Posted 10 days ago

Architecture Manager

AkronHybrid

AI Summary

Provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for architectural design development and delivery across a diverse project portfolio, supervising teams and ensuring adherence to standards, codes, and firm best practices.

About this role

Are you seeking purpose, challenge, and talented colleagues? With a diverse portfolio of retail, hospitality, light industrial, healthcare, and worship, CESO has the opportunity for you to expand your career. We develop leaders and empower our associates to use their skills and talents to positively impact the world through service – to our coworkers, clients, and communities. We subscribe to the mission of “empowering our people to impact communities by bringing clients’ visions to life,” so if this speaks to you, let’s connect!

At CESO, an Architecture Manager provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the design development and delivery of architectural solutions across a diverse portfolio of projects. This position is responsible for upholding design excellence, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and codes, and aligning with firm-wide best practices. An Architecture Manager drives innovation in design, fosters a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement in design processes and documentation. In addition to managing team schedules and design workflows, this position plays a key part in balancing workload across offices, mentoring staff, and contributing to cross-functional initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

Assist team members by providing technical direction.

Supervise architecture teams and serve as a senior technical resource for resolving complex design challenges and project issues.

Mentor and coach (Sr) Team Leads, (Sr) Architects / (Sr) Design Coordinators, and other architectural production staff to support skill development, performance consistency, and career growth.

Oversee team budgets, labor utilization, and resource planning at the Business Unit level, as led by (Sr) Team Leads at a program and project level, to support efficient project execution and alignment with Business Unit goals.

Ensure architectural teams meet client program requirements within established budget and schedule constraints.

Apply advanced knowledge of architectural design principles and practices to guide project execution and support team decision-making.

Facilitate regular team meetings to share updates, reinforce standards, best practices, and identify opportunities for performance improvement.

Assist Project Managers and Team Leads in the preparation of proposals, budgets, and design strategies from concept through completion.

Ensure company QA/QC procedures and standards are adhered to by project teams, and assist with project Quality Assurance reviews, as needed, to support complex projects and/or project schedules.

Supervising direct reports is a key responsibility of this job.

Perform other duties as assigned.