We are an award-winning design firm, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration. Our purpose-driven approach creates healthy places, 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 and help create lasting change. 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! The role at a glance: NBBJ Columbus is seeking a junior Architectural Designer to join our team. We are seeking an architectural designer with good conceptual, visual, and communication skills to work in a highly collaborative and design-oriented studio. At NBBJ, a junior designer is responsible for supporting design efforts on projects, learning and applying design quality standards, contributing to a collaborative design environment, and developing their design skills through active project involvement and mentorship. In your new role, you will:

• Set Expectations: Participate in defining quality expectations via design reviews and discussions.
• Inspire: Bring fresh ideas, encouraging innovation and creativity in design efforts.
• Create: Assist in design tasks across projects, gaining experience from concept to construction.
• Review/Critique: Participate in reviews to understand and support high-design quality.
• Present/Communicate: Help prepare and present designs, learning to tell compelling design stories.
• Network Internally: Engage with peers, participate in reviews, and collaborate within the firm.
• Network Externally: Attend events to enhance brand awareness and learn client engagement.
• Methodologies: Learn and apply the latest design tools and methods to projects.
• Process: Support proper design processes, collaborating with PMs and PAs.
• Expertise: Develop design skills across practices, focusing on a specific typology.
• Integrated Design Delivery: Learn project delivery, collaborating with disciplines for integrated design.

What you will need to succeed:

• 2 - 5 years of experience
• Bachelor's Degree: B Arch or M Arch desired
• Deep understanding of high-performance building concepts, with LEED Accreditation or within 18 months of hire
• Strong conceptual design and schematic design skills
• Strong verbal and graphic communication skills and ability to work within diverse teams of designers
• Proficiency in Revit with 3D modeling skills; Sketchup, and/or Rhino desired
• Working knowledge of Adobe Suite; Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Interest and experience in Grasshopper workflows are beneficial
• Ability to participate in multiple projects and manage deadlines
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, open environment
• Ability to travel, if the project requires

NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer. Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity