- You will be accountable for design excellence and the overall design quality across the region. Your region will be expected to regularly submit and successfully win design awards, contributing to the firm’s portfolio. You will deliver solutions uniquely responsive to deliver innovative design concepts that synthesize our clients’ culture, goals, and aspirations with the needs of people, community, society.
- You will nurture a community of designers in your region by setting the standard for an environment that exemplifies collaboration, experimentation, innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. You will partner with the Executive Director of Design in the recruitment and retention of senior design leaders to grow the next generation of design leaders. You will champion the high-performance design teams in all offices in the region, and coordinate with the Regional Director and Office Practice Leaders to fill creative talent gaps.
- You will be the leading regional voice for the firm’s design aspiration to be one of the most innovative, creative, and highly regarded impact-driven solutions design firms in the world. You will be a key participant in the definition and execution of a strategic regional growth plan. You will be a partner in your regional leadership team and engage with other firm, office, and market leadership to develop and implement a business plan which identifies key business strategies and entrepreneurial initiatives focused on the continued growth and impact of the region. You will be responsible for engaging senior design leaders within your region as appropriate to participate in the process, take ownership, communicate, and champion the initiatives set forth.
- B ARCH from an NAAB-accredited architecture program required. M Arch from an NAAB-accredited architecture program preferred.
- Current Architectural Registration in the US and LEED AP preferred.
- A minimum of 20 years of related work experience in A/E/I industry and proven track record of ability to lead and inspire others.
- Ability to lead a diverse team of creative architects, designers and other disciplines across multiple offices.
- Proven design ability demonstrated through a design portfolio of significant built and unbuilt work.
- Third party recognition of your work as a lead designer by local, regional, and national design awards programs and recognized design publications or digital platforms is required.
- Demonstrated ability and aptitude for innovative design solutions to address the challenges of people, business, community, society and the environment.
- Business fluency to translate the strategic framework into regional growth goals and business metrics.
- A passion for understanding our business and the business of our clients and seek continuous improvement for both.
- Demonstrated leadershipto build aculture of collaboration, transparency, safety and trust.
- Aptitude for communicating complex ideas, both business and design ideas, in a compelling manner that convinces others of their value.
- Talent to build our brand, by being connected externally and being visible in the region.
- Champion an ethical culture and hold others accountable for the same.
- We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
- We are committed to ensuring our practice is equitable for all employees, representative of the communities around us – and focused on the future of design. We advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through the leadership of our DEI Council, Employee Resource Groups and other community advocacy initiatives.
- We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.
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