Digital Practice Manager

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and report to the studios managing, operational, and design (MOD) leadership.
• Collaborate with Design Teams to develop project-specific implementation strategies.
• Act as ongoing project consultant to ensure success.
• Ensure quality assurance with project teams to maintain modeling quality and fidelity, adherence to firm wide modeling and information workflows, and continuity of information across applications.
• Collaborate with Client Engagement Leaders to create new business and/or further existing engagements.
• Represent and coordinate with the firm wide Digital Practice group to promote local adoption of new technologies, workflows, and practices.
• Provide Digital Design support to designers.
• Document and communicate exemplar processes, procedures, practices, and workflows.
• Structure and conduct continuing education workshops and assists with curriculum development.
• Mentor and lead the studio design technology leader’s (DTL) community.
• Participate in firm wide planning, relative to design technology innovation and implementation.
• Participate in AEC Forums, User Groups, and Conferences demonstrating Perkins&Will’s leadership in AEC technology.
• Proactively maintain and communicate current knowledge relative to technology through journals, vendor resources, marketing collateral and design community.

Requirements

Years of Experience: 7+ years

Professional Licensure: Preferred

Proficiencies

• Experience in all phases of the architectural design process as well as commitment and passion for learning new design application technologies and strategies.
• Strong communication skills; written, oral, and graphic representation.
• Experience in application customization through programming and scripting.
• General aptitude and comfort level with training and technical support, both one-on-one and in-group settings.
• Working knowledge of Design Visualization, Virtual Reality, Computational Design and Environmental Analysis applications.
• High-level of proficiency leveraging Rhino, Revit and Grasshopper in the architectural design process, including the ability to administer, configure, and maintain the application.

Licenses/Certifications/Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field required.
• LEED GA within 6 months of hire.
• Professional Accreditation in one area of Living Design that interests you: LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, Passive House Institute Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI Living Future Accreditation, preferred.
• Active involvement in AXP, or starting the ARE process, preferred.