Architecture & Design Specialist - Cambridge, MA

Are you passionate about creating spaces that inspire creativity and innovative thinking, and infuse people with energy and the spirit of collaboration? Do you want to create the workplace of the future? CIC's in‑house Design Team creates a variety of engaging and creative spaces for the communities we grow and support.

CIC is looking for an individual with expertise in design of commercial interior spaces to join our Design and Construction team as Interior Architecture & Design Specialist based in CIC’s Cambridge headquarters. If optimizing the layout, flow, and circulation of dynamic innovation spaces to foster collaboration and creativity excites you, this role is for you. We seek to create spaces with elements that are multi‑purpose, interactive, and aesthetically pleasing – places you would want to take a picture of and that are a pleasure to work in.

This is an excellent opportunity for a designer with at least two years of relevant work experience.

• Create, from scratch, schematic level floor plans ranging from 1,000 to 100,000 square feet, elevations, details, reflected ceiling plans, millwork design, furniture layouts, finish plans, color plans, and schedules (Architect of record documents and details are executed by outside firms)
• Absorb and contribute to CIC’s culture and execute designs that demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the larger design aesthetics across expansion sites
• Simultaneously resource multiple projects of varying levels with different timelines and in different locations across the globe, and offer support and consultation for other design team members’ projects
• Perform site analysis, including surveying existing conditions and obtaining field measurements
• Meet with external parties to gather their objectives and vision for a new project and execute a design that balances those project-specific interests with CIC’s proven best practices and internal stakeholder input
• Provide color/finish/material research and use selection boards and other presentation materials to sell design vision to multiple stakeholders
• Manipulate advanced design elements such as proportion, color, light, texture and scale
• Coordinate with consultants to ensure material and furniture selections comply with local code requirements and CIC’s operational standards
• Provide design oversight for the finished plans, specifications, and material selections required for construction
• Provide construction administration services for projects on behalf of CIC, including answering and reviewing RFIs, review of submittals, finish samples, and shop drawings
• Research and participate in FF+E selection, creation of specifications, and procurement while being sensitive to the confines of project budget and schedule
• Act as design liaison between CIC internal teams such as construction, finance, operations, labs and sales, as well as external teams such as local architects, engineers and partner companies for specific projects
• Coordinate with consultants related to HVAC, electrical, low voltage, plumbing, fire protection and safety
• Problem‑solve innovative solutions to issues that arise throughout the design and construction process in order to maintain CIC’s goals

• Have the technical and design skills to create, from scratch, floor plans ranging from 1,000 to 100,000 square feet that will become the final layout of constructed spaces
• Be organized, detail oriented, and have excellent time‑management skills
• Thrive in a project‑ and team‑oriented environment while also being able to work independently
• Be flexible, understanding of change, and willing to share information and decisions outside of the CIC Design & Construction Team
• Be a true team player with the capacity to foster and maintain positive working relationships with clients, colleagues, building management and vendors, while treating everyone as your equal
• Have experience working on commercial building projects and knowledge of related codes
• Be comfortable synthesizing data and using it to drive design
• Be imaginative and willing to develop innovative solutions to challenges
• Be confident in delivering well‑organized and clear presentations
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