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Senior Architectural Designer
Bodwé Professional Services Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Kalamazoo • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Serve as a client contact from project initiation through completion, establishing trust and credibility as the design lead.
- Facilitate discovery sessions to deeply understand the client’s mission, values, and operational needs.
- Translate client goals into creative, functional, and culturally responsive design solutions.
- Lead and coordinate client presentations, ensuring concepts are communicated with clarity, purpose, and passion.
- Proactively manage client expectations, address concerns, and ensure satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.
- Partner with the Director of Design to align design vision with client objectives and Bodwé’s cultural and business goals.
- Foster long-term client relationships that lead to repeat business and referrals.
- Lead concept development, schematic design, and design detailing for multiple projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives, budgets, and schedules.
- Integrate cultural, sustainable, and operational considerations into all design work.
- Review and approve design deliverables, ensuring quality, accuracy, and design intent.
- Collaborate with the Director of Design and other discipline leaders to set and maintain Bodwé’s design standards.
- Stay current on design trends, materials, technologies, and industry best practices to continually elevate design quality.
- Oversee and coordinate all design phases from concept through construction administration.
- Direct the production of detailed design documentation in Revit and other platforms, ensuring thorough coordination with all disciplines.
- Review drawing sets for compliance with applicable codes, specifications, and technical requirements.
- Support construction administration, including site visits, RFIs, and submittal reviews.
- Anticipate and resolve design and coordination issues before they impact budget or schedule.
- Manage, coach, and mentor design staff, fostering growth in both design thinking and technical proficiency.
- Provide clear direction, set priorities, and ensure accountability for project deliverables.
- Model collaborative leadership, working across studios and disciplines to achieve the best outcomes for clients and the firm.
- Serve as a role model for Bodwé’s values and guiding principles in all interactions.
Requirements
- Education + Degree Required: Bachelor of Architecture from a National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accredited institution.
- Preferred: Master of Architecture.
- Experience, Certification, or Licensure Preferred: Licensed Architect.
- Preferred: CSI CDT Certification.
- 10+ years of architectural design experience, including leadership in client-facing roles.
- Experience with federal, tribal, and community-based projects preferred.
- Must have Real ID or Passport in order to undergo commercial airfare travel.
- Must have valid driver's license.
- Technical + Professional Skills: Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present design ideas effectively to clients and teams.
- Proficiency in Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Enscape, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Benefits
- Accommodation Requests: We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our HR Director (April Hawkins) at 269-927-0144 or careers@bodwegroup.com
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
architectural designdesign detailingproject managementdesign documentationcompliance reviewconstruction administrationdesign coordinationclient presentationsconcept developmentsustainable design
Soft skills
client relationship managementcommunicationleadershipmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingtrust buildingexpectation managementprioritizationaccountability
Certifications
Licensed ArchitectCSI CDT Certification