Senior Project Designer, Aviation

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients our communities and our planet. If this sparks your interest youre in the right place.

Position Summary

As a key leader in our team you will take responsibility for significant aspects of projects guiding the development and delivery of project documents. You will collaborate closely with our integrated design team to produce high-quality work ensuring that all project activities align with schedules budgets and work plans. This role offers an opportunity to make a substantial impact on our projects while contributing to our commitment to excellence in design. If you are a collaborative thought leader with a strategicmindsetthis might be the position for you.

The Senior Aviation Project Designer develops and oversees our Aviation Practices daily design activities. This requires that they work directly with and under the direction of the National AviationLeaderso both will be fully informed of all practice-related activities. The Senior Designer manages design procedures and ensures they are carried out properly tomaintaina high levelof design quality. They assess the needs of the practice and respond proactively to meet those needs. They constantly look at the practice big picture by ensuring daily aviation design projects run smoothly and as efficiently as possible. Additionally the Senior Designer regularly evaluates the practices organizational efficiency and makes necessary changes to maximizegrowth.

DLR Group is 100% employee owned and as suchyoullenjoy the opportunity to have ownership in the Firm. We rely on all our employee-owners to apply their financial acumen to grow the Firm profitably.

Responsibilities

Aviation Design Procedures

• Lead project development and manage client relationships in coordination with the Project Manager and Project Designer
• Oversee all aspects of project implementation ensuring alignment with schedules and profitability goals
• Works with firm leadership the National AviationLeaderand the National Infrastructure BD Leader in defining developing implementingoverseeingand revising design policies and guidelines for the Aviation practice.
• Coordinate project teams and communication with clients and stakeholders
• Develop and lead conceptual designs or technical strategies for projects
• Manage project timelines budgets and profitability while prioritizing design elements
• Supervise and mentor teams to ensure high-quality deliverables and design excellence
• Present technical and design solutions to clients acting as a subject matter expertinAviation Design andProduction Standards
• Implement quality assurance/control processes and adhere to company practice standards
• Working with firm leadership in defining developingimplementingand revising design policies and design guidelines for Aviation Practice
• Developing and overseeing client design services
• Aviation BIM template development and oversite as well as the Design Families for airports.
• Aviation QA/QC Design plan and oversite
• Planning/Design/Production/CA/Closeout standards review and implementation

Aviation Practice Management

• Workswith Project Managers and Design team to manage resources in delivering superior design for Aviation Practice
• Liaising with departmental design heads to develop and recommend design growth plans in opportunities
• Supports contract negotiations and risk management tomaintainknowledge of scope boundaries and client deliverable expectations to ensure proper design management for each project
• In collaboration with team works to manage and oversee project designs schedules and resource allocation and tracks client design satisfaction
• Works with firm leadership to develop Business Development Design Deliverables Marketing Design Deliverables Pursuit Design Deliverables and Practice Design Deliverables
• Coordinates with Project Managers and operational leadership on practice Financial Tracking and Reporting
• Oversees performance management onboarding evaluations and career development for design staff.

Aviation Business Development

• Supports firm leadership withidentifying developing and implementing a BD strategy for DLR Group
• Developing and fostering aviation client relationships
• Assistsw/ tracking airport/airline programs pursuits and connections for teaming and winning airport projects
• Knowing and understanding other firms design strengths and weaknesses for working with the Global Infrastructure Sector leader the National Aviation Leader and other senior staff to develop a strategy for aviation pursuit wins

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree in Architecturerequired; graduate degree notrequiredunless mandated for licensure
• Minimum of 15 years of professional experience working across all roles within a design team.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in design management or design leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated practices specific knowledge of aviation clients and stakeholders.
• Proven experience applying aviation planning and designexpertiseto consistently exceed client expectations. Including application of design techniques and sustainable principles to technical plans and models
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities with attention to detail and accuracy
• Active participation in professional organizations and involvement in marketing and business development efforts
• Demonstrated ability to lead and organize multiple projects simultaneously.
• Deep understanding of aviation design practices including competitor strengths industry benchmarks and applicable programming and planning guidelines.
• Strong knowledge of consultant markets teaming strategies and partnership opportunities.
• Proficiencyin data analysis tools CRM platforms and performance metrics used in design management.
• Proficient in Revit and Bluebeam with high proficiency in standard architecture software

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DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture engineering interiors planning and building optimization for new builds renovations and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration open information sharing shared risk and reward value-based decision making and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge the ME2040 and the SE2050 and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values commitment creativity environmental stewardship fun integrity ownership sharing teamwork we elevate the human experience through design together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.