Architectural Associate

Overview If you enjoy solving complex challenges in a collaborative environment that celebrates each person's ideas, experience, and creativity, this might be the opportunity for you. Flad is a national architectural firm with ten offices across the country, specializing in science, healthcare, academic, and workplace spaces. Flad is a team of creative, intelligent, energetic people who help our clients tackle the issues that change people’s lives. Location: Atlanta, GA, US How Will Your Days Be Spent Responsible for preparing presentation materials such as conceptual drawings, 3D renderings and visualization, and digital 3D and physical models. Develop and modify design and technical solutions throughout all phases of a project. Participate and contribute to design discussions, idea generation, and design work in drawing, model and 3D image formats. Work closely with team members and assist to complete projects on aggressive schedules by meeting deadlines within expected time and budget constraints. Generate revisions and corrections from outline mock-ups, redlined drawings and project document sets. Attend client meetings to observe the overall process and develop presentation skills. Participate in construction site visits to better understand the construction process. Begin to recognize and document conflicts that arise during construction and offer alternatives to resolve these issues. What you bring to this role Minimum of one year of recent and relevant architectural experience required. Portfolio that demonstrates a high level of skill in design thinking and presentation media required. Software Proficiency in Rhino or SketchUp, and 3D rendering software required. Beginner Revit knowledge required; have at least one year of recent Revit experience in an academic or professional setting. Understands how Revit works, but may not have completed a project from start to finish. Has made edits to existing drawings, models, etc. Intermediate Revit knowledge preferred. Experience with real-time rendering engines (e.g., Enscape, Twin Motion, etc.) to generate still animations and renderings, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), visual scripting programs (e.g., Grasshopper and Dynamo), Adobe Creative Suite, and AutoCAD preferred. Education Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in architecture required. NAAB-accredited professional degree or Master’s degree in architecture preferred. Sustainability accreditation preferred. Benefits Health, dental, and vision insurance Generous paid time off and paid holidays Financial health and wellness benefits - retirement savings plan; fiduciary advisor; identity theft plan; Section 125 flexible benefits, including mass transit and parking; income protection – life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability; Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Continuing education and career development – internal programs; funds set aside for external programs, licensure and sustainability support, annual professional registration and organization reimbursement Hybrid work environment Flad Architects is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Flad will provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. #J-18808-Ljbffr Archinect