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ASPEN STREET ARCHITECTS, INC. (ASAI)
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Design Director
Incumbent may be placed within Sr. Job Captain; Architect
Intern; or Architect categories--depending on education and
experience.
Aspen Street Architects is seeking a full-time skilled
professional designer for our growing, mid-size firm in Angels
Camp, California.
This Design Director is
responsible for leading the design effort in the office and for
ensuring consistency with firm-wide design standards. This
self-motivated team player must have the utmost knowledge of and
regard for quality work product. The candidate will be a
motivated self-starter.
Responsibilities include:
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Establishing, documenting and
implementing design standards. Observing staff compliance to
drafting standards and reporting results to management;
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Staff mentoring – Exhibit a
positive attitude and good people skills for providing
orientation of new employees regarding design standards and
assisting existing employees to boost their design skills to
comply with the Company standards;
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Overseeing design presentations;
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Monitoring project design
development;
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Managing staff through a
combination of direct authority and subject matter expertise;
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Adhering to established budgets;
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Contributing to business
development goals;
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Provide design and production
support in all document phases;
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Research and select finishes;
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Day to day client interaction.
Qualifications:
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Minimum of 5 years progressive
experience working on institutional design projects;
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A minimum of a bachelors degree
in Architecture from an accredited school;
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Experience working with Windows
2000/XP, AutoCAD/Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2005, MS
Office Pro, Adobe Products and basic computer applications;
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Strong desire to learn and to
teach/assist design/production staff;
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Must possess excellent hand
drawn sketch/rendering presentation skills for a variety of
types of architecture (institutional, educational, municipal
and residential);
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Comprehensive knowledge of
design principals, practices and aesthetics including space
planning methodologies;
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Comprehensive knowledge of
contract administration;
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Ability to clearly communicate
a design concept to diverse audiences;
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Intermediate detailing skills,
familiarity with ADA requirements;
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Intermediate AutoCAD/ADT skills
in production of contract documents.
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