Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) is hiring an Architectural Designer II with 10+ years of experience. You’ll be based out of their office in New York, USA. This is an opportunity to utilize advanced knowledge of tall building fundamentals, including structure and MEP systems, vertical transportation system, curtain wall, building maintenance strategies, egress and fire safety and sustainable design integration. Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) is looking for someone with experience in coding and zoning requirements, environmental regulations, urban constraints and cities requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, create, design, plan and develop new construction projects for Commercial and/or mixed-use buildings through all phases.
• With oversight from Design Principal, assist in leading teams of architectural designers on domestic commercial buildings and international mixed-use building types.
• Prepare construction drawings in aid of Building Integrated Modeling (BIM) and drafting software such as AutoCAD.
• Develop and integrate sustainable green building strategies for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.
• Collaborate and manage coordination with consultants from ancillary design disciplines of landscape design, lighting design and interior design in order to hand over a comprehensive building to the client.
• Prepare tender issuance drawing sets and façade VMU (visual mock up) and PMU (performance mock up) drawing sets for above-mentioned buildings.
• Liaise with contractors and approve submittals in construction administration phase.
• Utilize Grasshopper plugin within Rhinoceros 3D to address complex geometries during the design process to resolve complex conditions.
• Apply advanced knowledge of V-Ray rendering techniques to articulate experiential design ideas and demonstrate spatial quality for client’s understanding.
• Implement Revit building information modeling techniques and CAD drafting knowledge to generate complete complex construction drawing sets, regulatory agency drawing sets, tender issue drawing sets, consultant coordination drawings and presentation drawings.
• Use Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign software for high-end visualization and publication quality presentation materials for client meetings, discussion and competition work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Architecture, Architectural Design or a closely related field.
• 10 years of experience in Architecture.

To apply for the Architectural Designer II position at Kohn Pedersen Fox, send your resume to careersny@kpf.com.