DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.
We have an opening for an Architect. This role can be based in the following cities:
- Chicago
- Minneapolis
About Hospitality at DLR Group:
DLR Group's Hospitality sector uses a collaborative approach to understand a local community and then curate a project vision that aligns client goals and the brand personality of a hotel within that local environment. It’s storytelling through design to deliver a unique experience for every client and their guests. Our portfolio includes many well-known projects where we created both architecture and the interior design, making a lasting impression on the luxury lifestyle market. From New York to Los Angeles (and everywhere in between!) DLR Group responds with solutions that are at the leading edge of the hospitality industry with designs that evoke emotion and elevate the guest experience through design.
Position Summary:
As a key contributor to our design team, you will be responsible for the day-to-day design and technical development of projects. You will coordinate all aspects of project documentation and delivery, working closely with our integrated design team to produce high-quality work while ensuring adherence to project schedules, budgets, and work plans.
As part of our integrated design team, you create buildings that elevate the human experience through design. You will partner directly with the Project Manager to ensure the financial health of the project, the quality of project documents, claim prevention, team collaboration and communication. Additionally, you will lead the cross-functional design disciplines in developing technical solutions.
If you are a collaborative thought leader with a strategic mindset this might be the position for you. DLR Group is 100% employee owned and as such you’ll enjoy the opportunity to have ownership in the Firm. We rely on all our employee-owners to apply their financial acumen to grow the Firm profitably.
What you will do:
- Develop creative and technically sound solutions to design challenges, ensuring high standards of design excellence
- Coordinate project drawings, specifications, and documentation with the project team, ensuring alignment with design intent and budget
- Lead collaboration within project teams, generating innovative design ideas and solutions
- Apply advanced architectural concepts to projects, including complex assignments requiring new or improved techniques
- Integrate QA/QC procedures and practice standards into project deliverables, resolving any issues
- Ensure BIM standards are applied and coordinate with the Project Manager and BIM Manager
- Provide technical guidance to less experienced staff, fostering a collaborative learning environment
- Meet project deliverable deadlines and manage time effectively to maintain project schedules and work plans
- Participate in client presentations and contribute to successful project outcomes
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Architecture (Graduate degree not required unless mandated by local licensure regulations)
- Minimum of six years of professional experience in architecture
- Professional licensure required; LEED AP and other certifications preferred but not required
- Proficient in Revit, Bluebeam, and standard architectural software
- Competent in technical design, with the ability to investigate, evaluate, and recommend solutions that meet client needs
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to multitask and maintain quality standards
- Demonstrates initiative, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to continuous learning
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Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested pay range for this position is:
DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.
We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.