General Role Description
The Senior Designer is accountable for enthusiastically “raising the bar” for all project design related initiatives in the firm. This will include a thorough understanding of how Maxson currently executes project design and then embracing change through exploration and experimentation regarding what project design can be. This person will ensure the firm provides creative solutions for our clients and their projects. This role collaborates with the Design Manager to mentor the Designers in the firm to ensure we continue to excel at a very high level of project design. The Senior Designer works closely with project teams and clients to ensure that the client’s expectations are not only met but exceeded while helping to ensure profitable projects. This role will spend the appropriate amount of time working with Business Development to improve and expand relationships with our key clients. This position reports to the Design Manager and has direct supervisory responsibilities over Designers.
Key Responsibilities
Design Development
- Profound sense of responsibility for the overall success of the firm
- Preserve an environment that encourages client satisfaction and recurring business opportunities
- Oversee drawing production and quality on a project by project basis
- Provide input for continuous improvement of design processes
- Continue to develop design and drafting skills
- Ensure application of design standards in all current platforms (including AutoCAD & Revit)
- Drive continuous improvement, implement and enforce policies and procedures of the organization by way of systems that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the organization
- Assist in the development of Personal Development Plans
- Work with the Leadership Team to recruit, interview, hire and on-board design staff
Engineering
- Work with Project Managers on assigned design and drafting tasks
- Work with Project Engineers to execute design tasks
- Ensure design complies with internal design standards
External Leadership / Community
- Participate in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs
- Assure that the organization is consistently presented in a strong, positive image to relevant stakeholders
Requirements
TBD from customized High-Level Key Responsibilities (if recruiting or promoting)
Compensation
TBD (if recruiting or promoting)
