(Casual Hire) Senior Project Designer

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Working Title: Senior Project Designer

Position Number: ****Casual Hire

Hiring Unit: VP for Administration

Location: Manoa

Date Posted: April 3, 2025

Closing Date: April 4, 2025; 11:59 PM HST

Salary: $30/hour

Schedule: Up to 40 hours/week

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Funding: Special

Other Conditions:
To begin as soon as April 11, 2025. Renewal of position is subject to satisfactory work performance and availability of funds.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage groups of student employees engaged on a variety of projects.
• Project research and analysis including but not limited to gathering existing entitlement, policy, social, cultural, ecological, and economic information related to urban areas, campuses or individual properties.
• Graphic representation of design ideas in digital design platforms in 2D, 3D, and AR.
• Stakeholder and user research and engagement through meetings, workshops, charrettes, surveys, or other engagement methods.
• Precedent research and analysis.
• Physical representation of design ideas in scaled models and full-scale prototypes.
• Preparation of presentation material for meetings and reports.
• Management of project team research, information, and deliverables in both hard copy and digital formats.
• Coordination of and participation in a project team on a daily basis.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Environmental Design, Bachelor of Architecture degree or an equivalent design degree.
• Familiarity with the local, social, cultural, political, economic, ecological, and regulatory context in Hawaii.
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working productively and collaboratively on project teams.
• Strong design and graphic portfolio.
• Fluency in Rhino, MS Office Software, Adobe Creative Suite, BIM software, rendering software.

Desirable Qualifications

• Excellent design skills evidenced by a strong portfolio of design work.
• Experience working on urban ecological or architectural public-interest design projects.
• Local work experience in the architecture or built environments field.
• Fluency in Rhino, Autodesk Revit, GIS, Grasshopper 3D, Lumion, and energy performance-related software.
• Proficiency in fabrication techniques using laser cutters, CNC machines, and other fabrication shop tools.
• Interest in public interest design and outreach.
• Interest in design education and student mentorship.

To Apply:

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