Architectural/Engineering Designer

Gaskin Hill Norcross Architects/Engineers of Springfield, Missouri (GHN) is expanding our team with people who are interested in developing and coordinating building designs with architects and engineers. The role would involve assisting with design development on architectural projects, preparation of design documents, and coordination of details and specifications.

The position would be similar to a traditional architectural designer, technical draftsperson, building information modeler, or intern architect, depending on your skills and strengths.

We want to grow and develop with you by expanding our workflow to utilize your interests, motivations, and skills. Therefore, this career post describes a range of ideas, only some of which may resonate with you. The real question is, “What interesting thing about you might help us all pursue excellence together as a team that designs buildings and supports their construction?”

Interests: (You are drawn to interest areas similar to these…)

Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Interior Design, Drafting, or Commercial Construction.

Technical design, drawing, and visual communication with electronic documents.

Learning software, discovering improved ways of accomplishing tasks, and collaborating in a team to learn from others and help teach what you know.

Learning how “building systems” work together.

Communicating technical requirements in a way that others can understand.

Motivations: (You are energized to do your best in situations like these…)

Where coordinating with a team is required to achieve goals even when focusing on independent tasks.

Where critical thinking means listening for needs, identifying what may be missing, solving problems, and being thorough in your work.

Where you know there is room to improve a process and are willing to explore how you can make that happen.

When you get to see a big project come together from a lot of smaller coordinated efforts.

Skills: (You have existing talent and growth potential with skills similar to these…)

A willingness to work and learn under the supervision of a licensed design professional.

The ability to coordinate information from multiple sources.

A basic knowledge of construction terminology, techniques, and drawing conventions.

Competency with written, verbal, and graphical communication.

Practical experience being productive with software such as AutoCAD and Revit.

Broad familiarity with various office software for document and image editing.

A drive to find better ways to accomplish tasks, but the patience to cooperate with others who may have reasons for doing things differently.

Your Role on the Team

You will work with architects/engineers and other design coordinators to prepare detailed construction drawings and details. This will involve editing building information models, and generating architectural plans, sections, and elevations used to communicate with the building industry.

Use software including AutoCAD and Revit to produce designs, and a variety of office and imaging applications like Bluebeam, M365, and Adobe Suite to package, transmit, edit, markup, and review designs and documents related to construction.

You may visit sites to help verify information about existing conditions that would affect building designs.

You will participate in a pattern of learning about building codes, legal requirements, and building products that are connected to the designs we produce.

You will help support our team’s culture of continuous improvement for quality control and design collaboration, especially where it involves harnessing new technologies to improve our efforts.

Education/Training

You probably have a degree in an architecture, engineering, or a similar technical field, or have work experience and initiative that directly relates to the interests, skills, and tasks outlined above. Working at GHN involves continuous learning, so we view educational credentials as only one of many facets of who you are. If you see a relevant correlation from your previous experience or training, we want to learn about it.

For those pursuing an architecture license, we would gladly coordinate with your efforts to satisfy NCARB IDP requirements.

General Experience

Familiarity and experience in the design of buildings, production of construction documents, and collaboration with other design professionals would best prepare you to be part of the GHN team. However, we are interested to learn how your specific experience might be a good match even if your journey to us hasn’t included working in the exact same capacity. Help us understand your ambitions and we can brainstorm together.

Ideal Past Experience

One or more of the following would be ideal:

Assisting with the preparation of full sets of drawings for small-to medium architectural or engineering projects…

Knowledge of construction, building systems, structures, or mechanical/electrical systems.

Specific experience with design software for visualization or design coordination.

Knowledge of interior design vocabulary and/or specifications writing.

Familiarity with online collaboration tools that help keep a team on track.

Location & Travel

The ability to commute to our office in Springfield, Missouri for regular workdays is required. Occasional travel to local project sites with an architect may occur. Travel to remote project sites is unlikely unless it turns out to be a special interest for you with corresponding experience.

Position Type

A full-time position of 40 hours/week is proposed. In approved cases working hours may be flexible. Overtime is not expected unless desired as part of your goals/objectives.

Compensation Package:

Salary range (based on training, experience, skills): $56,000 - $75,000 per year plus benefits).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $56,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation Package:

• Yearly bonus

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Commute:

• Springfield, MO 65806 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Springfield, MO 65806: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $56,000 - $75,000