About Bodwé Professional Services Group
Bodwé is the Professional Services Group of Mno-Bmadsen, the investment enterprise and a wholly owned instrumentality of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. We are architects, planners, consultants, designers, engineers, scientists, and federal contractors, committed to growing the economy and legacy of the Pokagon Band and supporting its more than 6,000 citizens. We enhance space and place in partnership with clients that span the country and business sectors, offering full-service architecture and engineering services as well as contract support services for federal agencies. We design and build, preserve and restore, mitigate and manage, serve and problem solve.
About Blue Star Integrative Studio
We are founded on belief in the power of place that comes from a long-term relationship between people and the land. We are a Tulsa-based, Tribally-owned, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) company, partnering with Indigenous, public, and private clients, holding high standards for ourselves as well as the people and the projects we engage.
Position Summary
This role provides comprehensive support to Project Coordinators, Project Architects, and Project Managers throughout all project phases. This position provides significant exposure opportunities towards NCARB related hours for licensure.
Accommodation Requests
We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, contact 269-927-0144 or careers@bodwegroup.com
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The following inexhaustive list of duties represent a sample of work routinely performed by this role:
- Assists project managers and designers in developing project documents for bidding and construction.
- Assists with projects from beginning to end, during the Design Development, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration phases.
- Prepares presentation materials such as conceptual drawings, 3D renderings and visualizations, and digital 3D and physical models.
- Develops and modifies design and technical solutions throughout all phases of a project.
- Participates and contributes to design discussions, idea generation, and design work in drawing, model, and 3D image formats.
- Works closely with team members and assists in completing projects on aggressive schedules by meeting deadlines within expected time and budget constraints.
- Generates revisions and corrections from outline mock-ups, redlined drawings, and project document sets.
- Attends client meetings to observe the overall process and develop presentation skills.
- Participates in construction site visits to better understand the construction process.
- Provides support for any tasks required for the successful completion of the project.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience
Required Education, Certifications, or Licensure:
- Bachelor of Architecture (5-year program) and/or Bachelor of Science in Architecture from an NAAB accredited institution
- Ability to maintain a valid driver’s license and be insurable under business insurance policies
Preferred Education, Certifications, or Licensure:
- Master of Architecture Degree
- Pursuing or interest in pursuing LEED Credential
Required Background and Experience:
- 0-3 years of architectural experience
- Ability to travel overnight to project sites via regular commercial travel means
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent organizational abilities, and technical skills
- Desire to work in all phases of the design process from project planning and concepts through working drawings, specifications, and construction administration.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to change
- Demonstrated ability to interact in a cooperative and effective manner
- Self-motivated, able to multi-task, self-starting, and strong service orientation
- Ability to work well with others under deadline situations and respond to changes in priorities
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, set priorities and see projects through to completion
Preferred Background and Experience:
- Previous internship experience in an architectural firm is a plus
Required Technical Experience:
- Proficiency in the use of AutoCad, Revit, and other BIM design technologies.
- Working knowledge of SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office
Working Environment
This is a hybrid position that will require some (≤ 15%) travel to headquarters, client project sites, or conferences. When in office, the environment is temperature controlled subject to minimal exposure to outside elements. When traveling to project sites, this role will be exposed to various environments, terrains, temperatures, and projects under construction.
Physical Demands
- Sitting/Standing: This role is generally sedentary performing sitting work utilizing technological office equipment including a laptop, mouse, keyboard, computer monitors, telephones, and scanners, copiers, and fax machines.
- Walking: This role requires the ability to move about inside the office to access technological equipment required for the role.
- Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling: This role may require stooping to reload printer trays with print paper.
- Using Hands/Fingers: This role constantly operates technological office equipment such as laptop, mouse, keyboard, computer monitors, telephones, and scanners, copiers, and fax machines.
- Talking/Hearing: This role requires constant communication with others in the organization to exchange information, review information, and make decisions about information.
- Seeing: This role requires the ability to see, view, and distinguish all aspects of construction.
- Carrying/Lifting: This role requires the ability to lift up to 15lbs to transport technological office equipment to and from various workspaces.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Native American Hiring Preference
Our parent company, Mno-Bmadsen, prefers to hire Pokagon citizens who are qualified and suitable for available positions. For purposes of this section, “qualified” means that the applicant meets the technical and experiential needs for employment; and “suitable” means that the candidate appears to be the best fit considering present circumstance and conditions. Targeted preference is in the following order:
- First, to qualified Pokagon Band citizens; and
- Second, to qualified spouses, and qualified custodial parents; and
- Third, to other qualified Native Americans; and
- Fourth, to all other qualified applicants
Any determinations as to the applicability of the Pokagon hiring preference are at the discretion of each Company President.
Branch: Buildings Services
Reporting Entity: Blue Star Integrative Studio
Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt/Hourly
Hours Per Week: 40
Reporting Status: Hybrid (Minimum 3 Days in Office)
Reports To: President
Manages Others: No
Overnight Travel: Up to 15% Annually