Architect

Posted Wednesday, March 6

Organization

Engan Associates Architects & Interior Designers

Location

Southwest Minnesota

Description

Engan Associates provides client-centered architecture and interior design services for healthcare, business, and community projects. Our studio design environment encourages each employee to develop their personal strengths in contributing to the team.

Employees enjoy the firm’s flexible, family-friendly work environment; office location in downtown Willmar; and generous benefits package (including 401(k), health insurance, paid vacation and sick time, holidays, and pretax cafeteria plan for healthcare and childcare expenses). Community service is also encouraged and supported.

Based in Willmar, Minnesota, our employees enjoy all the benefits of working and living in lake country. Summers are filled with sunshine and play on the water, in the parks, on the trails, and at plentiful music and culture festivals in the region. Fall, winter, and spring all provide their own flavors of fun, learning, and family activities.

The Ideal Candidate: 
• A team player with a positive, encouraging attitude. • A strong communicator.
• Desire to work and live in the Willmar community • Well-organized and detail-oriented.
• Able to take direction and work independently.
• Capable of performing multiple short and long-term tasks with minimal supervision.
• Experienced in rendering and graphic presentation skills
• Interested in leading initiatives in areas like building code, cost estimating, construction administration, etc.
• Able to conduct quality assurance checks on a frequent basis in order to ensure processes and protocols are being followed.
• Strong organizational, creative and presentation skills.

Responsibilities: 
• Collaborate with intermediate or senior level staff to develop a building program into a building design.
• Report to intermediate and senior level staff on a regular basis.
• Produce documents and specifications from schematic design through construction documents, including coordination of architectural details.
• Comply with office drafting standards.
• Coordinate with consulting engineers and product vendors • Assist with construction administration.
• Work with intermediate or senior level staff to review work for intent, quality, and precision.
• Create renderings, colored elevations, or other graphic documents for meetings, presentations, or submittals.

Required Qualifications: 
• BArch or MArch.
• AutoCAD proficiency. 
• Adobe Photoshop proficiency. 
• Microsoft Office proficiency. 
• Revit proficiency. 
• Registered Architect in the State of Minnesota. 

Preferred Qualifications: 
• LEED accreditation. 
• Adobe InDesign & Illustrator proficiency.
• Lumion proficiency. 
• Bluebeam Revu proficiency. 
• SketchUp proficiency.

In practice since 1979, Engan Associates’ success is driven by its focus on shared vision and innovative design.

To start your career with Engan Associates, email mitra.engan@engan.com. To see more career opportunities, navigate to www.engan.com/employment/.

Contact

Mitra Milani Engan

mitra.engan@engan.com