Project Manager / Designer

Margaret Sullivan Studio Employer:
New York, NY, USLocation:
Wed, Mar 13 '24Posted on:
$80,000 - $110,000 annually Pay:

March 2024

WE’RE HIRING A PROJECT MANAGER / DESIGNER!

Margaret Sullivan Studio is an award-winning full-service design firm. Our Clients are forward-thinking civic and cultural institutions. We envision, program, and design educational and cultural institutions for the 21st century. Our Studio is a national leader in developing new models for public spaces, libraries and performing arts centers. We work with many of the most important public cultural institutions across the country.

MSS is a Minority and Women-Owned Business based in NYC and is committed to attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration, creativity, and all styles of thinking to succeed. We prioritize building a company and a community where all people thrive and are inspired to do their best.

DESCRIPTION

Margaret Sullivan Studio (MSS) is seeking a diligent, passionate individual who will be both assist in project design and strategy and assist with project management to join our dynamic studio. The ideal candidate has education and experience in interior design, and/or strategic planning.

Qualities we’re looking for include having an entrepreneurial spirit and someone who is a proactive and a critical thinker with a user-centered, human-centered approach who focuses their work through the lenses of community, placemaking, social justice and design thinking.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture or interior design, or related fields
• A minimum of 5-7 years of professional experience, including documentation and familiarity with all phases of the design process
• Strong project management, client relations, consultant coordination, construction documentation and construction process, administrative skills
• Strong design documentation skills in both design presentations and Bid Documents including Construction Drawings and Specifications, for Interior Design
• Strong design and coordination skills with vendors and clients for Furniture Fixtures and Equipment, including specifications
• Strong skills in critical thinking, design thinking, and user-centered approach to design
• Excellent “people skills.” You will be co-facilitating a series of staff and community engagement workshops in the Studio’s upcoming master facility planning, design project work and feasibility studies among other client-facing tasks
• Proficient in CAD, Revit, Sketch-Up, Microsoft Office, Google Suites, and Adobe Creative Suites with a talent for distilling and communicating complex ideas in a clear and powerful manner
• Strong communication, writing and graphic design skills
• Work closely with the Principal and Directors to manage internal project schedules and deliverables on a day-to-day basis
• Work in direct contact with clients and Architects to coordinate project deliverables, schedule and meetings to assist in managing internal staff to meet these deadlines
• Collaborate with staff for all office projects, both client-driven and internal
• Extends the MSS brand in execution, role, and modeling in every internal and external interaction

RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role you will  work closely with our team

and play an integral role in the studio's operation, project management, and support our studio's creative and innovative environment, providing guidance and leadership to junior designers and interns. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with an entrepreneurial spirit who aspires to advance the communities our client’s serve!

Travel may be required as we currently have clients across the United States including Delaware, California, Omaha, and Illinois.

We enjoy a shared positive attitude, curiosity, and mission-driven desire to design equitable communities.

TO APPLY

Tell us how you re-imagine public spaces post-COVID and send us your resume, references, and portfolio highlighting what you’re passionate about! Please submit your cover letter, resume, and portfolio as a single PDF no larger than 5MB to august@margaretsullivanllc.com.