Design Manager

Design Manager

In the role of Design Manager, we are looking for an individual with retail design and architecture experience specifically for pre-design, design, programming, planning/entitlement and permitting activities. With experience leading teams of multiple designers, AORs, EORs and consultants. Experience in car wash design is a plus.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Be actively engaged in the due diligence, planning, design and permitting phases for both Greenfield and Acquisition Projects.
• Manage the design process from concept to completion, ensuring projects stay on schedule.
• Supervise and train multiple direct reports, setting them up with a solid foundation for positive growth.
• Ability to engage, coordinate and manage all consultants needed during due diligence, design, planning/entitlement and permitting phases.
• Ability to partner with in-house AOR, drafters, and engineers and drive planning/entitlement and permitting coordination internally and with consultants.
• Oversee the production of all project documentation, including specifications, and SOPs with consultant and process management.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the design process continually updating the process workflows for the design team.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of design strategies that align with business objectives.
• Ensure proper reporting and data governance.
• Communicate succinctly and transparently to all stakeholders.
• Engage with business line leadership at regular intervals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Experience with Architects and Engineers of Record; retail design; fixture planning and full permit construction documents are important requirements for this position.
• Strong working knowledge of architectural construction drawings.
• Understanding of drawings, specifications, project manuals, etc.
• Understanding of retail roll outs design and construction programs.
• Highly organized with strong analytical skills.
• Experience with Procore software desirable.
• Experience with Blue Beam used during design reviews desirable.
• Manage ambiguity and the challenges that arise during the pre-design and design phases.
• If you are tasked to drive as a part of this role, then it is required that you have a clean driving record and a current Driver's License that is not suspended or expired.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Face to face and/or remote daily interpersonal interaction is usually required in order to perform the job. Role is expected to be Remote Work. Travel is as needed, anticipate less than 15%.

EEO-1 Category: Professionals