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Bodwe Professional Services Group

(UX) Designer

Bodwe Professional Services Group, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022

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About Bodw Professional Services Group

Bodw is the Professional Services Group of Mno-Bmadsen, the investment enterprise and a wholly owned instrumentality of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. We are architects, planners, consultants, designers, engineers, scientists, and federal contractors, committed to growing the economy and legacy of the Pokagon Band and supporting its more than 6,000 citizens. We enhance space and place in partnership with clients that span the country and business sectors, offering full-service architecture and engineering services as well as contract support services for federal agencies. We design and build, preserve and restore, mitigate and manage, serve and problem solve.

Position Summary

We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented UX Designer in

Washington, DC

near

Capitol Hill

. In this role, you will be responsible for creating both low and high-fidelity wireframes to communicate design concepts to engineers, testers, and users. You will collaborate closely with business analysts to define workflows, analyze and improve the user experience for legacy applications, and propose enhancements to streamline processes. Additionally, you will present your design concepts to stakeholders, incorporate their feedback, and iterate designs as needed. Working closely with engineers, you will refine designs based on data analysis and implementation constraints, ensuring that all designs are not only user-friendly but also technically feasible. You will also collaborate with testers and business analysts to refine acceptance criteria, ensuring that designs are updated to meet evolving requirements.

Accommodation Requests

We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our HR Director (April Hawkins) at 269-927-0144 or careers@bodwegroup.com

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Wireframe Development:

Develop low and high-fidelity wireframes to communicate design concepts to engineers, testers, and users, ensuring alignment with user needs and business goals. Collaboration with Business Analysts:

Work with business analysts to define workflows, analyze the user experience (UX) of legacy applications, and propose design improvements to enhance usability and functionality. Stakeholder Presentation:

Present design concepts and user flows to stakeholders, actively incorporate feedback, and iterate designs to meet stakeholder expectations. Refine Designs with Engineers:

Collaborate with engineers to refine designs based on data analysis and technical constraints, ensuring the final design is both usable and feasible for development. Acceptance Criteria Refinement:

Work with testers and business analysts to refine acceptance criteria for designs and adjust user interfaces as needed to ensure high-quality results. User Research:

Conduct user interviews, gather feedback, and collect data through customer observations to inform design decisions and improve overall user experience. UI Developer Collaboration:

Partner with UI developers, particularly those working with React, to clarify and refine designs for development, ensuring accurate implementation of the design vision. Required Qualifications:

US Citizenship is a must. Bachelor's Degree with 5

-

7 years of experience in UX design or a related field, with a solid track record of designing intuitive, user-centered digital experiences. Proven experience as a UX Designer with a strong portfolio demonstrating your expertise in developing wireframes and user-centered designs. Experience with Design Tools:

Proficiency in design tools such as

Adobe XD

or

Figma

to create wireframes, prototypes, and mockups. Workflow Definition & Analysis:

Experience collaborating with business analysts to define complex workflows and present alternative design solutions to customers. User Research Experience:

Skilled in conducting user interviews and gathering data from customer observations to inform design decisions. Collaboration with Engineers:

Experience working with UI developers, particularly those using

React

, to clarify and refine designs based on implementation constraints. Preferred Qualifications:

Strong understanding of front-end development principles (HTML, CSS, React) and how they influence design decisions. Experience working in an Agile development environment. Familiarity with data-driven design and using analytics to guide design improvements. Physical Demands

Sitting/Standing:

This role requires the ability to be on your feet moving around for most of the day interacting with staff, contractors or contractor representatives, and work being performed. Walking:

This position may require an extensive amount of walking throughout the offices/buildings as needed. Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling:

This role may require occasional stooping or kneeling to transport technical equipment if needed or operate computers, etc. Using Hands/Fingers:

This role constantly operates technological office equipment such as laptop, mouse, keyboard, computer monitors, telephones, and scanners, copiers, and fax machines. Talking/Hearing:

This role requires constant communication with others in the organization to exchange information, review information, and make decisions about information. Seeing:

This role requires the ability to see, view, and distinguish all aspects of work to ensure accuracy on work performed. Carrying/Lifting:

This role requires the ability to lift up to 15lbs to transport technological office equipment, and other needed project items to and from various workspaces. Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Native American Hiring Preference

Our parent company, Mno-Bmadsen, prefers to hire Pokagon citizens who are qualified and suitable for available positions. For purposes of this section, "qualified" means that the applicant meets the technical and experiential needs for employment; and "suitable" means that the candidate appears to be the best fit considering present circumstances and conditions. Targeted preference is in the following order:

First, to qualified Pokagon Band citizens; and Second, to qualified spouses, and qualified custodial parents; and Third, to other qualified Native Americans; and Fourth, to all other qualified applicants

Any determinations as to the applicability of the Pokagon hiring preference are at the discretion of each Company President.

Reporting Branch:

Federal Support Services Branch

Reporting Entity:

Bodwe Federal Services

Fair Labor Standards Act Status:

Exempt

Hours Per Week:

40 hrs

Reporting Status:

Onsite

Reports To:

Senior Program Manager

Manages Others:

No

Overnight Travel:

No