Design Professional

Description

Ewing Cole is a nationally recognized architecture, engineering, interior design and planning firm with offices across the country. Our multi‑disciplinary practice is built on the core values of professional excellence, design quality and collaboration. We are seeking an ambitious Architectural Design Professional 4 to join our Irvine office.

This position demonstrates advanced skills in:

• Documentation:
  Guiding the modeling and drawings used to accurately deliver projects
• Building Technology:
  Applying an understanding of construction methods to building design
• Project Delivery:
  Progressing project work from schematic design through construction documentation, ensuring design intent and technical quality are maintained
• Quality Standards:
  Promoting project quality through adherence to and the ongoing improvement of the company standards
• Sustainability:
  Conceiving projects with rigor to resolve human and environmental impacts and meet sustainability goals
• Material Research:
  Selecting quality materials and identifying appropriate applications that consider the lifecycle of the products
• Construction Administration:
  Managing the construction phase through responsive coordination with the builder to maintain design intent and contractual requirements
• Cost Consciousness:
  Analyzing construction cost estimates for alignment of design intent and approved budgets and develops alternatives for controlling project costs
• Specification Writing:
  Defining the design intent for material qualitative requirements and performance standards to ensure contractually enforceable and accurate representation of the design

• Representational
  
  Skills:
  
  Guiding the visualization of design concepts
• Codes & Accessibility:
  Ensuring project designs and construction documents fully comply with applicable codes and accessibility standards
• Site Planning:
  Addressing project, sustainability, and regulatory requirements in the development of sites
• Planning:
  Developing effective spatial configuration options through analysis of adjacencies, phasing and expansion
• Profitability:
  Effectively managing fees, resources, and the project delivery schedule to ensure the financial health of a project

• Design Generation:
  Initiating the design approach to distinctive solutions which consider the totality of a project
• Programming:
  Progressing exploratory discussions to capture and align quantitative and functional requirements with aspirational and experiential goals
• Presenting Narratives:
  Conveying design vision through engaging and informative presentations to project stakeholders

Ewing Cole is a collaborative workplace that strives to recognize, and best align, the unique strengths of employees with project needs. At times, project responsibilities may require work outside the specific scope of a job description. Employees are expected to apply their skills where needed to support project success and client outcomes.

• Bachelor of Architecture required, Master of Architecture preferred
• Architectural Experience Program (AXP) eligibility required
• Sustainability credential required
• 10-15 years of relevant experience

Generous paid time off, 401(k) plan with company match, tuition reimbursement, flexible/hybrid work options, paid parental leave, excellent insurance offerings including medical, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity protection and more.