At Corgan we are passionate about great design but the best thing we build is each other. Here, you will find camaraderie and collaboration as abundantly as curiosity and creativity. Corgan is a welcoming firm that provides significant career advantages. Corgan creates opportunities for personal and professional growth that bring out the best in our staff and those around us by sharpening skills, leveraging technology, and encouraging communication. Our commitment to the highest standards of professional ethics is unwavering. Our passion, drive for excellence, and spirit of innovation guide us each day in our interaction with our clients, partners, associates, and with each other. Thank you for your interest in joining our passionate and hardworking team.

With the recent addition of Cooper Robertson, Corgan now brings a unique ability to help cultural institutions reimagine what it means to engage, educate, and inspire. Informed by a 25-year legacy of collaboration with leading institutional clients, our approach focuses on understanding each project’s unique needs and the important role of architecture in shaping human interactions.

As our cultural studio continues to grow, we are recruiting a creative, accomplished Cultural Studio Leader to join our Urban, Campus & Cultural team, which brings together Cooper Robertson’s history of shaping cultural institutions, cities, and campuses with Corgan’s global reach. Among the over 60 cultural projects we have completed, recent work includes the Gateway Arch Museum, Princeton University Art Museum, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and space programming and master planning for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Getty Center and Villa. The candidate for this position will lead design and business development opportunities with a team of creative, highly motivated professionals who collectively deliver outstanding results on a wide range of cultural projects.

• Collaborates with Studio and Sector leaders, designers, and project managers across the studio during all project phases to set expectations, support the design process at all stages, and challenge project teams to develop innovative design solutions and advance the firm's design principles, promoting excellence across projects
• Maintains knowledge of industry trends, professional practice, and regulatory and construction practice and issues
• Recognizes and seeks out solutions for the use of new technologies relating to project production and communications
• Directs the production of design materials that meet project objectives, including functional concepts, images, schedules and budgets
• Supports project pursuits as the primary design representative in client engagements, communication, and in advancing the design vision
• Leads business development outreach to cultivate and maintain industry relationships
• Leads project pursuits, including responding to RFQs and RFPs
• Mentors team members and supports individual development by providing guidance, feedback, and motivation
• Possesses excellent programming and strategic planning skills
• Is an industry expert in major building systems and conveys this knowledge to the team
• Is an expert on code implications and requirements for several major building/occupancy types
• Cultivates success through high level design and planning, facility requirements analysis, conceptual design and systems integration and teamwork
• Takes responsibility for ensuring codes, regulations and industry standards are applied correctly

• This role is an in-office position
• Professional degree in Architecture
• 15+ years’ experience in the design of award-winning museums and other cultural facilities
• Professional registration in architecture (required)
• Respected design leader with a proven ability to collaborate effectively and mentor team members
• Built and published track record of leading teams producing exceptional design work
• Familiarity with current global cultural design trends
• Recognized thought leader with experience presenting at conferences, speaking publicly, and publishing articles and essays

This position is designated as full-time on-site and requires the employee to be physically present at the assigned office location Monday through Friday during standard business hours. Regular, reliable on-site attendance is an essential function of this role.

Corgan creates opportunities for personal and professional growth that bring out the best in ourselves and those around us by sharpening skills, leveraging technology, and encouraging communication. Our commitment to the highest standards of professional ethics is unwavering. Our passion, drive for excellence, and abiding curiosity guide us each day in our interaction with our clients, partners, associates, and with each other. Corgan promotes a healthy work-life balance by removing obstacles and allowing you to focus on what you love doing, both inside and outside the office.

Join Corgan and help make amazing places at a place that makes you amazing!

Base Salary Range: $135,000 - $210,000 annually – New York locations only

The estimate range represents the general base salary range of candidates hired in New York only. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training. In addition, a base salary is not inclusive of total compensation.

*Only applications received through our website will be considered. For design positions, please also be sure to upload your portfolio or review of your application will be delayed.*

EOE/M/F/Disability/Vet

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