Design Technology Manager

About the role

This role is focused on the successful completion of specific tasks and deliverables. Your responsibilities will include:

• Proactive Tech Strategy: Evaluate industry trends (including emerging AI utilities) to determine what solutions are successfully rising to the top; build structured, monthly findings reports to guide firm leadership on strategic implementation.
• BIM Governance & Collaboration: Manage high-level oversight of the firm's remote, contract BIM support desks; partner closely with studio project teams to establish consistent documentation and modeling standards.
• Studio Evangelism: Act as an engaging champion for digital workflows, establishing a network of studio "ambassadors" and super-users to comfortably pilot new tools across project teams.
• Cross-Department Alignment: Work alongside the internal IT department to evaluate technology licensing, system compatibility, and resource security.

Responsibilities

This role is focused on the successful completion of specific tasks and deliverables. Your responsibilities will include:

• Proactive Tech Strategy: Evaluate industry trends (including emerging AI utilities) to determine what solutions are successfully rising to the top; build structured, monthly findings reports to guide firm leadership on strategic implementation.
• BIM Governance & Collaboration: Manage high-level oversight of the firm's remote, contract BIM support desks; partner closely with studio project teams to establish consistent documentation and modeling standards.
• Studio Evangelism: Act as an engaging champion for digital workflows, establishing a network of studio "ambassadors" and super-users to comfortably pilot new tools across project teams.
• Cross-Department Alignment: Work alongside the internal IT department to evaluate technology licensing, system compatibility, and resource security.

Requirements

We are looking for someone with a proven track record of design technology leadership. The ideal candidate will have:

• 10+ years of design technology leadership specifically within an A/E/C environment (architecture or engineering backgrounds are highly preferred).
• Expert proficiency in Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Construction Cloud.
• Familiarity with design innovation infrastructure: Prior working exposure to computational design, automation frameworks, or visualization environments (such as Dynamo, Python, Rhino, or Grasshopper) to successfully assess their programmatic advantages.
• Outstanding Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to work fluidly across a flat organizational structure, build high-trust relationships with studio principals, and clearly articulate complex technical value points.
• A proactive, self-starter mindset who thrives with minimal hand-holding and actively advocates for strategic roadmaps.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• 10+ years of design technology leadership specifically within an A/E/C environment (architecture or engineering backgrounds are highly preferred).
• Expert proficiency in Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Construction Cloud.
• Familiarity with design innovation infrastructure: Prior working exposure to computational design, automation frameworks, or visualization environments (such as Dynamo, Python, Rhino, or Grasshopper) to successfully assess their programmatic advantages.
• Outstanding Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to work fluidly across a flat organizational structure, build high-trust relationships with studio principals, and clearly articulate complex technical value points.
• A proactive, self-starter mindset who thrives with minimal hand-holding and actively advocates for strategic roadmaps.

Skills

The ideal candidate will have:

• 10+ years of design technology leadership specifically within an A/E/C environment (architecture or engineering backgrounds are highly preferred).
• Expert proficiency in Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Construction Cloud.
• Familiarity with design innovation infrastructure: Prior working exposure to computational design, automation frameworks, or visualization environments (such as Dynamo, Python, Rhino, or Grasshopper) to successfully assess their programmatic advantages.
• Outstanding Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to work fluidly across a flat organizational structure, build high-trust relationships with studio principals, and clearly articulate complex technical value points.
• A proactive, self-starter mindset who thrives with minimal hand-holding and actively advocates for strategic roadmaps.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$125,000 – $165,000/year

Schedule

Hybrid (San Francisco, San Jose, or Sacramento – ideally 3 days in-office per week)