Architectural Designer
Waterstone Human Capital
ogden, Utah | Yesterday
Our client is a fast-casual restaurant group with a well-established and growing presence across multiple states in the Western U.S. Known for fresh, house-made offerings prepared daily, they are in an active expansion phase — opening new locations while continuously refining the guest experience and raising the standard of what their restaurants can be. The culture is collaborative and people-first, with strong investment in design, operations, and brand consistency.Your Role:As the Interior Project Designer , you will lead restaurant design projects from initial concept through construction documentation — balancing brand vision, operational needs, budgets, and construction realities to create guest environments that are beautiful, functional, and scalable across a growing multi-state footprint.What You’ll Do:Lead restaurant design projects from initial concept through construction documentation.Create and refine test-fits, site plans, floor plans, elevations, and layouts.Develop restaurant environments that support guest experience and operational excellence.Coordinate with architects, engineers, consultants, and internal stakeholders.Support entitlement, zoning, design review, and permitting processes.Review construction documents, RFIs, submittals, and design packages.Refine finishes, lighting, signage, millwork, and interior environments.Manage design schedules, deliverables, and consultant coordination.Continuously improve and evolve the restaurant prototype to support future growth.What You’ll Bring :8+ years in architecture, interior architecture, restaurant, hospitality, or retail design.Strong experience developing test-fits, floor plans, elevations, and construction documentation.Working knowledge of zoning, entitlement, permitting, and building codes.Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with exceptional communication skills.Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Sketch Up, and Adobe Creative Suite; Bluebeam and rendering tools a plus.Experience with BIM 360 / Autodesk Construction Cloud and Procore preferred.#J-18808-Ljbffr
Full-Time