Architect or Landscape Architect - Junior Level

Waggonner & Ball, a Moffatt & Nichol Studio, is seeking a highly motivated, creative, team-oriented Junior Architect or Landscape Architect to join our New Orleans office. Ideal candidates have at least 1 year of post-degree, professional experience across a range of project types.  We are searching for candidates who are committed to crafting timeless projects attuned to climate and context.   

Waggonner & Ball is an internationally respected urban planning, design, and architecture firm with an interdisciplinary practice committed to creating resilient landscapes, buildings, and communities. Our projects span all scales from buildings and sites to regions with a focus on water, culture, and history.  

Moffatt & Nichol is a leading U.S.-based global infrastructure advisor specializing in the planning and design of facilities that shape and serve our coastlines, harbors and rivers, as well as an innovator in the transportation complexities associated with the movement of freight. The firm is currently ranked Engineering News Record #1 in the United States for Marine & Port Facilities and Top 20 for Transportation. 

Moffatt & Nichol's professional staff includes engineers, planners, economists, visualization designers, architects, landscape architects, and scientists who serve our global client base from offices in Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim. The firm provides clients worldwide with customized service and a level of excellence that have become the firm’s hallmark in several primary practice areas – ports and harbors; coastal, environmental and water resources; urban waterfronts and marinas; transportation, bridges and rail; inspection and rehabilitation; and energy. 

Together, we deliver beautiful, holistic solutions to the most critical climate challenges of our time.  

Duties and responsibilities: 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. 

• Assists the Design Team to develop and advance creative design concepts for clients/projects
• Produces drawings to create and document architectural designs
• Assists in development, review and revision of production drawings and construction documents and corrects and updates documents as required
• Assists in design analysis and compilation of specifications for basic to complex architectural assignments
• Assists in preparation of finished material sample boards and graphic presentations for client approval
• Assists with coordination of outside disciplines such as Civil, Structural, Electrical and Mechanical and other consultants
• Reviews building codes and conducts zoning analyses to ensure that designs comply with minimum legal standards
• Takes initiative to explore current graphic standards and building construction methods
• Research construction materials and systems
• Assists supervisor in review and preparation of marketing materials and overall proposal preparation 

Other duties: 

Please note this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Landscape Architecture; required
• At least 1 year of experience with an Architecture or Landscape Architecture firm or Masters degree in Architecture/ or Landscape Architecture required
• Actively working toward Professional licensure (RA or RLA); required 
• Commitment to Design Excellence
• Interest in working at all scales of design, from regional systems to details, and all project phases
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Problem solving skills, attention to detail, and motivation to learn
• Collaborative and professional work ethic
• Proficiency in 3D modeling, visualization, and graphic software
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
• Interest in completing ARE, LARE, LEED AP, or NCIQ exams
• All new hires will be required to successfully complete and pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check in compliance with NIST 800-171
• Waggonner & Ball, a Moffatt & Nichol Studio uses E-Verify and employment is contingent upon the legal ability to obtain employment in the U.S. and to present the required documentation at hire 

Working conditions: 

Sedentary for long periods of time, interact with clients, and travel occasionally. 

Moffatt & Nichol’s EEO Statement:

As a global business, Moffatt & Nichol and