Junior Architectural Designer (Architecture Designer II)

Job Description

Junior Architectural Designer (Architecture Designer II) | AECOM

The Tone:
This is an early career role at AECOM, located in Houston, TX. AECOM is a global leader in infrastructure, dedicated to delivering a better world by improving commutes, powering communities, providing clean water, and transforming skylines. This role is integral to a diverse planning and design practice, supporting transformational projects and helping solve complex, multi-layered design challenges for communities. You will collaborate with industry-leading designers and technical experts to create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Houston, TX

• Team: Integral part of a planning and design practice encompassing planners, landscape architects, architects, interior designers, engineers, and business development professionals.
• Mission: Support the comprehensive design process for complex multi-layered architectural problems and solutions.
• Tech Stack: Autodesk Revit, Adobe Suite, Enscape, Rhino, SketchUp, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Calculations: Perform basic architectural and engineering calculations to support project design.
• Documentation: Prepare comprehensive specifications, reports, and related data tables for architectural projects.
• Coordination: Maintain effective liaison with design and drafting groups to ensure seamless project execution.
• Drawings: Prepare, review, and approve architectural drawings as required for project deliverables.
• Technical Assignments: Execute technical assignments of moderate complexity under the direction of a Supervising Architect, ensuring adherence to approved schedules and budgets.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor of Architecture degree with foundational architectural design knowledge.
• Experience: A minimum of 2 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, with essential proficiency in Autodesk Revit.
• Skills: Autodesk Revit proficiency, architectural and engineering calculation abilities, skilled in preparing specifications and reports, experience in preparing and reviewing drawings, ability to coordinate with design and drafting groups.
• Bonus: Master’s degree in Architecture, 5 years of experience as an Architect or Architectural Designer on varied building types, ability to become a licensed architect in the future, experience with Adobe Suite, Enscape, Rhino, and SketchUp, proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).