The Sr. Design Manager is responsible for providing strategic leadership in developing maintaining and managing Global Architectural Design Standards and prototype documentation for Raising Canes restaurants. This role will manage and maintain relationships with our consultants and vendors. The Sr. Design Manager is tasked with developing multiple areas of expert knowledge in applying architecture engineering and interior design guidelines and protocols. This role is part of a team of internal and external design professionals who manage the complete restaurant design process through all phases.
Your Impact & Responsibilities:
- Receives approved conceptual design and make it Rollout Ready by standardizing design details FF&E and by releasing effective tools for implementation
- Leads change management of the design standards and strategizes the management of the release of quarterly updates to guidelines scope of work documents templates drawings specifications and cut sheets
- Reports on progress and uses analytics lessons learned and best practices from prior projects to continually improve design standards
- Organizes project teams resources and workflows for the collective design team
- Sets priorities for the team to achieve goals and encourages teamwork and results
- Drives complex crossfunctional projects to full completion on schedule with attention to standardization scale and efficiency
- Demonstrates support for changes necessary to improve costs effectiveness initiate and implement change
- Initiates guides and delivers approved conceptual design in a complete state
- Provides change management leadership to continually improve in areas of cost efficiency and effectiveness
- Reports on progress and applies analytics from prior projects for process improvement
- Executes and leads the adaptation of base design drawings for prototypical buildings and regional adaptations
- Leads review issue identification and correction for full contract document packages
- Develops and implements certification and training program for external consultants
- Identifies evaluates and onboards prototype master architect to lead efforts to develop and maintain base designs and regional adaptations
Qualifications :
- 8 years of experience in architecture design architectural standards or project management
- 5 years of experience managing and working with construction plans and specifications for retail/restaurant projects
- 5 years of experience managing and working with architectural/site plan design including cost and quality control material/equipment installation bidding practices material and labor costs
- Experience in restaurant or multiunit retail industry
- Experience in both the owner and consultants side
- Proficiency in AutoCAD InDesign SketchUp and Photoshop a plus
- Microsoft Proficient: Excel PowerPoint Outlook and Word
- Detailoriented organized and able to manage multiple priorities that may be constantly changing
- Resultsoriented and flexible with strong analytical written and verbal communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently both independently and collaboratively
- Able to work fulltime at the Restaurant Support Office in Plano TX and travel up to 20%
- Professional licensure: member of USGBC LEED Accredited Professional a plus
- Bachelors degree in architecture civil engineering construction management or related field
Additional Information :
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime