Senior Architect – Waterpark & Resort Design

Do you want to design the next generation of waterparks and resort attractions around the world?!

About the Company

Aquatic Development Group (ADG) is one of the leading aquatic venue specialty design-build firms and manufacturers of wave and surf experiences. For more than 50 years, we have partnered with top water parks, resorts, developers, and entertainment brands to deliver innovative aquatic experiences around the globe. Our clients include SeaWorld, Six Flags, Dollywood, Marriott, Hyatt, Gaylord Resorts, and many others.

As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to be a part of some of the most dynamic and creative projects taking place in the industry today. While ADG’s headquarters is located in Upstate New York, our projects span the globe. And our client list features the best of the best, including Sea World, Six Flags, Wet n’ Wild, Dollywood, Marriott, Hyatt, Gaylord Resorts, Hollywood movie productions, and much, much, more.

ADG is a high energy work environment with fast paced deadlines. You are right for our team if you are a proactive problem solver with attention to detail, able to maneuver multiple projects at once and can easily handle multiple and often shifting priorities and get great satisfaction on a job well done!

About the Role

The Senior Architect – Waterpark & Resort Design will report to the Director of Planning and Product Development. This is a key role in conceptualization, design and documentation of a wide spectrum of themed indoor and outdoor aquatic and recreation-based environments—including water parks, surf venues, lazy rivers, wave pools, hotel/resort water amenities, recreational structures, and mixed-use aquatic attractions. This position will be an integral part of a high-energy work environment with fast paced deadlines.

Our goal is to combine blue sky thinking with real world architectural sensitivity, via constructable solutions. This role requires the ability to express ideas quickly and powerfully through strong creative conceptualization, hand and digital sketches, drawings and other graphic visualizations. This position is also tasked with collaborating with the other Planning Team staff by providing production support and receiving constructive peer mentorship, as well as working with other related departments on a daily basis to help provide consistent coordination of high-quality design across all projects phases.

Key Responsibilities

• Support early-stage design through renderings, 3D perspectives, conceptual layouts, and master planning materials.

· Create waterpark and resort concepts and master plans at scale showing the relationship between the major park attractions, support facilities, retail/F&B, parking, and landscaping.

· Conceive and develop indoor and outdoor park features and imagery, including developing theming concepts, narrative and supporting imagery and documentation.

· Express ideas quickly and powerfully using hand and computer drawings, sketches, and graphics.

· Create presentation booklets to support project features, project programming, and other goals.

· Develop both AutoCAD, SketchUp, and hand-rendered plans, perspectives, site sections, topo plans, elevation views, and details for a variety of projects copes and features.

· Coordinate design needs with outside consultants, vendors, and project team members through all project phases as directed.

• When required, assist in producing detailed schematic, design development, and construction documents, including architectural plans and coordination sheets.
• Assist with and/or prepare with finish and vendor related submittals, code research, zoning requirements, and life-safety considerations.
• Occasional travel to site locations for field verifications, meetings, or construction support.
• May also serve as a liaison for planning-related communication with internal departments and clients, as well as external clients, architects, and consultants.
• Support a positive culture of creativity, quality, and accountability within the Planning Team.
• Additional duties as needed in support of ADG’s project services and product portfolio.

Qualified candidates should offer the following experiences and skills

Required

• Architecture or related degree
• Revit or AutoCAD
• 7–10+ years of architectural/site design experience
• Strong 3D visualization skills

Preferred

• Resort design
• Waterpark experience
• Lumion
• Themed entertainment
• Master planning

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