What are the responsibilities and job description for the Designer I position at Ballinger?
Job Description
Position Summary
At Ballinger, we are passionate about complex challenges and real-world problem-solving. Design challenges come in all shapes and sizes, and the ones we prefer test us as design professionals. We seek out complex projects with big impact because they require us to ask tough questions, synthesize data, and push past the boundaries of existing answers into the realm of innovative solutions. Ballinger team members thrive on those challenges because our clients do, too: our work for them enables their ambitious endeavors in science and medicine, research and government, manufacturing, and technology. Ballinger welcomes ambition with career development, mentorship, and leadership opportunities. Here ideas will always be more important than hierarchy because they result in buildings as transformative as the missions they serve.
Ballinger is seeking a Designer I to collaborate with team members through programming, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, space planning, construction documentation, and construction administration activities. This position works directly with the firm’s Architectural, Engineering and Design teams to work on innovative projects and interact with clients.
Position Responsibilities
It is the policy of Ballinger to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race (including hairstyle/texture), religion, color, citizenship, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Ballinger prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
Ballinger's Approach:
Our interdisciplinary teams collaborate on solutions that require a synthesis of disciplines. We believe integrating architecture, planning, interior design and engineering is key to achieving excellence in the design of transformative environments. We were one of the first firms to merge the disciplines into a professional practice. At Ballinger, architectural and interior designers work collaboratively and creatively with planners and engineers. Our range of skills, perspectives and experiences, directed toward a common goal, produces ground-breaking outcomes.
What We Offer:
We believe that people are our greatest asset and the precision, expertise and collaboration that we bring to our projects sets us apart from the competition and enables us to make an impact on our world and community. We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Package, including Medical, Dental, Prescription, Wellness, FSA/HSA, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Short and Long-Term Disability Programs, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Parent Leave, 401(k) plan with company contribution, Commuter Benefits, Paid Holidays, and Personal Time Off (PTO), Community Volunteer Events and fresh fruit and yogurt provided every morning in the office.
Location:
This role is based in our Philadelphia, PA headquarters with three (3) days per week on-site and a flexible, hybrid work schedule
Position Summary
At Ballinger, we are passionate about complex challenges and real-world problem-solving. Design challenges come in all shapes and sizes, and the ones we prefer test us as design professionals. We seek out complex projects with big impact because they require us to ask tough questions, synthesize data, and push past the boundaries of existing answers into the realm of innovative solutions. Ballinger team members thrive on those challenges because our clients do, too: our work for them enables their ambitious endeavors in science and medicine, research and government, manufacturing, and technology. Ballinger welcomes ambition with career development, mentorship, and leadership opportunities. Here ideas will always be more important than hierarchy because they result in buildings as transformative as the missions they serve.
Ballinger is seeking a Designer I to collaborate with team members through programming, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, space planning, construction documentation, and construction administration activities. This position works directly with the firm’s Architectural, Engineering and Design teams to work on innovative projects and interact with clients.
Position Responsibilities
- Assignments may include working with a team through programming, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, space planning, construction documentation and construction administration activities
- Develops design or technical solutions under supervision of the Interior Designer and/or team
- Conduct design related research
- Participate in the selection of furniture, finishes, equipment and lighting
- Work with external consultants, products reps, and fabricators
- Interface and coordinate with other disciplines, such as Architecture, Engineering and Design
- Mentor team members with less experience
- Develop knowledge of Ballinger’s project types (health care, academic/lab/research, corporate/workspace) through on-the-job experience, repetition, and scalability of tasks and responsibilities
- Provide support in all project design/coordination phases
- Actively contribute to advancing design ideas/understanding design issues
- Travel as project requirements dictate for field/site visits during construction
- Produce 3D renderings
- Create and maintain firm standards
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications
- Graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas
- Attention to detail
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, combined with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to take direction within a larger team
- Working knowledge of Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Enscape, or other modeling software applications
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Interior Design or equivalent
- Entry-level or up to five years experience
- Working toward Professional Registration
- Working knowledge of current Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Attention to Detail
- Strong organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills
- Demonstration of superior technical skills, dedication and ownership of work
It is the policy of Ballinger to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race (including hairstyle/texture), religion, color, citizenship, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Ballinger prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
Ballinger's Approach:
Our interdisciplinary teams collaborate on solutions that require a synthesis of disciplines. We believe integrating architecture, planning, interior design and engineering is key to achieving excellence in the design of transformative environments. We were one of the first firms to merge the disciplines into a professional practice. At Ballinger, architectural and interior designers work collaboratively and creatively with planners and engineers. Our range of skills, perspectives and experiences, directed toward a common goal, produces ground-breaking outcomes.
What We Offer:
We believe that people are our greatest asset and the precision, expertise and collaboration that we bring to our projects sets us apart from the competition and enables us to make an impact on our world and community. We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Package, including Medical, Dental, Prescription, Wellness, FSA/HSA, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Short and Long-Term Disability Programs, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Parent Leave, 401(k) plan with company contribution, Commuter Benefits, Paid Holidays, and Personal Time Off (PTO), Community Volunteer Events and fresh fruit and yogurt provided every morning in the office.
Location:
This role is based in our Philadelphia, PA headquarters with three (3) days per week on-site and a flexible, hybrid work schedule
