Intermediate Architectural Designer at NBBJ, LP in Seattle, Washington

Job Description:

We are an award-winning design firm, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration. Our purpose-driven approach creates healthy places, strong communities and a resilient environment. That's where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe , a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary and help create lasting change. You can learn more about our firm , see what it's like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com . Join us to make an impact today!

The role at a glance:

NBBJ Seattle is seeking an Intermediate Architectural Designer to join our team. We are seeking a designer, with experience with good conceptual, visual, and communication skills to work in a highly collaborative and design-oriented studio. At NBBJ, an Intermediate Architectural Designer is responsible for supporting design leadership on projects, contributing to setting design quality standards, fostering a collaborative design environment, and advancing the firm's design reputation through active participation in project work, team mentorship, and client interactions.

In your new role, you will:

• Set Expectations: Define and exemplify quality standards through design reviews, mentoring, and open discussions.


• Inspire: Encourage radical thinking and creativity at all levels, leading the studio toward impactful design.


• Create: Provide hands-on design work for 1-2 projects, ranging in concept to construction, ensuring holistic design continuity.


• Review/Critique: Ensure design quality by reviewing projects and engaging teams in firm-wide peer reviews.


• Present/Communicate: Craft and present compelling design stories to clients and peers.


• Network Internally: Connect with design peers firm-wide, enhancing collaboration and design quality.


• Methodologies: Ensure projects utilize the latest design/visualization methods and technologies.


• Process: Champion proper process design and encourage designers to lead alongside PMs and PAs.


• Expertise: Apply sound design methods across practices, while developing expertise in a single typology.


• Integrated Design Delivery: Collaborate with multiple disciplines to ensure rigorous, integrated project delivery.

What you will need to succeed:

• 5 - 10 years of experience


• Bachelor's Degree: B Arch or M Arch desired


• Experience in healthcare projects, ranging in scale


• Architectural licensure a plus


• Deep understanding of high-performance building concepts, with LEED Accreditation or at-or-within 18 months of hire


• Strong conceptual design and schematic design skills


• Strong verbal and graphic communication skills and ability to work with diverse teams of designers, and develop diagrams and visualization renderings


• Proficiency in Revit with 3D modeling skills; Sketchup, and/or Rhino desired


• Working knowledge of Adobe Suite; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign


• Interest and experience in Grasshopper workflows are beneficial


• Ability to participate in multiple projects and manage deadlines


• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, open environment


• Ability to travel, if the project requires

The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $70,000 and $82,000. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.

NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.