Design Manager

Quick Quack Car Wash is seeking a Design Manager to lead retail design and architecture activities for pre-design, planning, entitlement, permitting, and construction projects. The role manages design processes, teams, consultants, project documentation, stakeholder communication, and process improvements for greenfield and acquisition projects.

Responsibilities:

• Be actively engaged in the due diligence, planning, design and permitting phases for both Greenfield and Acquisition Projects
• Manage the design process from concept to completion, ensuring projects stay on schedule
• Supervise and train multiple direct reports, setting them up with a solid foundation for positive growth
• Ability to engage, coordinate and manage all consultants needed during due diligence, design, planning/entitlement and permitting phases
• Ability to partner with in-house AOR, drafters, and engineers and drive planning/entitlement and permitting coordination internally and with consultants
• Oversee the production of all project documentation, including specifications, and SOPs with consultant and process management
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the design process continually updating the process workflows for the design team
• Contribute to the development and implementation of design strategies that align with business objectives
• Ensure proper reporting and data governance
• Communicate succinctly and transparently to all stakeholders
• Engage with business line leadership at regular intervals
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• In the role of Design Manager, we are looking for an individual with retail design and architecture experience specifically for pre-design, design, programming, planning/entitlement and permitting activities
• With experience leading teams of multiple designers, AORs, EORs and consultants
• • Experience with Architects and Engineers of Record; retail design; fixture planning and full permit construction documents are important requirements for this position
• o Strong working knowledge of architectural construction drawings
• o Understanding of drawings, specifications, project manuals, etc
• o Understanding of retail roll outs design and construction programs
• o Highly organized with strong analytical skills
• • Manage ambiguity and the challenges that arise during the pre-design and design phases
• • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
• • Face to face and/or remote daily interpersonal interaction is usually required in order to perform the job
• Role is expected to be Remote Work
• Travel is as needed, anticipate less than 15%
• Experience in car wash design is a plus
• o Experience with Procore software desirable
• o Experience with Blue Beam used during design reviews desirable