Justice Project Architect

Dewberry is seeking a Project Architect - Justice Architect with well-rounded experience to join our Elmhurst, IL or Peoria, IL office.

Experience in project types including Secure Housing, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, and Government work is desirable. Successful candidate must be a self-starter, understand and develop technical details of putting buildings together, and be able to maintain design intent while offering design improvement and collaboration through the process. Must be proficient in development of construction documents including drawings and specifications. Ability to take minimal instruction and go forward with projects or project components. Shall have the desire and ability to understand full project information from design through construction.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new graduate, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsible for leading and developing detailed design and production of documents from schematic through construction phases.
• Perform code analysis.
• Assist designers and project managers in conceptual input on assigned projects.
• Provide assigned collateral duties relative to the operation of the team.
• Assist with specifications development by performing material, product selection and research.
• Responsible for monitoring of scope, schedule, and budget on architectural aspects of projects.
• Responsible for developing architectural work plans and tasking, supervision and mentoring of assigned project personnel.
• Demonstrated experience with REVIT and Microsoft Office is required. Experience with Sketchup, Navisworks, Cove Tool, Adobe Creative Suite is preferred.
• Digital and traditional rendering abilities and graphic experience a plus.

• Bachelor of Architecture degree from an accredited university
• Masters of Architecture degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience is required.

Don't meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employee's. So if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Must have a valid driver's license, good driving record and ability to pass a driving record background check.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry's background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

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