What are the responsibilities and job description for the Architecural Designer position at GPD Group?
Architectural Designer– Education
Join GPD Group, where our purpose is to improve the well-being of our employees, clients, communities and business partners by transforming opportunities into success. We are passionate about the work we do and the relationships we build with clients. Our employee ownership structure fosters a non-hierarchical collaborative work environment, where everyone is encouraged to share their ideas and creativity to the betterment of the organization and our clients. This structure also enables each associate to explore and expand their talents, reach their full potential, and deliver to the core traits that guide GPD group and allow us to deliver successfully for our clients.
For more than 55 years, GPD Group has been providing architectural, engineering and planning services to clients across the United States. With a diverse team of over 600 professionals working in 14 different offices, it is our passion for our work and our commitment to our purpose that unites us.
GPD is currently seeking an Architectural Designer specializing in K-12 Education projects in the Houston, TX market.
The ideal candidate is:
- A licensed Architect with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in architectural design with a focus on K-12 Education design.
- Excellent communicator and presenter with the ability to lead school administration and community engagement activities.
- Experienced in education master planning services working with the district.
- A leader of educational planning and visioning with a proven ability to articulate design concepts.
- Experienced at developing site and building concepts working with other architects, interior designers, engineers, and illustrators to communicate the design intent to the school district and community.
- Experienced in developing and leading pre-bond activities.
- Experienced in programming, planning, and design that meets the needs of the district and community.
- Excellent with working directly with clients and building relationships.
- An effective leader and mentor that fosters a collaborative approach to design.
- Knowledgeable of various building systems and construction methods and delivery models.
- Knowledgeable of school funding methods and standards.
- Passionate about understanding trends in teaching environments and methods.
- Comfortable and capable of presenting and participating in business development activities and participating in the graphic presentation of materials.
- Able to apply principles of design to other project types completed in the Houston office.
- Ability to lead or participate in charettes with other internal architects.
Responsibilities will include:
- Leads pre-bond efforts with the Director of Education in Texas including master planning, site planning and conceptual design, and community engagement, and committee meetings.
- Leads programming and schematic design efforts working directly with the Education Project Managers.
- Leads collaborative design work sessions with the internal team of managers, architects, and interior designers.
- Meets with clients to present the design concept and listens and records feedback to bring back to the design team.
- Ensures design meets the client’s expectations for program and operations while feasible within budget and schedule.
- Attends regular meetings with the clients.
- Attends regular internal meetings with the design team.
- Participates in design opportunities across other industry segments.
- Leads community engagement meetings for the district.
- Help elevate our presentation materials and delivery in pursuit of projects as well as in relaying the concept to the district, boards, and community.
- Communicates with the Director of Education regularly.
- Mentors and directs design staff in the completion of the projects.
- Participates in internal after-action meetings.
- Collaborates with the leadership team on strategic company-wide creative initiatives and direction. Help establish goals for the practice.
- Attends industry educational and networking events and brings design trends to the team.
- Coordinate with the Ohio office design lead and project managers in the Ohio Education team to consistently deliver high-quality Education projects in both the Ohio and Texas markets.
- Help assess and develop staff as forward thinking designers and excellent communicators.
GPD offers a compensation and benefits package which includes:
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with matching and company contribution
- Bonus Program
- Vacation & Sick Time
- And much more…
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