Senior Technical Designer

WATG is the world's preeminent destination and hospitality design firm. We are employee-owned, home to more than 500 professionals globally, located remotely and in our offices in Atlantic City, California, Dallas, New York, Honolulu, London, Singapore, and Shanghai.

WATG is hiring a Senior Technical Designer for our office in Atlantic City. This role requires in-person collaboration, with the option to work remotely only on Friday.

The Senior Technical Designer is a solutions finder who combines creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and management responsibilities to produce functionally beautiful spaces across several projects of small scale or a few mid-to-large projects simultaneously. The Senior Technical Designer provides advanced technical knowledge, a background in architecture or design, and a portfolio of innovative design conceptual solutions that support the project team in the delivery of complex interior and architectural projects.

- Ensures the overall design intent established by the designers is incorporated into the technical documentation, ensuring the design idea is consistent and properly executed

- Leads the team in planning the work and developing solutions to technical and design detail problems throughout the phases of the project

- Leads the development of interiors concepts based on the client's vision and architectural concepts

- Manages client expectations, team communications, and consultant coordination to meet the overall project objectives

- Coordinates and oversees technical design assignments and the preparation of design details, to include programming client needs, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, space planning, and construction documentation

- Reviews the technical implementation document sets, including interior plans, fixture plans, elevations, and other section details

- Generates project documents and schedules, manages the finances, and keeps the project on schedule

- Delivers thorough sets of construction documents for projects

- Works with clients, external consultants, and project team members in the production of detailed drawings for schematic design, design development, and construction

- Communicates with the client to verify design requirements and specifications, specifications, progress reviews, and delivery of final presentation are on target

- Ensures that construction detail documentation conforms to quality assurance and quality control and meets regulations and building codes

- Participates in construction administration, evaluates bids, conducts site visits, field reviews and attends project meetings, addresses technical issues, and maintains the quality control of a project within established standards and regulations and building codes

- Resolves project and technical issues and provides design support and documentation during the execution of design concepts

- May lead proposal preparation process and participate in negotiation of scope and fees on contracts, and in marketing interviews

- Incorporates integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects

- Fosters a green workplace through sustainable work practices

- Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Interior Design or related field from an accredited university

- 7+ years of experience in interior-design-related projects, with a strong background in hospitality projects, and experience designing multiple building typologies of varying scale

- Proficiency in Revit with 7+ years of experience is required

- Proficient technical expertise in MS Office, Adobe Suite, DesignSmart, AutoCAD, Sketchup, and other design tools

- Advanced knowledge of design trends, construction techniques and methodology, material application, architectural building systems, building codes, building materials, specifications

- Understanding of project work plans, staffing, schedules and budgets

- Ability to manage multiple projects of a complex scope simultaneously

- Experience in managing a team and working across teams across multiple disciplines

- Highly effective written and verbal communication and presentation skills