Overview:HKS is seeking an experienced Impact Fellow to join our team.This is a vital global strategic design role focused on influencing,
elevating, amplifying, and advancing high-performance, sustainable,
healthy, regenerative and equitable design on all HKS projects. This
leadership role will work directly with HKS CEO, Chief Design Officer,
Chief Process Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer, Global Sector
Directors for Innovation and HUB, firmwide design and technical
leadership, DesignGreen team, and subject experts across HKS to accelerate
and amplify the holistic quality of HKS design solutions. It is project
focused, process rooted, and outcome based.
The Impact Fellow for Regenerative Design role is currently anticipated to
have a timeframe of 3-years and will have considerable authority and access to
firm resources to influence design culture and amplify design impact.
The Impact Fellow for Regenerative Design will develop and implement a global
strategy to engage firm, design, and project leadership in a way that
enhances HKS design solutions so that outcomes are grounded in systems
thinking, creating harmony between the built and natural environments. The
needs of all stakeholders are respected. A key measure of success will be to
generate, influence and grow a design ethos that embraces resilience,
integration, humility, innovation, sustainability, joy, and
abundance intrinsic to relevant, beautiful architectural design solutions in
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This design role will exercise independent action in the creation,
evaluation, selection, and use of design methodologies, techniques,
and building science for integrative process, technical implementation,
and high-performance outcomes to expand and accelerate the design objectives
of HKS. The Impact Fellow will work with the team to identify barriers and
creatively solve problems when encountered. Possesses and applies a broad
knowledge of sustainable, high-performance building design principles,
practices, and procedures with originality, ingenuity, innovation,
impact, inclusion, and an expressive respect for beauty.Responsibilities:
Works directly with Director of Integration and coordinate with HKS CEO,
Chief Design Officer, Chief Process Officer, Chief Sustainability
Officer, Global Sector Director for Innovation and HUB, firmwide design
leadership, the HKS Design Green team, and subject experts across HKS to
accelerate the holistic quality of HKS design solutions
Functions as part of the DesignGreen Team within the Innovation Sector
Engages HKS Strategic Leadership Team to identify opportunities, create
strategy and to effectively implement design thinking.
Advocates for a design culture of exploration, curiosity, excellence,
continual improvement, and high-performance in a way that accelerates
holistic design excellence.
Performs responsibilities to creatively engage project teams as a design
leader to create, evaluate, select, and use design methodologies,
techniques, and building science for integrative process, technical
implementation and high-performance outcomes to accelerate the design
objective
Collaborates in project integrative process and workshops including team
member coordination, research and development, identification of
sustainable/high-performance project goals and strategies
Identifies key blockers that get in the way of seamless integration of
sustainability and resilience principles into project design
Successfully guides selected projects toward exemplary outcomes such as
net-zero, living building, carbon neutral, ecologically regenerative and
restorative
Coordinates technical and analytic needs with DesignGreen, Facades Studio,
Technical Resources Group (TRG) services and Building Engineering Physics.
Assists in the preparation of proposals for HKS internal and stand-alone
external project services
Develops and delivers project outcomes that align with strategic firm
objectives
ngages and supports geographic offices delivering objectives and align with
design, research and process enterprise objectives
Carries out or assists with specialized research activities
Participate in client interactions including the preparation of presentations
and with project team presents design concepts
Maintains open communication with client and may provide guidance through
projects
Maintains awareness of risk management for potential project issues and
involves PIC/PM if needed
Participates in team meetings
May attend on-site visits, field reviews and project meetings and document
as needed
Assist in developing and maintaining excellent relationships with existing and
potential clients through project work
Assist in production of marketing presentations and in preparing project
proposal for HKS project services. Participation in interviews is expected
Participates with civic, community and industry professional organizations
with commitment and professional integrityQualifications:
Strong design portfolio. Award winning architectural design For full info
follow application link.HKS is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and committed to a policy of
non-discrimination in all employment practices including, but not limited
to, recruiting, hiring, training, advancement, compensation, and
termination. HKS' policies, including its Affirmative Action Programs,
are designed to not only ensure legal compliance with state and federal
anti-discrimination and retaliation laws, but to carry out the principles of
equal employment opportunities in all job categories. Deliberate and conscious
effort is made to make employment decisions that are consistent with these
equal employment opportunity principles. HKS will recruit, hire, train,
and promote persons in all job titles,
and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to
