Job Summary:
Pininfarina of America is looking for a talented and ambitious Architect to join our Miami office. The ideal candidate should have strong design capabilities, excellent technical skills, and experience managing projects in a spectrum of programmatic scales and typologies.
Company Overview:
A global icon of Italian style, Pininfarina is recognized for its unparalleled ability to create timeless beauty through its values of elegance, purity, and innovation. Listed on the Borsa Italiana Stock Exchange since 1986, Pininfarina has offices in Italy, Germany, China, and the United States, with a prestigious design portfolio that includes transportation, industrial design, architecture, interiors, nautical and automotive design. Each of Pininfarina's projects –– which span multidisciplinary collaborations with luxury goods companies such as Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Princess, and Oceanco to multi-family residential work with Cyrela and Excem Real Estate and architectural projects such as the Istanbul Airport Control Tower and the Juventus Stadium –– is rooted in the goal of humanizing innovation and technology, creating designs that are both aesthetically powerful and boundary-pushing. This human-centered ethos reflects the core Pininfarina values with an approach to design that has been refined over the last 90 years and marries the best of each vertical to produce a wholly unique result every time. Pininfarina was named a top player in the 2020 Branded Residences World Research market report by Savills and has been recognized on the global stage by programs such as the International Architecture Awards, the Red Dot Design Award, the iF Design Award, and 5th in a ranking of the Top 100 Architecture and Design Companies operating in Italy.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
To research, program, plan, design, and administer building projects for clients, applying knowledge of architectural design, construction detailing, construction procedures, zoning and building codes, and building materials and systems.
Produces conceptual plans, renderings, and documents.
Plans and programs layout of project(s); coordinates and integrates engineering elements into a unified design for client review and approval.
Produces construction documents in AutoCAD and Revit.
Working with the Project Managers, may direct, supervise, and check activities of workers engaged in preparing drawings and specification documents for the Conceptual Design Phase, Schematic Design Phase, and/or the Detailed Design Phase of a project.
Works in tandem with highly collaborative multi-disciplined design teams.
Assists in research and coordination of materials and products for project specifications.
Project time tracking using Resource Management by Smartsheet.
Other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Skills:
3-6 years of proven experience with large-scale international projects.
Strong aesthetic design sensitivity with technical knowledge.
Experience in coordination with clients and consultants.
Excellent level of communication and organization, control, and management of the project budget.
Ability to articulate design concepts precisely, comprehensibly, and in a graphically engaging way.
Experience in geometric optimization and fabrication processes for complex geometry.
Skilled in researching technical solutions with the ability to resolve details through cutting-edge solutions.
Ability as a team leader.
Knowledge of products, materials, and construction methods.
Advanced knowledge of 3D and 2D software (Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Revit are a must)
Knowledge of 2D drawing in AutoCAD
Knowledge of rendering software such as V-ray, Lumion, and Twinmotion.
Fluent in English. Italian and Portuguese are a plus.
All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States.