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DESIGN TEAM MEMBER

Position Title: Design Team Member
Reports To: Director of Design
Department: Design
Location: HQ + remote​

PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION
The Design Team Member designs, develops, and details innovative tensile structure installations and environments.
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GOALS AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Design for a wide range of tensile structure installations including permanent and temporary installations that consist of fabrics and other membrane materials, structural supports, custom hardware and cable assemblies.
  • Able to provide a dynamic approach to design, integrating principles of architecture and structural engineering with a creative perspective towards problem-solving.
  • Collaborate in concept development with others using a variety of methods, from hand-drawn sketches to computer renderings and other mediums for visualization and communication.
  • Ensures project goals are achieved according to GuildWorks’ overall vision and strategy.
  • Communicate with clients to develop internal strategy to achieve visual, experiential, technical and functional goals for each project in balance with constraints of budget, timeline, building codes, physical aspects of the site, etc.
  • Create highly detailed 3D models in Rhino used for design, visualization, documentation, fabrication and production.
  • Learn and use NDN ( our FEA program) models used for engineering and analysis.
  • Create CD documents, including drawing sets and specifications for design approval and submittal through predesign, schematic design, design development, and construction phases including estimation, project planning, and value engineering.
  • Contribute to institutional learning and growth through sharing.
  • Contributes to the execution of individual projects, as well as the maintenance and evolution of standards for creative practice, technical documentation and construction administration at GuildWorks. 
  • Follow and maintain procedures for file creation, management, collaboration, organization and archives.
  • Work directly with the Design Director to accommodate design changes and feedback throughout all phases of the project.
  • Work closely with Production and Fabrication to create and improve processes between departments.

Other key contributions:
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work directly with clients
  • Knowledge of architectural, engineering, and fabrication practices
  • Knowledge of materials and methods of custom fabrication
  • Must have strong organizational and time-management skills.
  • Must follow company file management protocols.
  • Must be active in the company project management process.
  • Must be a hard-working & detail-oriented problem solver.
  • Must be able to anticipate and plan project workload and communicate with the Design Director should overtime be required to complete the work.

RELATIONSHIPS
    Internal: Principal, VP, Design Director, Design team, Project Management, Production, Fabrication, Installation
    External: clients, engineers, subcontractors

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) or Engineering
  • ​5-10 years experience with AutoCAD software experience.
  • 3-5 years experience working in Rhino, Grasshopper, SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign.
  • 5-10 years experience working in a peer-review environment.
  • Must have a great grasp on technical skills and visualizing in 3D.
  • SketchUp and Revit experience is a plus.

COMPENSATION
Will include an hourly wage, participation in bonus opportunities as announced and other benefits as per Company policies.

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