Senior UX Designer

### Company Description

**Big challenges need bold thinkers.**

If you’re someone who sees problems as opportunities, you’ll thrive here. **RESPEC is 100% employee-owned**, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we’ve tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.

**At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems**. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems.

We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you’ll fit right in.

**We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.**

### Job Description

We are seeking a **Senior UX Designer** to lead the design of digital products focused on improving the user experience for web-based applications and platforms. This role plays a key part in ensuring solutions are user-centric, accessible, and aligned with industry best practices. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in design strategy, usability research, and cross-functional collaboration to help build digital tools that drive meaningful outcomes for users across diverse stakeholder groups.

**Key Responsibilities**

* Lead UX/UI efforts across digital platforms, ensuring consistency with enterprise-wide design standards and best practices.
* Translate user research into actionable deliverables including user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and journey maps.
* Conduct usability testing and user outreach to validate design effectiveness and inform iterations.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and business stakeholders, to align design solutions with technical feasibility and business goals.
* Provide strategic guidance and design rationale to leadership and product teams.
* Ensure solutions meet accessibility, usability, and visual design standards.

### Qualifications

**Minimum Qualifications**

* **8 years** of experience in software product development, digital design, or UX/UI.
* **8 years** of experience designing wireframes or mockups aligned with UX best practices.
* **8 years** conducting user and usability research.
* **5 years** of experience in communication and facilitation across cross-functional teams.
* **4 years** of experience leading large-scale UX/UI initiatives.
* **4 years** using design tools such as **Figma** (or comparable).
* **3 years** working on accessibility-compliant design, adhering to federal accessibility standards (e.g., Section 508/WCAG).

**Preferred Qualifications**

* Experience using **Atlassian Jira** for workflow or issue tracking.
* Experience supporting or working within a public sector, education-focused, or mission-driven organization.

### Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.