Intermediate Designer - Corporate Commercial Practice

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today! 

NBBJ Seattleis seeking an Intermediate Designer to work on projects varying from small TI work to full corporate campuses involving client contact and leadership responsibilities.

This role includes interiors and architectural design and development work for projects involving construction of the interiors of new buildings, alteration of existing buildings and facilities, and potential larger planning and design efforts.

The position will offer the candidate opportunities to grow within the firm and exposure to an innovative, creative, and highly collaborative environment. We seek candidates who are both self-motivated and team players.

In this role you will:  

• Provide expertise (under high-level guidance) in executing corporate / commercial projects to team members, client, and contractors from early design through construction administration
• Work with clients to identify objectives and formulate options
• Interpret and formulate design concepts by collaborating with project team and developing design, documentation, scheduling, and budgeting
• Prepare contract and permitting documents, applying technical quality, code compliance, and design control
• Lead project engineers to ensure an integrated approach and coordinate project requirements
• Maintain records to document phases of project
• Collaborate with architects, interior designers, lighting designers, and all project disciplines
• Lead the work of other team members, providing mentorship and guidance
• May participate in marketing efforts, including presentations

What you will need to succeed:

• 5 – 10 years of professional experience in interiors and/or the architectural field
• Well-versed in Corporate markets with experience on small and large scale projects
• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree
• Has or is actively working toward licensure
• LEED Accreditation or within 18 months of hire
• Proficiency in Revit with 3D modeling skills essential; familiarity with Rhino and re-integration into Revit is a plus
• Demonstrated knowledge of Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)
• Demonstrated knowledge of Enscape and/or other rendering processes
• Ability to work within a highly collaborative team environment
• Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail
• Client presentation skills is beneficial
• Ability to work with integrity, trust, and commitment; setting an example for others
• Ability to travel if the project(s) requires

Office & Hybrid Hours:

This is a full-time position, with expectations to be in-office Monday – Thursday. Core in-office hours during those days are 10am – 3pm, allowing flexibility around travel and family needs. Fridays are hybrid workdays for employees to choose where they work, as coordinated with their project and team. 

The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $80,000-$95,000. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.

This role requires the individual to be based in the United States. 

We believe that all NBBJ employees should love their work. This means not only loving what you do but having pride in your workplace. We strive to be that irresistible place to work by enhancing your employee experience with customized programs and comprehensive benefits. In addition to 100% covered employee healthcare costs and 401k contributions, we offer unique professional development opportunities, volunteer opportunities and access to leading technology and resources to further help you love your work and advance your career.

• NBBJ has been named three times by Fast Company as one of the most innovative architecture firms.
• Founded in 1943, our first office opened over 75 years ago in Seattle, Washington. We now have over 10 office locations around the globe.
• We are a transdisciplinary, cross-practice focused firm with a deep portfolio of Civic & Cultural, Commercial, Corporate, Healthcare, Higher Education, Science and Technology, Sports, and Urban Environment projects. We also have several areas of service expertise including: Architecture, Environmental Graphic Design, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Workplace Consulting and more.
• In the past decade, NBBJ has received more than 300 awards from leading global, national and regional award programs across the business, real estate and design communities.
• We work with 5 of the top global high-tech companies, 14 of the U.S. News and World Report Top Hospitals, and 4 of the top 10 highest-ranked learning institutions.
• Our clients include institutional leaders such as Cambridge University, Google, Samsung, Cleveland Clinic, Tencent, and Stanford University.