Project Designer IV
Cannondesign
Lead design of built environment solutions, guide teams, and ensure project delivery.
20 days ago ago
$88,600 - $110,700
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
Buffalo, NY
Office Full-Time
Company Size
1,200 Employees
Service Specialisms
Architecture
Engineering
Interior Design
Planning
Construction Management
Sustainability Consulting
Landscape Architecture
Urban Design
Sector Specialisms
Healthcare
Architecture
Engineering
Construction
Strategy
Innovation
Facility Optimization
Facility Management
Role
What you would be doing
design coordination
energy modeling
sustainable design
construction documentation
3d visualizations
concept development
- Collaborate with technical leaders and engineers to employ sensitive consideration of building systems. Coordinate design intent with other disciplines.
- Integrate performance-based and sustainable design strategies into design solutions, including supporting the building performance group in their energy modeling efforts.
- Mentor and grow emerging professionals. You will assist in nurturing an environment that exemplifies collaboration, experimentation, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship.
- Work within our culture of being an integrated practice by closely collaborating with interior designers and typology subject matter experts on holistic design solutions from exterior to interior.
- Perform in a supporting role to senior design leaders, effectively translating shared design goals and ideas for both team and client. Focus on schematic design, and design development, while also collaborating closely with project architects to guide detailing and construction documentation. Provide guidance on design intent during the construction administration phase.
- In collaboration with design leaders and team members, conceptualize design solutions and develop them throughout all phases of a project. Create innovative design concepts that synthesize our clients’ culture, goals and aspirations to deliver solutions responsive specifically to them.
- Prepare and direct the preparation of client presentation materials, particularly our 2D and 3D design visualizations, to convey the design in a compelling and sophisticated manner. Lead design presentations when called upon to do so in support of the project and team.
What you bring
revit
grasshopper
adobe
v-ray
8 years
architecture
- Some experience in computational design tools such as Grasshopper and Dynamo preferred.
- Expect to apply these approaches in the design of large-scale projects and/or multiple projects simultaneously.
- Architectural Registration in the United States preferred.
- Must be a fully qualified professional able to perform work with a high degree of latitude, with some ambiguity in work.
- Ability to coordinate multiple disciplines to achieve design intent.
- Knowledge of building codes and requirements.
- Experience with digital media creation and editing in the Adobe Creative Cloud applications required.
- Bachelor or Master degree in Architecture required. Bachelor or Master degree in Architecture from an accredited program preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of related professional experience required.
- Experience with one or more real-time rendering and 3D rendering software such as Enscape, Twinmotion, and/or V-Ray required, as demonstrated through a portfolio of past and current visualization work.
- LEED accreditation preferred.
- Command of Revit, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office required. Additional 3D modeling experience in Rhino or other comparable software preferred.
- Must be highly analytical.
- Technical knowledge of exterior and interior materials and building assemblies.
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
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Company
Overview
Founded in 1945
Year Established
The company was founded in 1945 and has been transforming spaces through innovative design solutions.
- With a collaborative approach, the firm delivers architecture, planning, and design services worldwide.
- The company's work spans sectors like healthcare, education, civic, and commercial, with a focus on improving user experience and functionality.
- CannonDesign is known for designing award-winning facilities that support the evolving needs of organizations and communities.
- They have consistently pushed the boundaries of design with cutting-edge technology and sustainable practices.
- CannonDesign is involved in various high-profile projects, such as hospitals, universities, and cultural landmarks.
- Their diverse team works globally, delivering creative solutions that shape the built environment.
- Go there. Explore the unknown. Go beyond assumptions.
- Hunger for enduring solutions. Produce equitable ideas that benefit everyone in the long term.
- Lead with optimism. Seeing the positive will lead you toward solutions and away from doubt.
- Experiment. Make it your business to know where to take risks, bringing rigor to your curiosity.
- Uncover beauty. Everything we do should exhibit craft and attention to detail.
- Share. Share your experience. Teach your expertise.
- Forge bold connections. Deliberately seek out diverse viewpoints and create intersections that make the work better.
- Be meticulous. Every action is important. No deliverable is insignificant.
- Do good. Do right. With Living‑Centered Design we improve all aspects of the continuum of life.
2030 Target
Net Zero Carbon by 2030
Operational carbon emissions target set for existing buildings.
43M Miles
Carbon Saved by Repurposing
Denver project reduced carbon equivalent to driving 43 million miles.
15–17%
Carbon Reduction in Construction
Mass-timber atrium design reduced embodied carbon compared to steel-concrete.
Zero Carbon
Operational and Embodied Goal
Target to achieve zero operational and embodied carbon in MEP systems by 2040.
- Joined the WorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment: existing buildings eliminate emissions and new builds offset all residual emissions by 2030.
- Co-signatory of the 1.5 °C COP26 Communiqué; full decarbonization target by 2040.
- Published the MEP 2040 Embodied Carbon Action Plan: target zero operational and embodied carbon in MEP systems by 2040.
- Signed the SE2050 Commitment; structural engineering team prioritizes embodied carbon reduction.
- First net-zero energy mental health facility in California: Cordilleras Mental Health Campus.
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