Project Architect, K-12 Education

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

DLR Group's Kansas City Office has an opening for an Architect to support the growth of our K-12 Education Sector. We operate within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home.

About K-12 Education at DLR Group

Our team of educators, researchers, anthropologists, planners, architects, engineers, building performance experts, and interior designers draw from evidence-based design to aid schools in bridging the gap from old and new to improve all facets of operations, and elevate learning through design. Understanding the rapid pace of technological, social, and cultural change, our K-12 Education Studio works with schools across the country to navigate this change to better serve communities and improve educational experiences and outcomes for students.

Position Summary

As a key contributor to our design team, you will be responsible for the day-to-day design and technical development of projects. You will coordinate all aspects of project documentation and delivery, working closely with our integrated design team to produce high-quality work while ensuring adherence to project schedules, budgets, and work plans.

As part of our integrated design team, you create buildings that elevate the human experience through design. You will partner directly with the Project Manager to ensure the financial health of the project, the quality of project documents, claim prevention, team collaboration, and communication. Additionally, you will lead the cross-functional design disciplines in developing technical solutions.

Our Kansas City studio is experiencing exciting growth, creating opportunities to work on purposeful, design-driven projects alongside a passionate and collaborative team. Here, you’ll be empowered to shape meaningful work, build strong relationships, and take your career to the next level in a studio that values creativity, impact, and people. We are looking for someone who is entrepreneurial and enthusiastic about great design with great people. We are seeking an architect who is a team player and embodies integrity, intelligence, curiosity, and critical thinking. The right candidate will be a well-rounded design professional who is actively involved in all phases of design across a wide variety of project types, scales, and locations.

What you will do:

Develop creative and technically sound solutions to design challenges, ensuring high standards of design excellence

Lead collaboration within project teams, generating innovative design ideas and solutions

Apply advanced architectural concepts to projects, including complex assignments requiring new or improved techniques

Integrate QA/QC procedures and practice standards into project deliverables, resolving any issues

Ensure BIM standards are applied and coordinate with the Project Manager and BIM Manager

Provide technical guidance to less experienced staff, fostering a collaborative learning environment

Meet project deliverable deadlines and manage time effectively to maintain project schedules and work plans

Participate in client presentations and contribute to successful project outcomes

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture (Graduate degree not required unless mandated by local licensure regulations)

Minimum of six years of professional experience in architecture

Professional licensure required; LEED AP and other certifications preferred but not required

Proficient in Revit, Bluebeam, SketchUp, Rendering Software, Microsoft Office Suite, and Adobe Suite

Competent in technical design, with the ability to investigate, evaluate, and recommend solutions that meet client needs

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to multitask and maintain quality standards

Demonstrates initiative, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to continuous learning

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DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.