Design Professional, 2026 Grads - West Columbia Studio - West Columbia, SC

McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm with eleven studios located in the southeast. · We pride ourselves on strong client relationships and community partnerships. Our projects represent the work of a collaborative gro ...

Job description

McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm with eleven studios located in the southeast.

We pride ourselves on strong client relationships and community partnerships. Our projects represent the work of a collaborative group of dedicated design professionals driven by a solitary goal: to deliver a functional solution that inspire collaboration, function, imagination, constructability, and attributes of a well-constructed environmental design.

We are seeking a creative, innovative, and talented Design Professionals to join any of our eleven studio locations – Asheville, NC, Charlotte, NC: Charleston, SC, Columbia, SC, Greenville, SC, Spartanburg, SC, Augusta, GA, Atlanta, GA, Columbus, GA, Huntsville, AL, and West Columbia, SC

• Prepare architectural plans and renderings
• Review and coordinate conceptual designs from all disciplines
• Own      responsibility for specific technical design aspects of an assigned      project; including investigation, evaluation, and recommendation of design      solutions
• Perform      specific portions of assignments for medium to large scale projects
• Provide      consultation in the planning/design/coordination of large, complex      projects
• Conduct      code research and analysis
• Collaborate      with engineers, consultants, contractors, & clients
• Analyze      contactor/consultant/client problems and develop solutions
• Carry      out complex assignments requiring the development of new      techniques/procedures
• Review      shop drawings, submittals, and respond to RFIs
• Perform      construction administration duties
• Support      business development activities as necessary
• Assist      with specifications as assigned
• Perform      other duties as directed

Requirements

• Bachelor      of Architecture or Bachelor of Arts or Science in Architecture
• Experience      with Autodesk Revit software
• Familiarity      with Adore Creative Suite software
• Proficiency      with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel software
• Firm      grasp of building technology fundamentals
• Excellent      time management skills
• Ability      to prioritize and execute tasks with many competing priorities
• Ability      to absorb new ideas and concepts quickly
• Strong      interpersonal skills
• Strong      attention to detail
• Exceptional      organizational and follow-through skills
• Self-motivated      and able to work independently
• Ability      to work collaboratively as part of a team

Preferred Skills:

• IDP/AXP      hours complete
• Prior      internship experience is a plus
• Master      of Architecture
• Experience      with Newforma Project Center and/or Newforma Project Analyzer
• Experience      with Microsoft Project
• Experience      with Bluebeam PDF Revu

Ready to apply? If this career opportunity sounds like a fit for you and you are ready to join the MPS team, click on the 'apply' button below.