Expectations of success:

• Market Growth: Developing new business opportunities with new and current client partners to achieve top line targets, which will support a minimum 10% growth of the practice year over year. You will be responsible for the growth and success of the Market.
• Client Leadership: Leading, engaging and partnering, at the highest levels, with our clients on billable project-specific work. Advancing innovative solutions that differentiate the firm and foster strong long term client relationships that present opportunities for future work.
• Market Brand Enhancement: Acting as a leading voice for the market both externally and internally, visible in speaking events, writing and other activities that promote the firm and our work.
• Practice Support: Engaging in activities to advance our firm, the region, the market and your office. Working with and mentoring our market team members and recruiting talented candidates to be part of a high-performing team.

Areas of Focus

• Market Leadership: Responsible for advancing strategic initiatives and client pursuit discussions and strategies. Working with Office and other Market Leadership, lead the development of a market business plan. This plan will outline strategies and actionable items that advance client engagement and development, market differentiation and team building to foster the growth of the market in concert with firm-wide goals. You will participate and engage in ways to improve our practice globally.
• Top Line Development: Work with Client Leaders and other firm-wide resources to focus on growing the top line of the market by identifying and actively pursuing new target clients as well as nurturing existing client relationships. You will seek to differentiate CannonDesign in the marketplace and promote the full range of our integrated design services, supporting the advancement of Living-Centered Design in all phases of client engagement. In this role you will be accountable for the overall top line results of the market and will have a personal goal of achieving top line success of $3.0M per year in net signed fees. 
• Client and Team Leadership: Lead by example. Demonstrate commitment to our clients by undertaking the work in an active way on select client project opportunities. Serve as a client leader and/or subject matter expert where appropriate.
• Understand the Market: Identify future market trends and opportunities for growth and advancement of the market. Demonstrate a high level of knowledge of the market, including “Best Practices,” and evidence-based and research-based design.
• Bottom Line Success: Collaborate with the Office Practice Leader, Business Practice Leader and Client Leaders to ensure that the business plan bottom line initiatives are successfully implemented. Achieve a minimum of 10% firm profitability level for the market each year.
• Staff Development: Assess, mentor and coach, and recruit staff to build a high-performance team, and to develop future leaders within your market. Take ownership for the growth of a diverse and inclusive team. Assist in establishing an environment that encourages leadership, integrity, humility, respect, and responsibility, along with collaboration, experimentation, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship.

Time Commitments

• 35% of your time should be devoted to activities that advance our brand and develop new business opportunities with client partners focused on the growth of the market and the office.
• 45% of your time should be focused on engaging and partnering with clients on billable project work. As the leader of the market, we expect you to not only find ways to grow top-line revenue, but also to partner with clients at a high level. Providing leadership and fostering strong client relationships that lead to high client satisfaction and potential opportunities for future work.
• 10% of your time should be devoted to market leadership including strategy development, market intelligence and differentiation, business practice support, recruiting and other related staff growth and development activities.

Targets and performance metrics for this role are subject to change as CannonDesign periodically evaluates our performance metrics.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required.
• Current Registration/Licensure in Architecture, Interior Design or Engineering preferred. 
• Must have 12 years minimum experience with a proven track record of strategic growth, market and team leadership, and business development success in the Education Market. 
• Additional certifications and/or training relevant to this role are preferred. 
• Strong presentations skills are essential. 
• Exceptional client and people leadership skills required. 
• Professional acumen and maturity demonstrated by the ability to communicate authentically and respectfully is essential. 
• Strong business acumen and proven ability to create and execute strategy is needed. 
• Ability to inspire, motivate and develop high-performing, accountable teams.
• Must be able to demonstrate sound judgement and a sound approach regarding risk management and mitigation. 
• Some travel required.  

• We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
• We are committed to ensuring our practice is equitable for all employees, representative of the communities around us – and focused on the future of design. We advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through the leadership of our DEI Council, Employee Resource Groups and other community advocacy initiatives.
• We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.

• Independently contribute design, production, coordination, and architectural detailing as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Assist in coordination of engineering systems with engineers and consultants.
• Maintain communications with the Owner and Consultants on project status, design intent, concerns and questions.
• Prepare design sketches of moderate to complex site plans.
• Communicate with other disciplines to ensure coordination of project documents.
• Evaluate design for code compliance and assist in plan check review and approvals.
• May independently process “Requests for Information.”
• Perform field site observations. Field site visits frequently require a physical walk-through of site.
• Coordinate with all other team members on project assignments.
• May supervise, monitor, train and direct work of interns and less experienced team members.
• May take a leadership role within the project team.
• May take a leadership role in team meetings.
• May participate in marketing proposals.
• May perform other duties as required.

• Bachelor or Master degree in Architecture or related field required. Bachelor or Master degree in Architecture from an accredited program preferred. 
• Minimum 6 years of related professional experience required.
• Current Architectural Registration in the United States preferred.
• CDT and LEED accreditation preferred.
• Must be a critical thinker.
• Must be highly analytical
• Must be a fully qualified professional. 
• Able to perform work with some degree of latitude and with some ambiguity in work.
• Strong creative design portfolio is essential as are strong communication, teamwork, presentation, graphics, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects.
• Proficiency with Revit, Enscape, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Creative Suite required.

• Actively seek to further the state of the art within our industry and develop innovative solutions and responses as the needs of researchers evolve.
• Effectively collaborate with a project team to provide technical expertise in the programming and planning for projects.
• Lead user group meetings to collect and refine program needs and assess space utilization.
• Communicate planning concepts to project teams and owners, verbally and through graphic and written reports and work effectively with architectural designers to optimize plans that further owners’ goals and objectives.
• Translate planning concepts into comprehensible terms for clients, designers and project team members.
• Lead the development, modification and/or review of planning concepts and solutions.
• Assist in development of architectural drawings and specifications to translate planning concepts into project documentation for construction.
• Assist in developing project scope, plan, and services during the contract process.
• Incorporate Integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with existing and potential clients.
• Provide guidance and advice to other designers and project leaders.
• May participate in marketing proposals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering or a related degree required. 
• Minimum 8 years of related experience required.
• Must have prior experience performing as a subject matter expert on healthcare projects.
• Licensure or registration in the United States preferred.
• LEED accreditation preferred.
• Must have the ability to be client facing with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of building codes and requirements.
• Must possess business acumen.
• Must be a critical thinker.    
• Must be highly analytical.    
• Must be a fully qualified professional able to perform work with a high degree of latitude, with some ambiguity in work.        
• Strong technical knowledge, coordination skills and the ability to build a rapport with the project team and client is essential.
• Familiarity with Revit, Microsoft Office and Bluebeam required.

The salary range for this position is $88,600 to $110,700 annually. This is the anticipated salary range at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on candidate's geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses. We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage as well as flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off (PTO), flex-time schedules, hybrid work options, a 401k plan and employee perk programs. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits

• We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
• We are committed to ensuring our practice provides equal opportunities for all employees, as we strive to connect with communities around us and focus on the future of design. We support equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts that benefit all employees through the leadership of our DEI Council, our Employee Resource Groups which are open to everyone, and other community initiatives.
• We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.

• Coordinate with internal and external team members to obtain and collate project updates, deliverables, and weekly recaps to prepare weekly project status email.
• Organize and set up onsite client meetings as needed.
• Assist in report generation.
• Support project proposal and contracting effort.
• Prepare project team memos and project presentations.
• Take and transcribe project meeting notes.
• Accounts Payable – review, research, and respond to consultant statements, including working with accounting to resolve issues on the no pay list (contracts, missing insurance, upload/update Deltek).
• Support the Practice and Operations leaders in reviewing project/program performance.
• Assist Project Managers in the Review/approval of consultant invoices.
• Monitor flow of all processes across the program/project (including but not limited to agreements, quality plans, accounting, legal, basis of design, general office practices), information, and practice integration and provide research and feedback as necessary.
• Assist the Principals and Project Managers in the development of fees during proposals.
• Provide support for labor transfers required.
• Distribution and vetting of project expenses for billing.
• Manage and coordinate workload of team.
• Prepare complex spreadsheets and database work in Excel and Access.
• Assist with project staffing data in Deltek Vision Project/Resource Planning.
• Maintain records for financial status of projects.
• Work with individual Project Managers to prepare approvals for additions to scope of work and approve and process payables for our services.
• Set up and maintain project files according to firm standards.
• May assist with other marketing-related tasks including proposal presentations when requested.
• Travel as needed.

• High School Diploma required. Associate’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience performing in related roles required.
• Experience working in the architecture/engineering/interior design industry preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a team setting, strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects to meet required deadlines. Accuracy / Detail-oriented and ability to follow through on a timely basis.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including word, excel and PowerPoint. InDesign experience preferred.
• Procore and Newforma software experience a plus.
• Experience with video and audio meeting technologies.  
• MS Project schedule development experience preferred. 
• Travel as needed.

• Under the guidance of a Senior Interior Designer, lead the development of the project’s goals through all project phases (Programming Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration).
• Evaluate client needs; analyze and effectively document design objectives and spatial requirements.
• Research, evaluate and coordinate furniture, fixtures and equipment (FFE) throughout all phases of interior design work, as required. 
• Coordinate design work, standards and code compliance within the team under limited direction from Senior Interior Designer. Coordinate with other disciplines, including architecture, engineering and consultants.
• Responsible for development of the design of interior space to include floor plans, pattern designs, elevations, details, room finishes etc.
• Independently evaluate and select materials; consult with vendors.
• Produce drawings in conformance with project time, budget and quality constraints.
• Assist in project planning and follow through of work plans/budgeting.
• Assist in and lead client meetings, as requested.
• Mentor and supervise less experienced interior design staff.
• Assist and/or lead “lessons learned” sessions.
• Follow and maintain CannonDesign drawing standards.
• Participate in construction administration activities, including site visits, review of submittals and shop drawings, and conducting punch list. Site visits frequently require a physical walk-through of site.
• Actively participate in and promote design leadership within the practice.
• Assist in marketing campaigns as requested.
• May perform other duties as required.

• Bachelor or Master's degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or relevant field required. 
• Minimum of 6 years of related experience required.
• Current NCIDQ certification is preferred.
• Must be design focused. 
• Must be an independent thinker.
• Must be analytical. 
• Must possess a working knowledge and experience, while still acquiring higher level knowledge.
• Strong creative design portfolio is essential as are strong communication, teamwork, presentation, graphics, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects.
• Proficiency with Revit, Enscape, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Creative Suite required.
• Travel as required.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This position will have a design or technical focus and be a member of our multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with design and technical leadership and will be an integral part of project teams. Under the direct supervision of a Licensed Architect and project leadership the primary responsibilities will include the following:

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO 

• Independently and under direction, contribute conceptual design and provide architectural design as part of a multi-disciplinary team; including design, material selection, coordination and architectural development.
• Prepare and contribute to design and presentation efforts including 3D design visualizations and other illustrative graphics.
• With direction, contribute to production of the BIM model and associated deliverables.
• Participate in project coordination with other disciplines.
• May take on a leadership role within the team on a particular project issue or topic.
• Review shop drawing submittals with guidance from the Project Architect.
• May participate in site visits.
• Attend and actively participate in project team meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Architecture or related field required. Bachelor or Master’s degree in Architecture from an accredited program preferred.  
• Minimum 4 years of related professional experience required.
• Strong creative design portfolio is essential.
• Strong communication, teamwork, presentation, graphics, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects.
• Experience with one or more real-time rendering and 3D rendering software such as Enscape, Twinmotion, and/or V-Ray required, as demonstrated through a portfolio of past and current visualization work.
• Some experience in computational design tools such as Grasshopper and Dynamo preferred.
• Actively pursuing Architectural Registration in the United States preferred.
• LEED accreditation preferred.