Job description

Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of development project manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.

Responsibilities:

• First-level supervisory responsibilities include managing design team workloads, workflow, and utilization.
• Assign projects, tasks, and initiatives ensuring timely completion.
• Ensure achievement of team member utilization goals.
• Manage standards, processes, and quality assurance.
• Manage multiple key projects and engagements.
• Serve as a coach to designers encouraging professional development and growth while providing feedback and assessment.
• Manage multiple key projects and engagements.
• Organize meetings and meet with key customers and stakeholders, as well as serve as customer point of contact.
• Engage with customer to gather project information (surveys, interviews, data collection, observations) and to uncover customer challenges.
• Lead design discovery and co-creation sessions with project stakeholders.
• Drive or lead creative engagements and workshops.
• Specify furniture and finishes required per final layouts.
• Influence, inspire, and guide solutions and deliverables from supporting team members.
• Produce and present design concepts to customers.
• Produce furniture block plans, space plans, finish palettes, furniture specification, and installation drawings; create, revise, and plot design drawings.
• Develop validation packages and spreadsheets.
• Estimate budgetary hours and manage and monitor project hours.
• Prepare design budgets and design proposals.
• Responsible for individual tasks and duties as well as overall project results, outcomes, and direction of team members.
• Direct on-boarding for team members in partnership with Design Training & Development.
• Lead internal and external projects and process improvement initiatives.
• Accountable for developing customer relationships and meeting customer expectations.
• Attend industry events and peer networking opportunities.
• Membership in industry professional organizations required.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Interior or Architectural Design, an Associate Degree will be considered.
• 5 years related design experience. Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) or National Architecture Board (NAB) accreditation preferred.
• One or more professional certifications required: NCIDQ, CID, LEED AP, WELL AP, EDAC, 6 Sigma, PMI, etc.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Competencies

• Requires an optimistic people-focused leader who is looking to develop their own managerial style and skillset as they influence teams of passionate and creative problem solvers.
• Results-oriented motivator/team builder who can manage and embrace change.
• Awareness of business practices, trends, and strategies.
• Awareness of related markets and competitor positions.
• Trusts others to perform and allows direct reports to complete their own work.
• Aware of each direct report’s career goals
• Committed to the mentorship and development of others; prior experience leading and managing teams desired.
• Effectively manages complex projects with many players and objectives.
• Highly effective in formal presentation settings; one on one and in large groups.
• Effectively facilitates conversations and interpersonal engagements such as workshops.
• Advanced proficiency in a variety of software: AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Microsoft Office. CET Designer, 20/20 CAP, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign desired.
• Expert level knowledge of commercial furniture products and systems furnishings.
• Expert ability to apply Interior Design principles, to include texture, color, form, function, materiality balance, rhythm, repetition, proximity, symmetry, biophilia, cognition and perception.
• Expert level understanding of building codes, regulations, ADA.
• Ability to apply commercial furniture products and systems furnishings.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Ability to analyze complex information from multiple sources.
• Ability to draw/sketch by hand.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Bonus pay
• Commission pay

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• San Jose, CA 95128: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• UI: 5 years (Preferred)
• UX: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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