Job Description

About Buildings + Places:

Our Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building and system engineering, urbanism and planning (inclusive of landscape design), strategy +, economics, technology solutions, asset advisory, and cost and program management. This diverse team assists our clients from strategy through project realization, creating positive outcomes for those who occupy and use the buildings and environments we help to create. Our Chicago studio focuses on the Commercial/Corporate, Science and Technology, Higher Education, and Federal market sectors. We look to combine beauty, sustainability, resiliency, equity, and innovation in our projects and believe these values can be instilled in any project regardless of size or budget.

AECOM is seeking a graduate Architectural Designer position in the Chicago, IL office.

This position is expected to begin in the summer of 2025

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Performing basic architectural tasks such as drafting and detailing.
• Preparing specifications, reports, and related data tables.
• Maintaining liaison with design and drafting groups.
• Preparing, reviewing, and distributing drawings and specs to discipline leads for QAQC
• May coordinate technical and administrative activities with employees in other disciplines and other departments participating in an assigned project.
• May assist in the training and evaluation of assigned architectural and design/drafting personnel.
• Developing and maintaining logs to organize internal and external information, such as permit logs, staff assignments, design phasing, Bluebeam sessions, QAQC, etc.
• Assisting discipline leads with client RFIs through eBuilder.
• Coordinating internal and external meetings followed by meeting minute distribution.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have a bachelor's degree or higher in architecture or design from an accredited program.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in working in REVIT, AutoCAD, Rhino, and Sketchup.
• Preferred a minimum of three years of study
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates creativity, passion, and interest in architecture, planning, and design.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task on multiple simultaneous projects in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment and effectively meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Enscape graphic software preferred.
• Knowledge of web-based organizational software such as Smartsheet, ACC, and MIRO.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available for this position now or in the future.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.