Architectural Design Specialist

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 14805
Department: Commissioner Precinct 2
Opening Date: 04/03/2025
Closing Date: 5/30/2025 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 200

Position Description
What you will do at Harris County Precinct 2
We are seeking a skilled Architectural Design Specialist to manage the design and visual communication for our Revive2Thrive initiative, which includes planning and engineering projects. This role is essential in ensuring that all project materials, from renderings to community engagement visuals, are consistent with the established look and feel as directed by our Marketing & Communications Team. The Architectural Design Specialist will collaborate closely with both the design and engineering teams to create high-quality visuals for community outreach, engagement meetings, and presentations, while maintaining brand consistency across all materials.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Design & Production:

• Create and produce high-quality design materials, including Engineering and Architectural renderings and maps, for infrastructure/planning projects, ensuring adherence to the brand standards and visual guidelines established by the Marketing & Brand Director.

Consistency Management:

• Review and ensure that all project-related materials and communications are consistent with the overall brand identity and visual style, maintaining a cohesive look across various platforms and formats.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with engineers, community planners, and vendors to integrate design elements into project deliverables, ensuring that visual aspects align with project goals and specifications.

Meeting Participation:

• Attend project meetings to provide design input and feedback, ensuring that all visual materials are appropriately aligned with project objectives and stakeholder requirements.

Material Review:

• Assess and refine design materials as needed, based on feedback from team members and stakeholders, to ensure the highest quality and effectiveness in communication.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer If you need special services or accommodations, please call or email This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in related field of study

Experience:

• Proven experience in graphic design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in creating visual materials that adhere to brand guidelines.

Comparable combination of education, training and/or experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Skills: Proficiency in graphic design software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite) and other design tools, with an eye for detail and a commitment to maintaining brand. consistency. Willingness to learn architectural and engineering rendering software and ArcGIS.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with engineers, planners, and vendors, integrating design elements into a cohesive visual strategy.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present design concepts and rationale clearly to team members and stakeholders.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

General Information
Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

• Regualar - Full-time | Position, requiring the employee to work 40 hours per week. This may include weekends and holidays.
• Hours may vary based on business needs of the department and some weekend, evening hours or holidays may be required during special events. Situations may require additional hours without prior notice. Required to work on-site during an emergency event. Required to work on-site during an emergency event.

Location

• 1001 Preston, Houston, TX 77002

Reporting Relationships

• Reports To Position: Marketing & Branding Director
• Supervises Positions: TBD

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• This position operates in both outdoor and office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and filing cabinets. Noise level in the work environment is usually average. Field trips to active construction sites involving pervasive hazards associated with heavy equipment and tool operations; speeding traffic; loud and constant noise; and regular exposure to chemicals, dust, fumes, and combustible materials. Some working conditions require special precautions and the use of protective gear (e.g., hard hats, respirator masks, gloves, etc.).
• This is a sedentary role which requires exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally. Physical ability to sit, walk, lift, bend, climb ladders and stairs or stand for an extended period of time. Work in inclement weather as required.

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.
BENEFITS

Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.
The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service
  • Accrual rates increase based on years of service
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday
• Professional development opportunities
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
• Healthcare Reimbursement Account
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:

• Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
• Flexible schedule (varies by department)
• Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:
01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

• High School or GED diploma
• Associate Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher
• None of the above

02

Do you have experience in graphic design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in creating visual materials that adhere to brand guidelines?

• Yes
• No

03

How many years of professional experience do you have in graphic design, specifically creating visual materials that align with established brand guidelines?

• Less than two (2) years
• Two (2) years to three (3) years
• Three (3) years to four (4) years
• Five (5) or more years
• N/A - No experience

04

If you made a selection in regard to the previous question, please describe your professional knowledge and/or experience. NOTE: Please DO NOT use "See Resume" as we do not use resumes for qualifications.(Type N/A if not applicable)
05

Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions:Advanced:A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Intermediate:A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Basic:A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.Entry Level:A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced
• Intermediate
• Basic
• Entry Level
• Not proficient

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