About the Role
SOM is seeking a professional to manage client relationships and project teams for corporate interiors projects. This role involves planning, organizing, directing, mentoring, and coordinating design efforts through all project phases with minimal oversight, providing technical and design input under Senior Leadership.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates team and project experience inclusive of managing client relationships, and project teams for small, medium and large-scale corporate interiors projects.
- Ability to plan, organize, direct, mentor, and coordinate work efforts for the design aspects of a project team, through all phases of a project, with minimal oversight.
- Provides technical/design/management input and support for the development of the entire design concept through all phases of the project, under Senior Leadership.
- Collaborative and professional work ethic; leads by example motivating project teams in an inclusive and positive approach.
- Demonstrates knowledge of Interiors Industry Best Practices including programming, planning, design, construction documentation and construction administration, as well as consulting engineering engagement and coordination.
- Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of Interior Architecture including workplace planning and design concept development, design and detailing standards, building materials, building systems, current and applicable building and fire codes, FF&E, construction techniques and current market cost(s) costing trends.
- Participates in the planning, scheduling, and organization of project plans for design, technical, and/or project management tools/documents relative to project parameters and in collaboration with senior project team leaders.
- Demonstrates leadership in terms of implementing SOM standard procedures and protocols for the technical, design and/or management aspects of a project to assure continuity, coordination and consistency of project documentation across the firm in support of overall office wide goals.
- Proactively checks and coordinates project documents (design phase documents, technical documents and/or project management tools/documents) and is responsible for quality control of such tasks in accordance with SOM’s quality control program.
- Seeks creative and innovative solutions to complex problems and develops appropriate research and documentation to support these solutions.
- Participates in marketing and business development efforts.
- Demonstrates detailed knowledge of local office standards, policies and procedures and can direct others in the use of those resources.
- Actively leads a project team.
- Directly supervises, trains, and mentors team members.
- Engages in talent strategy to find specialists, leaders, and future professionals for the firm through resume review and interviews.
- Demonstrates leadership in the implementation of sustainable strategies in all project assignments and the associated development of staff knowledge.
- Creates and drives new ways of working through contributing to the development of services, standards, procedures based in an understanding of the business principles that protect SOM from financial and legal risk.
Requirements
- Professional degree in Interior Design or Architecture
- Licensed in state of practice or must be NCIDQ Certified
- LEED accreditation preferred
- Minimum 10 years of experience or equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities
- General understanding of sustainable strategies and principles including familiarity with LEED or other green building rating systems
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
- Familiarity with BIM and Revit Tools, and demonstrates practical understanding of the application of digital tools
- Actively supports compliance with BIM/CAD project standards and procedures
- Portfolios must be submitted for all design and project management positions (Architecture, Interiors, City Design, Graphics, etc). Applications without work samples will not be reviewed.
- Portfolios should be one PDF attachment, 10-20 pages, maximum 5 MB.
- Submit portfolios as part of your application in the section where the application asks you for your Resume or CV.
Skills
- Interior Design
- Architecture
- NCIDQ Certification
- LEED accreditation
- Sustainable strategies
- LEED
- Green building rating systems
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Microsoft Office
- Google Workspace
- BIM
- Revit Tools
- Digital tools application
- BIM/CAD project standards and procedures
- Programming
- Planning
- Design
- Construction documentation
- Construction administration
- Consulting engineering engagement and coordination
- Interior Architecture
- Workplace planning
- Design concept development
- Detailing standards
- Building materials
- Building systems
- Building codes
- Fire codes
- FF&E
- Construction techniques
- Market cost costing trends
- Project planning
- Project scheduling
- Project organization
- Project management tools
- Quality control
- Creative problem solving
- Research
- Documentation
- Marketing
- Business development
- Office standards
- Office policies
- Office procedures
- Talent strategy
- Sustainable strategies implementation
- Staff knowledge development
- New ways of working
- Service development
- Standard development
- Procedure development
- Business principles
- Financial risk management
- Legal risk management
Location
- Local office
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 10 years of experience
Education Level
- Professional degree in Interior Design or Architecture
- NCIDQ Certified
- LEED accreditation preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $100,000 to $140,000
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Accident insurance
- Retirement support
- Free access to employee assistance programs for employees and family members
- Workplace flexibility
- Paid holidays
- Family leave
- Paid time off
- Reimbursement for professional licenses, certifications, and exams
- Specialized, in-house career development programs
- Mentorship programs
About the Company
- SOM is 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.
- Our interdisciplinary teams collaborate across an international network of studios to deliver projects of lasting impact.
- Through our built work, research, and advocacy, we are advancing strategies to decarbonize the built environment.
- Our practice was built to champion inclusivity of expertise, people, and ideas.
- Together, we cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset that equips our teams to face new challenges.
- Our studio culture offers opportunities for mentorship, growth, and leadership across project teams, offices, and employee resource groups.
Equal Opportunity
- SOM is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and we have been recognized with the highest ranking awarded on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index.
- We publish an annual Impact Report as part of our ongoing commitment to advancing equity in our practice and the profession.
