| Department: | Sacramento |
| Location: | Sacramento, CA |
Who We Are
HMC Architects is an employee-owned design firm with an inherent desire to make a difference in our communities. As a purpose-driven brand based on values, our mission to design for good drives everything we do. And our ownership culture creates alignment and increased commitment to that mission, keeping us on track to being successful.
What We Do
Founded with the purpose of anticipating community needs, HMC aims to create designs that have a positive impact, now and into the future. We focus primarily on opportunities to have the most direct contribution to communities–through healthcare, education, and civic spaces.
This position is eligible for hybrid (office/remote) working arrangement and flexible working hours. This position is located in Sacramento, California.
Job Summary
Will be responsible for conceptual development and execution of creative deliverables for HMC clients, using a wide breadth of skills within the Design and Art discipline.? The role includes creating and communicating concepts, implementing, and developing Design and Art solutions.? Balancing creative thinking with interpersonal skills, the Senior Project Designer-INT will demonstrate an ability to justify concepts to the clients, consultants, and project team members.? Ability to manage three to six employees.
Minimum Requirements:
Education:?Architectural, Interior Design or Art degree from an accredited university or equivalent demonstrated proficiency
Experience: Minimum ten (10) years’ professional art and design experience with professional direct client contact experience or equivalent experience
Other Requirements and Responsibilities
Communication and Collaboration
Listen and communicate effectively and professionally
Working knowledge and understanding for use of HMC equipment and software
Coordinate with team members and consultants for conflicts and discrepancies
Ability to apprise design teams and clients for status of work
Establish productive working relationships, and deal effectively and cooperatively with clients, team members, and consultants
Display willingness to make decisions; exhibit sound and accurate judgment; support and explain reasoning for decisions; include appropriate people in decision-making process; make timely decisions
Collaborate with appropriate staff to meet goals and objectives of project
Ensure that coaching, mentoring, and provide performance-enhancing feedback of assigned team members are provided
Direct overall verbal and graphic communication of complex project concepts to clients, public agencies and project teams, and be primary point of contact for all client issues
Supervision and Delegation
Ability to professionally communicate both verbally and in writing to give assignments to office support staff, consultants, and vendors
Ability to delegate assignments to support staff and always be respectful
Ability to supervise and give direction to consultants, art and design team members
Establish working relationships with artists and/or their representatives whose work strengthens/reflects HMC’s aesthetic values/design principles
Primary source for monitoring employee performance on a daily basis and taking the appropriate action to report both positive and negative performance
Assist and/or prepare evaluations and meet with their personnel to discuss the evaluation
Support senior project manager and/or PIC in supervision and delegation of work
Ability to supervise three to six employees
Documentation
Ability to correspond effectively with agencies, consultants, and clients
Write meeting minutes, instruction bulletins, change orders, RFI responses, and professional correspondence
Write RFP’S and negotiate contracts and fees with clients and consultants
Prepare marketing proposals
Ability to write and edit specifications
Write articles for professional publications of architecture and interior design industry
Business Development
Always be professional and respectful in interactions with clients and consultants
Maintain primary contact with clients and have excellent follow-through with clients to help get repeat work
Write and develop project marketing interview materials and participate in project marketing interview
Write and approve marketing proposals
Ability to market project capability through client interviews, public presentations and professional publications
Management
Demonstrate motivation in seeking new responsibilities and challenges
Set goals, prioritize, and plan work activities for self-management and use time efficiently
Oversee client art programs and is responsible for the overall quality of work done by consultants and team members
Manages resources to meet deliverables, lead team, plan work and interact with architecture/Interior design team members
Prepare and manage work plans, schedules, budgets, staffing projections, and fees for large projects, and coordinate billing
Manage projects, budgets, staffing, and coordinate billing
Collaborate with Architectural design and production staff, construction administrator, and consultants
Work to keep projects within cost-saving measures; contribute to profits and revenues and use resources effectively
Understand contractual liabilities as they relate to projects including fee calculations
Monitor and assist in the collection of aged accounts payable for the projects
Prepare plans of action for resolving project related problems
Ensure that project conforms to contractual agreement with client, meeting all set budgets, goals, and work assignments for their project team that clearly defines project expectations
Review and assist staff in meeting budgets, goals, and work plans that clearly define expectations, and take appropriate action whether they are or not met and when they are not
Meet with their personnel to discuss the evaluations
Resolve collection of aged accounts and any financial issues with clients
Responsible for ensuring that all HMC procedures, standards, and protocols are followed
Design
Integrate design principles with project design team and maintain design integrity through all phases
Promote design quality and design collaboration
Direct art development, ensuring quality of output is in support of project design intent, meeting client expectations
Manage creative projects from concept to completion and translate client’s objective into creative and responsive solutions
Guide design team and ensure that the design intent is followed through all phases
Lead office design charettes
Ensure that project managers support design and follow design intent on all projects
Technical
Review documents to ensure quality, coordination, and compliance with the requirements of deliverables
Ensure that HMC and client standards and protocol are followed
Guide and direct project team and consultants for appropriate materials and systems
Review documents for code compliance in all phases and issue code interpretations
Review cost estimates and conduct value analysis
Review and approve changes in collaboration with the project design team and client
Supervise and resolve issues in preparation of construction documents
Knowledge of dimensional/non-dimensional/kinetic art, framing/presentation, and their applications
Resolve design issues during construction of all work under their supervision
Provide training and mentoring of design in the studio
The salary range for this position is $105,682 - $158,086
The actual salary offered for this position will vary depending on multiple factors including the candidate’s qualification, education, position knowledge, work experience, skills, ability, work location, and internal incumbent compensation for similar roles. We do not anticipate individuals hired into this position will start at or near the top half of the range listed; the decision will be based on each individual case. The salary range listed above does not include other compensation elements such as discretionary bonus opportunities, employee stock ownership grants, paid time off, medical insurance, and other wage and benefit opportunities.
