Architectural Designer

Cordogan Clark

Architecture | Engineering | Construction | Interior Design | Planning

Aurora & Chicago, Illinois | St Louis, Missouri | Cleveland, Ohio | Lafayette, Indiana | Sawyer, Michigan | Davenport, Iowa | Madrid, Spain

Cordogan Clark is an award-winning full-service architecture, engineering, and construction firm with a 125-year legacy of designing and building innovative and functional spaces. With that legacy propelling us into the future, we are a team of 150 professionals across multiple locations and service categories who are committed to an innovative environment of cooperation, innovation, diversity, and inclusion.

Cordogan Clark is looking for an Architectural Designer to join our team. This role is responsible for assisting senior project management on a variety of design projects. This is a full-time position for a professional with 4 to 8 years of general full-time experience.

We are committed to helping our employees achieve their career goals. As such, we offer our employees a variety of opportunities to learn and grow, including in-house training programs, conferences, and professional development workshops. We also offer regular performance review sessions to help our employees identify their strengths and weaknesses, and to develop plans to achieve these goals. In order to accomplish this progression, we provide opportunities to take on new challenges and responsibilities, and to advance within the firm. If you are a talented and motivated professional who is looking to join a team that is passionate about creating innovative and functional spaces, then we encourage you to apply to Cordogan Clark today and play a role in building our next 125 years!

The Role We Want You For

We are seeking a talented Architectural Designer with a strong design focus and experience in all phases of architectural projects. The ideal candidate is skilled in translating conceptual ideas into innovative and buildable solutions while collaborating closely with our design and construction teams.

Responsibilities include project documentation, project development, assistance in building design concept and development, transforming detailing into a complete set of construction documents, reviewing components designed by engineers and other consultants, and assistance in clarifying the design intent from the design phase through construction.

This is an in-office position that requires the ability to create and present design concepts and then subsequently produce high quality construction documents as needed for competitive bidding purposes alongside the architecture team.

Specifics of Your Role

• Develop architectural concepts, design documentation, and presentations.
• Collaborate with project teams from schematic design through construction.
• Create high-quality 3D visualizations using Revit, Lumion, and Enscape.
• Participate in client meetings and presentations, contributing to design solutions.
• Support construction administration as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Accredited degree in Architecture.
• Recent graduates through 4 to 8 or more years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in BIM 360/Revit design platform.
• Solid understanding of a wide range of computer applications used in a professional design office: Microsoft 365 suite of products, Adobe suite, Bluebeam, and familiarity with 3D programs SketchUp, Lumion, Enscape, etc.
• A strong work ethic and a drive to exceed client expectations.

Benefits

• Participation in the company’s comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and short-and-long term disability insurance plans.
• Pre-tax reimbursement accounts for both childcare and health care purposes.
• Participation in the company’s 401k Plan, which includes up to a 3% discretionary match.
• Personal Time-Off (PTO).
• Paid Holidays: New Year’s Day, MLK Day, Good Friday (1/2 day), Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving (Thursday & Friday), Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

Salary $65,000.00-$85,000.00

Cordogan Clark is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person