Senior Consultant (Program & Product Development Design Manager -Mission Critical)

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Consultant-Program & Product Development Design Manager that is highly motivated and skilled with experience in decarbonization strategy and architectural productization to join our Mission Critical Program & Product Development (PPD) team. This position would be aligned with our offices located in Chicago, IL/New York City, NY/Pittsburgh, PA and would support full-time in-person/hybrid, and remote working arrangements.

What You Will Do

• Lead strategy development around decarbonizing data center equipment, systems, buildings, and campuses.
• Work with our clients to identify their goals and needs, define the necessary project scope, and communicate potential solutions to their most complex design challenges.
• Enhance existing client relationships to identify and initiate additional project opportunities within the Mission Critical client base for decarbonization strategies, including collaboration with and integration in building and product design.
• Demonstrate industry-leading expertise and represent SNHA and Woolpert as an industry leader in decarbonization strategy and mass timber building design, construction, and supply chains with new and existing clients.
• Manage project teams of various scales and expertise in support of the above.

What You Will Bring

• Education: Advanced Degree in Architecture or Engineering
• Experience: 10+ years working on complex projects, with a focus on productization, decarbonization and / or mass timber.
• Strong knowledge of architectural/engineering detailing and systems, including mass timber detailing and prototyping.
• Knowledge of construction methods, processes, and building codes.
• Knowledge of mass timber supply chain and industry standards, as well as willingness and ability to learn new supply chains and cultivate industry connections.
• Experience developing detailed drawing packages.
• Strategic design and leadership skills, including leading client workshops.
• Excellent collaboration skills.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign is considered an asset, as well as experience with Google Docs/Sheets/Slides; Gemini/Copilot, and any software focused on carbon accounting such as OneClickLCA, Tally, c.scale, EC3.

Benefits

• Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world.
• We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

Find Out More

To learn more about what Woolpert has to offer, visit: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

About Woolpert

We are an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work®, Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.