Design Leader, Sports

DLR Groups Kansas City Office has an opening for a Sports Design Leader .

About Sports at DLR Group

DLR Groups Sports Studio is helping define the future of sport and entertainment.

Todays fans seek more than participation. They expect connection community and memorable experiences. This shift is redefining the role of venues moving beyond passive viewing to creating a sense of belonging. At the same time the demands on athletes continue to evolve. Their environments must support not only development and high performance but also overall well-being. From training and recovery to mental health nutrition team dynamics and life beyond sport todays athletes require spaces designed for holistic human performance.

At DLR Group we dont just respond to change; we define it. As a Senior Sports Designer you will help shape next-generation environments that:

• Create memorable experiences through immersive emotionally engaging design
• Foster authentic community by promoting connection belonging and shared energy
• Elevate athlete performance and well-being through integrated holistic environments

Position Summary

As a Senior Designer at DLR Group you will collaborate with our multi-disciplinary design teams to design projects from conception through construction documents and support the project team through construction administration for a variety of project types and sizes. As part of our integrated design teams you will create buildings that elevate the human experience through design.

You will partner directly with the Client Leader and Project Manager to ensure the quality of project documents meet Client responsibilities support DLR Groups financial goals and facilitate team collaboration and communication.

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 youll enjoy the opportunity to own a stake in the Firm. We rely on all our employee-owners to apply their financial acumen to grow the Firm profitably.

What you will do:

• Plan design and coordinate projects of varying sizes including large complex projects
• Lead client-facing design efforts teams and client interactions; generate storylines and designs that inspire clients and partners capture the essence of their institutional goals and translate them into creative design solutions
• Independently apply advanced architectural concepts and designs and carry out complex or novel assignments that require developing new or improved techniques and procedures
• Engage and guide innovative idea generation within the integrated team in pursuit of design excellence
• Review cost estimates for alignment with the design
• Guide and mentor your teams design and architectural staff
• Apply DLR Group practice standards to project deliverables across the project team
• Demonstrate a strong foundation in comprehensive design and technical skills
• Engage and guide innovative idea generation within the integrated team in pursuit of design excellence
• Actively lead project and integrated team collaboration by generating design ideas and solutions
• Communicate effectively with project team members through timely and appropriate written oral and visual means
• Engage peers and specialty experts to proactively develop holistic solutions
• Meet deliverable deadlines to maintain the overall project schedule
• Manage time in alignment with the project work plan
• Respect construction and material costs in alignment with the project budget

Required Qualifications:

• Ten or more years of professional experience
• At least 10 years of experience in collegiate and/or major professional sports stadia arenas and training facilities
• Professional degree in architecture from an accredited program
• Proficiency with computer-aided design modeling and rendering software including Revit Rhino Grasshopper and rendering programs
• Positive entrepreneurial spirit and strong work ethic
• Desire to continually learn grow and pursue design excellence in a fun environment
• Knowledge of executing technical drawings and construction documents
• Experience coordinating and integrating work with interior design and engineering disciplines

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensure as an architect and NCARB certification
• Sustainability certification or accreditation such as LEED or WELL and a demonstrated interest in sustainable building design
• Skill in hand drawing techniques for visual communication
• Knowledge of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and parametric design software such as Grasshopper and other modeling software
• Proficiency with visualization software such as Lumion or Enscape

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#LI-MIS

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.

Required Experience:

Senior IC