Jobs at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

Provide project administrative and coordination support including drafting proposals and contracts, generating accounting and labor reports, billing setup, scheduling and meeting minutes, maintaining project records and drives, facilitating action items during project phases, and supporting expense/time reporting and travel arrangements.

Lead and grow a workplace design and strategy practice: develop client-aligned workplace strategies, lead multi-disciplinary teams, oversee early-phase design and data-driven analysis, drive business development, mentor staff, and ensure quality and sustainable design delivery across projects.

Provide legal support for firm operations including drafting and negotiating contracts, developing contract administration policies and training, advising managers on compliance and regulatory matters, partnering with HR on EEO/Affirmative Action, managing entity structure and licensure, and leading projects and supervising legal team members.

Lead end-to-end delivery of software and infrastructure projects, translate business needs into technical scope, maintain project backlogs, manage schedules/resources/risks, create operational documentation, enforce secure configurations, implement project methodologies, report portfolio metrics, and coordinate stakeholders to meet budget and schedule targets.

Lead technical strategy and execution for sports and entertainment projects (stadiums, arenas, training facilities). Oversee code review, systems research, specifications, construction documentation, interdisciplinary coordination, quality management, and construction administration. Serve as firmwide SME, mentor staff, support pursuits, and develop technical standards, precedent libraries, and sustainability/resilience solutions.

Provide administrative and project support for architecture/engineering projects: prepare proposals and contracts, assist billing and accounting setup, maintain project records, schedule meetings, support CD/tender/CA phases, and coordinate travel and expense reporting.

Lead firm-wide social media and web strategy, manage day-to-day social platforms and English/Chinese websites, select social tech stack, coordinate creative partners, use data to grow audience, supervise and mentor staff, and collaborate cross-functionally to protect and grow the SOM brand.

Architecture student intern role supporting design teams: contribute ideas, develop design deliverables, produce portfolio-quality work, and use AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino and visualization tools while collaborating and communicating within interdisciplinary teams.