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About the Role

This position serves as the senior designer/drafter for the planning department, handling in-house design projects and test fits for outsourced projects. The role involves managing a planning room employee, overseeing project construction documents, feasibility studies, and institutional planning activities. It also includes attending client review meetings, assessing site conditions, setting performance standards, and providing cosmetic recommendations.

Responsibilities

Manage 1 planning room employee assisting for all project construction documents, feasibility studies, and any institution-wide planning activities.
Attend client review meetings with the respective planner during the planning process.
Assess site conditions and recommend changes.
Set and implement performance standards and reject work that is not up to shop standards; establish procedures and ensure they are being followed.
Provide cosmetic recommendations for all projects.
Create custom color boards as needed.
Create and maintain a reference library.
Layout, specify, and order furniture for all renovations; monitor and assess all furniture delivery.
Supervise the plan room.
Establish design and design drawing standards.
Establish shop priorities to serve the Institution's priorities.
Coach staff, keeping them updated and trained on necessary technology.
Issue daily work assignments and track progress by worker/task/project.
Schedule and monitor employees' schedules and authorize overtime as needed.
Maintain data entry of all labor/materials and equipment to be charged back to projects.
Obtain all drawing sign-offs for approval from clients, project managers, operations, and other specialty parties as necessary.
Close out tickets in a timely manner and enforce close-out procedures so that the institutional database and archives are current with renovation work.
Maintain files of all Dept of Buildings approved plans.
Maintain database drawings of all buildings to account for all renovation work (using FMS software).
Request all hazardous waste reports for all areas under design.
Project manage all outside consultants (architects, engineers, etc.) during the design and construction administration phase of major projects, including preparing design team RFPs.
Identify all long lead items during the planning process.
Coordinate with vendors and trades to ensure design feasibility.
Research material purchases.
Prepare paperwork for purchase requisitions related to design (i.e., furniture) or accessories.
Manage internal and external trades on cosmetic projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or Planning and 5 years related experience in a management/supervisory role.
Must have experience in training and guiding employees and the ability to counsel employees.
Must have institutional experience.
Must be able to multi-task, as there will be multiple projects at any given time.
Have knowledge of NYC Code to navigate, interpret code requirements, and/or manage code consultants.

Skills

Fluency in current version of AutoCAD.
Able to utilize computer systems (i.e., ProCore, Work Order Management Systems & MS Project).
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Experience Level

5 years related experience in a management/supervisory role

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or Planning
Registered Architect highly preferred

Salary/Compensations

USD $125,000.00/Yr. - USD $150,000.00/Yr.