Intermediate Architect​/Designer

Safdie Architects is seeking intermediate architect/designer (5-10+ years’ experience) with exceptional design, communication, and interpersonal skills to join our design practice.

Intermediate architect/designer works directly with the firm’s Partners to develop design concepts and architectural ideas and shares in the responsibility for organizing and coordinating the efforts of all members of the design team (including outside consultant team members). Given the diversity of the firm’s projects, with regards to project type, scale and geographic location, intermediate architect/designer needs to be extremely nimble and comfortable working within such diversity.

The ideal candidate will be able to effectively lead teams of junior architects, have demonstrated experience developing and maintaining communication within the team and its consultants and have experience with the design and detailing of complex projects. Candidates must have highly motivated, have the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment and possess a willingness to assume both project-wide and office-related responsibility.

This is a full time – in studio position.

• Skills in the production of concept, schematic and design development documents
• Experience with large scale, programmatically complex public and private projects
• Strong technical knowledge of both rational and complex geometries
• Demonstrated design sensibility
• An investigative nature and superior problem-solving skills
• Experience with coordinating engineering consultants and collaborators required
• Proficiency in REVIT and experience with BIM required
• Expertise in AutoCAD, Rhino, Adobe Suite and rendering software preferred
• All applicants must have the authorization to work within the United States