Intermediate Architectural Designer - Healthcare Practice

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a [TIME100 Most Influential Company](https://www.nbbj.com/news/time-names-nbbj-most-influential-company-2025 "https://www.nbbj.com/news/time-names-nbbj-most-influential-company-2025"), a [Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm](https://www.nbbj.com/news/for-the-fifth-time-fast-company-honors-nbbj-as-one-of-the-worlds-most-innovative-architecture-firms "https://www.nbbj.com/news/for-the-fifth-time-fast-company-honors-nbbj-as-one-of-the-worlds-most-innovative-architecture-firms") and a [two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award](https://www.nbbj.com/news/aia-national-recognizes-two-nbbj-projects-with-aia-national-honor-awards "https://www.nbbj.com/news/aia-national-recognizes-two-nbbj-projects-with-aia-national-honor-awards") recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals [around the globe](https://nbbj.vercel.app/contact/locations/boston "https://nbbj.vercel.app/contact/locations/boston"), a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more [about our firm](https://nbbj.vercel.app/our-story "https://nbbj.vercel.app/our-story"), see [what it’s like to work here](https://www.nbbj.com/careers "https://www.nbbj.com/careers") and explore [recent projects](https://nbbj.vercel.app/work-and-ideas/work/all "https://nbbj.vercel.app/work-and-ideas/work/all") and [ideas](https://nbbj.vercel.app/work-and-ideas/ideas/all "https://nbbj.vercel.app/work-and-ideas/ideas/all") at [NBBJ.com](https://www.nbbj.com/ "https://www.nbbj.com/"). Join us to make an impact today!  **The role at a glance:****NBBJ Seattle** is seeking an**Intermediate Architectural Designer - Healthcare Practice** to join our team. We are seeking a designer, with experience with good conceptual, visual, and communication skills to work in a highly collaborative and design-oriented studio. At NBBJ, an Intermediate Architectural Designer is responsible for supporting design leadership on projects, contributing to setting design quality standards, fostering a collaborative design environment, and advancing the firm’s design reputation through active participation in project work, team mentorship, and client interactions.**In your new role, you will:** * Set Expectations: Define and exemplify quality standards through design reviews, mentoring, and open discussions. * Inspire: Encourage radical thinking and creativity at all levels, leading the studio toward impactful design. * Create: Provide hands-on design work for 1-2 projects, ranging in concept to construction, ensuring holistic design continuity. * Review/Critique: Ensure design quality by reviewing projects and engaging teams in firm-wide peer reviews. * Present/Communicate: Craft and present compelling design stories to clients and peers. * Network Internally: Connect with design peers firm-wide, enhancing collaboration and design quality. * Methodologies: Ensure projects utilize the latest design/visualization methods and technologies. * Process: Champion proper process design and encourage designers to lead alongside PMs and PAs. * Expertise: Apply sound design methods across practices, while developing expertise in a single typology. * Integrated Design Delivery: Collaborate with multiple disciplines to ensure rigorous, integrated project delivery. **What you will need to succeed:** * 5 - 10 years of experience * Bachelor's Degree: B Arch or M Arch desired * Experience in healthcare projects, ranging in scale * Architectural licensure a plus * Deep understanding of high-performance building concepts, with LEED Accreditation or at-or-within 18 months of hire * Strong conceptual design and schematic design skills * Strong verbal and graphic communication skills and ability to work with diverse teams of designers, and develop diagrams and visualization renderings * Proficiency in Revit with 3D modeling skills; Sketchup, and/or Rhino desired * Working knowledge of Adobe Suite; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign * Interest and experience in Grasshopper workflows are beneficial * Ability to participate in multiple projects and manage deadlines * Ability to thrive in a collaborative, open environment * Ability to travel, if the project requires *The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $70,000 and $85,000. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.*