What are the responsibilities and job description for the Designer - Retail position at Larson Design Group?
About Us
Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.
Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other – and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.
At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.
Your Opportunity Impact
The Designer will apply basic to intermediate engineering and/or landscape architecture principles to complete design computations, prepare written technical reports, design plans, and details. This position may be called upon to make minor project decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Uses CAD, Civil 3D, Revit, Microstation, InRoads, Sketch-Up, Photoshop and other software programs relative to the discipline to develop technically accurate, clean and deliverable drawings.
- Reviews work to ensure accuracy, makes corrections to work from red lines, and backchecks.
- Writes specifications, reviews submittals, and coordinates project submissions.
- Coordinates the preparation of advanced multi-discipline drawing sets as required for assigned projects, including coordination with technical, administrative, and other design staff.
- Promotes, utilizes, and supports quality assurance and quality control processes to improve the quality of deliverables and reduce design errors & omissions.
- Researches, reviews, interprets, and understands written design standards, regulations, code compliance, and permit requirements and applies them to design projects.
- Independently creates standard details for projects as directed.
- Reviews shop drawings and working drawing submissions from contractors.
- Assists with design calculations, calculates quantities, reviews technical specifications, and prepares cost estimates.
Education and Experience
- Education: Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a Technical discipline preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of eight (8) years’ experience preferred.
- Licensure/Certification: n/a
Preferred Qualifications
- Must have a strong desire to expand knowledge base and undertake new responsibilities. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook), be a strong communicator, and have strong presentation skills. Must also be self-motivated and able to mentor. Must be proficient in CAD, Civil 3D, Revit, Microstation, InRoads (Surfaces/Templates), Sketch-Up, Photoshop and other related software programs.
EEO Statement
Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000
