Architectural Designer

Company Description

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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

About Buildings + Places: 

Our Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building and system engineering, urbanism and planning (inclusive of landscape design), strategy +, economics, technology solutions, asset advisory, and cost and program management.  This diverse team assists our clients from strategy through project realization, creating positive outcomes for those who occupy and use the buildings and environments we help to create.  Our Chicago studio focuses on the Commercial/Corporate, Science and Technology, Higher Education, and Federal market sectors.  We look to combine beauty, sustainability, resiliency, equity, and innovation in our projects and believe these values can be instilled in any project regardless of size or budget. 

AECOM is seeking a graduate Architectural Designer position in the Chicago, IL office.

This position is expected to begin in the summer of 2025

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Performing basic architectural tasks such as drafting and detailing.
• Preparing specifications, reports, and related data tables.
• Maintaining liaison with design and drafting groups.
• Preparing, reviewing, and distributing drawings and specs to discipline leads for QAQC 
• May coordinate technical and administrative activities with employees in other disciplines and other departments participating in an assigned project.
• May assist in the training and evaluation of assigned architectural and design/drafting personnel.
• Developing and maintaining logs to organize internal and external information, such as permit logs, staff assignments, design phasing, Bluebeam sessions, QAQC, etc.
• Assisting discipline leads with client RFIs through eBuilder.
• Coordinating internal and external meetings followed by meeting minute distribution.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have a bachelor's degree or higher in architecture or design from an accredited program.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in working in REVIT, AutoCAD, Rhino, and Sketchup.
• Preferred a minimum of three years of study
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 
• Demonstrates creativity, passion, and interest in architecture, planning, and design.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task on multiple simultaneous projects in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment and effectively meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Enscape graphic software preferred.
• Knowledge of web-based organizational software such as Smartsheet, ACC, and MIRO.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available for this position now or in the future.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction manag