Project Architect - DLR Group

The best-integrated design firm in the world has an opening for a Project Architect to help lead the growth of our Columbus Studio. For immediate consideration, please email your resume & portfolio to gzamora@dlrgroup.com.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm that aspires to be the most creative enterprise on the planet. Our brand promise is to elevate the human experience through design. If that challenge is appealing, you're at the right place. DLR Group operates within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home.

DLR Group operates within a hybrid work model (3 days in the office / 2 days remote), supporting flexibility between office time and work from home.

Locations:

• Columbus, OH

Position Summary

As a Project Architect at DLR Group you will be responsible for managing all aspects of project document development and coordinating with all project team members to maintain the quality of the work product within the established project schedule for large complex education projects. As part of our integrated design teams, you create buildings that elevate the human experience through design. You will partner directly with the Project Manager to ensure the financial health of the project, the quality of project documents, claim prevention, team collaboration and communication. Additionally, you will lead the cross-functional design disciplines in developing technical solutions.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a comprehensive understanding of, and the ability to coordinate and lead the design disciplines in developing technical solutions.
• Provide mentorship to other Architects.
• Have extensive knowledge of all aspects of professional practice from schematic design through project close-out.
• Be able to work and present ideas in a team environment as well as self-manage and self-motivate in a creative environment.
• Possess a high level of technical proficiency in the production of drawings.
• Lead the project team in adherence to all practice standards.
• Supervise the design and technical development of the project.
• Work directly with Project Managers and Designers in the conceptual development of project documents.

Required Qualifications:

• Licensed Architect in the State of Ohio.
• Five or more years of experience as a Project Architect.
• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or Design.
• Proficient in the use of REVIT and CAD computer modeling and rendering software.
• The ability to travel occasionally to support project tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in education projects including K-12 and/or Higher Education projects.
• Involvement in architecture and educational organizations such as AIA or A4LE.

Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our client’s success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision-making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.