Theater Planner

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

DLR Group's Theater Design team is growing. We're searching for a Theater Planner to join us in one of the following studios:

• Chicago
• Dallas
• Los Angeles
• New York City
• Washington, DC

Position Summary

As a Theater Planner and Systems Designer at DLR Group you will assist in the design of performance and assembly venues, their support spaces, and performance-related equipment systems from planning and pre-design phases through construction administration and post-opening services. As part of our integrated design teams, you will help create buildings that elevate the human experience through design.

What You Will Do:

• Support needs assessment and early project planning efforts
• Assist in providing architects, engineers, and other project planners theatrical design guidance on mechanical, structural, and electrical requirements for performance spaces and performance equipment systems
• Assist senior staff with project design reviews, documentation, existing conditions/equipment assessment, and other theatrical design work

Required Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of experience in theater consulting, performance equipment systems design, or related field
• Degree from a 4-year college program in theater, engineering, architecture, or related field
• Proficiency in the use of Revit and/or AutoCAD; Revit is preferred
• Strong knowledge of typical theatrical production practice
• Basic knowledge of performance-related equipment systems such as theatrical lighting, rigging, audience seating, etc.; strong knowledge of at least one system preferred
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong computer, research, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Self-motivated with an ability to work in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• A basic understanding of building systems and construction techniques
• Direct experience at a professional or university level with performance production
• ETCP certification a plus but not required 

#LI-MIS

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.