Design Manager

Responsibilities:

• Support key initiatives from creation to implementation.
• Participate in ideating the conceptual framework for the project.
• Respond to client and member requests, including test fits, by providing technically sound design solutions.
• Coordinate closely with the Design & Creative Director focused on defining and maintaining an on-brand project aesthetic appropriate to the market, neighborhood and program
• Communicate regularly to management and the project team with project updates and work alongside and receive mentorship from Design & Creative Director.
• Design Deliverables: Produce complete design packages, including interior design drawings, lighting strategy, joinery and FF&E specifications, technical drawings, and AoR and GC coordination.
• Space Planning: For each project, identify and arrange the functional requirements, high-level programming, code analysis, and space planning. Produce all design and handoff packages using Revit, including programming, layout, AoR and GC handoff, and stakeholder-related deliverables.
• Stay current with design, material and FF&E, and liaise with Supply Chain and Logistics leadership and vendors to optimize FF&E selection and procurement.
• Lead internal and external team meetings as needed, providing clear, concise and actionable agendas and communication.
• Travel between Site and HQ when required.
• To log, review and make recommendations with regards to project design variations and individual project requests by end-users
• Maintain a high standard for the look and feel of Site environments, including where architecture meets MEP, AV, IT, and other building systems.
• Collaborate and conduct peer reviews with our internal global design team to continually develop and implement design standards and library and develop our workplace design strategy to ensure the workplace is continuously innovating.
• Disseminate, implement and uphold Standards, Processes and Procedures relevant to project planning.
• Provide mechanisms for monitoring and tracking progress relating to project design schedule
• Ensure that all projects have a consistent delivery for brief, master planning and design and adherence to company Standards, local code, real estate strategies and end-user requirements before submitting for approval.

Requirements:

• Bachelor or Master's degree in a design or design-related field, including but not limited to Interior Design or Architecture.
• 4+ years professional design experience on high quality commercial or hospitality interiors; mixed-use residential, cultural, and institutional experience will also be considered.
• A commitment to delivering outstanding high-quality design.
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphic communication skills.
• Excellent decision-making skills.
• Self-directed with a high level of initiative and a 'can do' attitude and open to feedback.
• Highly resourceful problem solver and quick learner.
• Strong time management skills.
• Exceptional at joinery design with a great understanding of critical FF&E principles and dimensions.
• Having a good understanding of construction materials, a keen eye for finishes, and an ability to use color combinations effectively.
• Skilled staging and styling spaces.
• Possessing good spatial perception and sensitivity towards lighting requirements in each space.
• Passionate and curious about the built environment. Maintain a desire for design knowledge.
• Proficient in the following programs: BIM Revit (Essential), Enscape, all things Google, Bluebeam Revu, Adobe Creative Suite, and MS Office.

EA Personnel Name: Jackie Ng

EA Personnel No: R

EA License No: 95C5411