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About the Role

Lead West Coast Interiors studios (San Francisco and Los Angeles) to establish a new vision for design and delivery, focusing on regional markets like AI, Tech, and Entertainment clients. Collaborate with firm leaders to enhance global expertise and portfolio. Strengthen and grow the firmwide interiors practice by fostering design excellence, managing projects and studios, driving business development, improving processes, developing talent, and collaborating effectively.

Responsibilities

Lead the Interiors practice in close collaboration with West Coast studio leadership to achieve design, technical, and financial success.
Provide thought leadership and develop strategies to build and inspire teams, and enhance studio culture.
Lead by example, participate in staff mentoring and training, clearly define team member expectations and responsibilities, empower others, and delegate based on recognized abilities and potential.
Demonstrate team and project experience, including managing client relationships and project teams for small, medium, and large-scale corporate, hospitality, and/or residential interiors projects.
Engage in internal and external professional development opportunities.
Cultivate business development by leading marketing efforts, formulating strategic business plans, and managing the project pipeline.
Contribute to strategic business plans.
Manage existing project pipeline and new business and marketing efforts.
Review RFPs, qualify bids, assign due dates and tasks to key collaborators, and provide responses.
Cultivate strong client relationships and provide excellent client service.
Be accountable for monitoring the financial performance of the studio.
Plan, organize, direct, mentor, and coordinate work efforts for the technical, design, and/or management aspects of a project team, through all phases of a project, with minimal oversight.
Oversee project plans with input from Design and Technical leads.
Contribute to the development of standards, policies, and procedures.
Assess project risk management through close collaboration with SOM leaders and the legal group.
Proactively participate in project documents reviews (design phase documents, technical documents, and/or project management tools/documents) and be accountable for quality control.
Mitigate project risk through familiarity with contracts and close collaboration with leadership and legal teams.
Oversee internal controls including client agreements, additional services, billings, collections, and expense management.
Lead and deliver creative and innovative solutions to complex problems and guide the team in developing appropriate research and documentation.
Provide technical/design/management leadership and support for the development of the entire design concept through all phases of the project in collaboration with partners and principals.
Demonstrate leadership in implementing SOM standard procedures and protocols for technical, design, and/or management aspects of a project to assure continuity, coordination, and consistency of project documentation.

Requirements

Completion of a professional degree in Interior or Architecture or a related field.
Licensed in state of practice.
LEED or other green building accreditation preferred.
Minimum 12 years of experience or equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities.
Strong understanding of sustainable strategies and principles, including familiarity with LEED or other green building rating systems.
Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills.
Familiarity with appropriate software.
Demonstrated knowledge of Interiors and Architecture Industry Best Practices, including programming, planning, design, construction documentation, construction administration, and consulting engineering engagement and coordination.
Demonstrated knowledge of Interior Architecture and Architectural design and leading teams through workplace planning and design concept development (hospitality and/or residential as applicable), design and detailing standards, building materials, building systems, current and applicable building and fire codes, FF&E, construction techniques, and current market costs.

Skills

Sustainable strategies and principles
LEED or other green building rating systems
Interpersonal communication
Verbal communication
Written communication
Appropriate software familiarity
Interiors and Architecture Industry Best Practices
Programming
Planning
Design
Construction documentation
Construction administration
Consulting engineering engagement and coordination
Interior Architecture and Architectural design
Workplace planning and design concept development
Hospitality design concept development
Residential design concept development
Design and detailing standards
Building materials
Building systems
Current and applicable building and fire codes
FF&E
Construction techniques
Current market costs

Location

San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum 12 years of experience

Education Level

Professional degree in Interior or Architecture or a related field

Salary/Compensations

$150,000 - $200,000

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Disability insurance
Life & accident insurance
401K matching
Pre-tax spending accounts
Employee discount programs
Flexible schedules
Paid family leave
Paid vacation
Backup child and elder care
Employee assistance program
Reimbursement for professional licenses, associated renewals, and exam fees
Specialized in-house career development
Retirement support
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Mentorship programs

About the Company

SOM is a collective committed to shaping a better future for clients, communities, and the planet.
A global practice of architects, engineers, and planners renowned for designing buildings, interiors, and public spaces that push the boundaries of technical and environmental innovation.
Aims to create sustainable, impactful work through creative, interdisciplinary teams with global resources and diversity.
Values excellence, innovation, integrity, inclusivity, and collaboration.
Interdisciplinary teams collaborate across an international network of studios to deliver projects of lasting impact.
Advancing strategies to decarbonize the built environment through built work, research, and advocacy.
Practice champions inclusivity of expertise, people, and ideas, cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset.
Studio culture offers opportunities for mentorship, growth, and leadership across project teams, offices, and employee resource groups.

Equal Opportunity

Proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Recognized with the highest ranking awarded on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index.
Publishes an annual Impact Report as part of an ongoing commitment to advancing equity in practice and the profession.