Senior Designer (curtain wall)

POSITION SUMMARY

The primary responsibility of the Senior Designer will be:

• Contribute as a single point of contact for the leadership of the base development and design of major contract façade systems.
• Organic design establishment
• Creations of base systems schematics.
• Establishing system chassis.
• Cumulates with structural and thermal developments to continuously evolve performance.
• Provides leadership and commentary for alternative solutions to project management department.
• Liaises with entire engineering department for the fulfillment of development, shop drawings and fabrication drawings until full completion of the project.
• Develops and implements a plan to validate that product design meets or exceeds contract performance requirements.
• Acts as a central liaison between:
• Client (Contractor/Owner plus Project Consultant, Architect).
• Company
• Coordinates the activities of:
• Engineering
• Manufacturing best practices.
• Installation /Safety best practices.
• All Departments with respect to the Contract Documents and Project schedule.

POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Designer must work with the following parties to accomplish the objectives listed below:

• Client/Project Manager.
• Liaise with Architects, Consultants, Builders and Owners on all aspects of the project as required; and in conjunction with Project Management.
• Review and support the contract terms and conditions to include tender documents together with the Estimating Manager.
• Be thoroughly familiar with all the contract documents (contracts, drawings and specifications).
• Support design changes as required by Client and Project Managers.
• Attend design assist and project meetings as required.
• Create high level engineering deliverable schedule to form basis of contract and project start-up.
• Engineering
• Work with Job Captain to set up shop drawings, release schedules and fabrication drawings.
• Work with Developers and Designers on project detailing with an aim towards incorporating function, product integrity, economy and ease of installation.
• Lends experience to Engineers and Modelers to streamline structural and thermal solutions.
• Ensures shop drawings encompass correct scope and specified materials.
• Expedites R.F.I.’s from Client to keep engineering process moving.
• Coordinates; streamlines timing and functions of mock-ups and testing through design, research and development.
• Sales/Estimating
• Develop proposal drawings at tender phase of project with substance to create high level pricing by Estimators.
• Liaison with estimating to develop best practices for accurate value engineering, RFI’s, and change orders.
• Assists Sales and Estimating through organic design and design assist efforts.
• Manufacturing/Production Planning
• Liaison best practices to design for Manufacturing.
• Be familiar with the Manufacturing and equipment limitations.
• Continuous communication with Manufacturing to update abilities and design limitations.
• Field Operations
• Establish design which interacts with best practices for site limitations and installations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education:

• Degree or Diploma in Project Management, Building Science, Architecture or Engineering.

• Proficient in MS Office and MS Project.

• Autocadd

• Inventor

• Revit

• Preferred Experience:

• Minimum 10 years in construction design management.

• Minimum 15 years in curtainwall design or façade design.

• Minimum 5 years of organic creative façade design.

• Minimum 10 years of design software (CADD, Inventor and Revit).

• Minimum 10 years of North American or equivalent building code interpretation.

• Minimum 5 years of drafting technology.

SKILLS AND BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE

• The Senior Designer must be a self starter with the following skills and experience:

• Excellent communication and motivational skills.

• Strong organizational and managerial skills.

• The ability to readily delegate the required tasks.

• Direct experience in coordinating and managing design of custom curtain wall projects will be an asset. (30M + CAD)

• Experienced in dealing with contractors, owners, developers and suppliers on all aspects of project management.

• Sales and estimating experience is an asset.

• Anticipate and avoid problem areas/issues from past experience and ability to foresee beyond the current status of same.