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Project Designer

Cannon Design
Houston, Texas
Full Time
Posted October 6, 2025
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Job Description

This role involves leading and collaborating on architectural design projects, from conceptualization through construction, with a focus on innovative, sustainable, and client-responsive solutions, while mentoring emerging professionals and ensuring design excellence.

Key Responsibilities

  • Participate in the design process, translating ideas into built environment solutions and providing project design leadership.
  • Conceptualize and develop design solutions throughout all project phases, ensuring responsiveness to client goals and culture.
  • Support senior design leaders by translating shared design goals for the team and clients.
  • Focus on schematic design and design development, guiding detailing and construction documentation in collaboration with project architects.
  • Provide guidance on design intent during construction administration.
  • Prepare and lead the creation of client presentation materials, including 2D and 3D visualizations.
  • Lead design presentations to clients and project teams.
  • Collaborate with interior designers, technical leaders, and engineers to develop holistic and sustainable design solutions.
  • Coordinate design intent across multiple disciplines and integrate building systems considerations.
  • Incorporate performance-based and sustainable strategies into design, supporting energy modeling efforts.
  • Mentor and develop emerging professionals within the team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor or Master degree in Architecture required.
  • Bachelor or Master degree in Architecture from an accredited program preferred.
  • Minimum 8 years of related professional experience required.
  • Architectural Registration in the United States preferred.
  • LEED accreditation preferred.
  • Knowledge of building codes and requirements.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Technical knowledge of exterior and interior materials and building assemblies.
  • Must be a critical thinker.
  • Must be highly analytical.
  • Must be a fully qualified professional able to perform work with a high degree of latitude, with some ambiguity in work.
  • Ability to coordinate multiple disciplines to achieve design intent.
  • Command of Revit, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office required.
  • Experience with one or more real-time rendering and 3D rendering software such as Enscape, Twinmotion, and/or V-Ray required, as demonstrated through a portfolio of past and current visualization work.
  • Experience with digital media creation and editing in the Adobe Creative Cloud applications required.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range (not specified)
Work schedule (not specified)
Work environment perks (collaborative culture, emphasis on innovation, diversity and inclusion initiatives)
Mentorship and professional growth opportunities

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