Director of Design

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Director of Design for a direct hire opportunity in Jackson, WI with a growing leader in the commercial and specialty construction industry. This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role for a design professional who can guide complex projects from concept through execution while leading a talented technical design team.

The Director of Design will serve as a key technical authority, ensuring architectural concepts, drawings, and design packages are accurate, buildable, and aligned with client expectations. This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys solving real-world constructability challenges, improving design workflows, and mentoring others in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Candidates can expect a supportive leadership team, a tight-knit design group, and the opportunity to make a direct impact on high-profile commercial and specialty construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 3 to 5 technical designers while managing daily workloads, priorities, and project schedules.
- Review architectural drawings, blueprints, and design packages for accuracy, feasibility, constructability, and compliance with client specifications.
- Serve as the technical resource for determining whether complex design concepts can be successfully built in the field.
- Collaborate with General Contractors, preconstruction teams, Project Managers, and field operations to improve design deliverables and project execution.
- Lead internal design review meetings to improve drawing standards, workflows, cost efficiency, and overall project outcomes.
- Manage design team onboarding, training, performance coaching, and ongoing talent development.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $100,000 to $110,000 per year.
- Direct hire opportunity.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, the Company is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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