Our ideal candidate personifies a strong sense for aesthetics and three-dimensional aspects of a project.  Actively collaborates with the team to develop creative, functional, and dynamic design solutions for interior environments based on the client’s needs and desires.    

Responsibilities:                    

• Fully engage in the design process, touching aspects such as programming, space planning, needs assessment, product research, presentation development, and creative problem solving.
• Collaborate with team members in all phases of design to develop interior design solutions for a variety of project types.
• Research materials and concepts to support the design team on creative and innovative solutions that could influence the interior design concept.
• Demonstrate skill for problem solving design challenges, while preserving program objectives and requirements.
• Create presentation materials (concept boards, material boards, renderings, etc.) in collaboration with the design team in preparation for client meetings.
• Create and edit construction documents, depicting design details, visual quality, and overall design direction.
• Provide research to ensure project compliance with applicable codes and industry standards.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design and 3 years’ experience.
• Registered or in the process of NCIDQ registration.
• Familiarity with a variety of building types (such as corporate, industrial, healthcare, education, or municipal).
• A very strong understanding of Revit, AutoCAD, and other design software such as InDesign, Sketchup, Enscape, etc.
• Ability to render spaces 3 dimensionally utilizing Revit, Sketchup, Enscape, etc.
• An understanding of three-dimensional space as it relates to form, shape, color, and the ability to develop creative design solutions.
• Demonstrates strong communication and listening skills, with the ability to understand successful design solutions.
• Well organized; able to balance multiple projects and deadlines.
• Professional, thoughtful and takes initiative while participating in a dynamic team environment.
• Enjoys working in a lively open studio environment.