Project Designer

Position Summary

Bring your design ideas to life, from the first sketch to a coordinated set of construction documents. C&S Companies is seeking an Architectural Designer who enjoys both creative design and hands-on technical production. Strong Revit skills and the ability to independently complete your own design and documentation work are essential to this role.

You will help shape commercial spaces across a range of markets, including municipal and public facilities. Working alongside project managers, architects, engineers, and other design professionals, you will turn client needs into thoughtful, practical spaces while balancing design intent, technical requirements, quality, and project schedules.

This individual contributor position offers ownership of assigned work and collaboration across disciplines, with no direct reports.

Key Responsibilities

Independent Design and Revit Production

• Take ownership of assigned architectural design and documentation, from programming and concept development through construction-phase services and closeout.
• Use Revit as your primary design and production tool to create and maintain architectural models, plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, and coordinated drawing sets.
• Explore and develop space plans, design concepts, materials, finishes, building assemblies, and details that reflect client needs, project budgets, and operational requirements.
• Bring design ideas into focus through sketches, diagrams, renderings, presentations, and design narratives.

Technical Development and Coordination

• Investigate project programs, existing conditions, site context, codes, accessibility requirements, materials, systems, and construction methods to inform design decisions.
• Apply building, life-safety, accessibility, zoning, energy, and jurisdictional requirements, identifying questions that need additional review.
• Coordinate architectural design and Revit documentation with structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, technology, and specialty consultants.
• Work through design and documentation conflicts while preserving design intent and supporting constructability, durability, and maintainability.
• Prepare and coordinate permit and construction documents, specifications, and schedules within your assigned responsibilities.

Project Delivery and Quality

• Organize and manage your assignments to meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Check your models and documents for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and interdisciplinary coordination before project review.
• Contribute to quality assurance, quality control, code, and constructability reviews, incorporating feedback and resolving issues.
• Keep project leadership informed of progress, design decisions, coordination needs, and potential risks. Recommend solutions and seek guidance on issues beyond your assigned authority.

Client and Construction Support

• Contribute to programming sessions, client meetings, design reviews, presentations, and agency or stakeholder coordination.
• Communicate design concepts, alternatives, and technical information clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Help carry design intent through construction by supporting submittal and RFI reviews, field observations, design clarifications, substitution evaluations, and closeout documentation within your assigned authority.
• Share ideas and lessons learned to improve Revit templates, modeling practices, details, and documentation standards.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated ability to independently develop architectural designs and produce coordinated construction documents.
• Proficiency in Revit, including architectural modeling, drawing production, detailing, schedules, and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Experience applying architectural design principles, space planning, materials, building assemblies, and technical detailing to commercial projects.
• Working knowledge of building codes, life-safety and accessibility requirements, construction methods, and building systems.
• Ability to translate project requirements and design direction into accurate, coordinated models and drawings.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage your workload, balance competing priorities, and meet deadlines in coordination with the project team.
• Clear written, verbal, and graphic communication skills.
• Sound professional judgment, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach to solving problems.
• Confidence working independently and judgment to seek timely guidance when decisions fall outside your assigned authority.

Preferred Experience

• Design and documentation for municipal, public, or other commercial facilities.
• Project involvement from programming and concept design through construction administration.
• Existing-conditions assessments and renovation design.
• Client presentations, user-group meetings, and agency coordination.
• Development and improvement of Revit content, templates, and documentation practices.
• Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD; experience with Navisworks or similar coordination tools is a plus
• Solid understanding of construction documents, building systems, and project delivery processes
• Familiarity with building codes, ADA requirements, and standard specifications

Education

• A professional degree in Architecture (B.Arch or M.Arch) or a related design field is required
• Licensure is not required for this position

Why C&S Companies

C&S Companies is a full-service architecture, engineering, and planning firm with more than 50 years of experience delivering successful projects for clients across the country. Our Southwest Facilities team works on a diverse portfolio of projects, including community facilities, administrative buildings, healthcare spaces, educational facilities, and specialty construction.

Our licensed architects and architectural designers work together to create innovative, functional, and cost-conscious facilities that serve clients long after the initial project is complete.

We offer a collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the resources of a 500-person firm with the feel of a close-knit regional team.

C&S Companies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Employment decisions are based on personal capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, disability, religious belief, national origin, marital or domestic partner status, veteran status, sexual orientation, age, gender, or other protected categories.