Project Director for Science

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Voted Best Architectural Firm To Work For since 2018, Taylor Design, a 100% employee-owned company, is looking for a Project Director to join our San Francisco office. This is your opportunity to work with a team of dedicated, creative, and fun architects and designers on award-winning projects.

The Project Director for Science & Technology Market is a dynamic leader in the organization with many external and internal responsibilities. Taylor Design's Project Directors function as the primary source of client relationships. The Project Director's primary responsibility is project profitability, growth, and sales. This is achieved by developing and directing a portfolio of projects, while nurturing and managing multiple client and team relationships. The Project Director demonstrates a high level of effectiveness leading, mentoring and managing the team, and successfully collaborates with other Project Directors and Office Leaders to ensure that enterprise resources are appropriately utilized and balanced.

Successful candidates will:

• Have a Bachelor's degree plus 10 years of related experience in management and leadership roles within AEC.
• Have experience in Business Development including full involvement in proposals and interviews, as well as strong knowledge of industry and market sector trends.
• Have client relationship and project management skills, combined with a positive attitude, and strong work ethic.
• Have knowledge of AEC project accounting, people management, data interpretation, business and contract risks, and marketing principles.
• Have experience with varied forms of project delivery and contracting including IPD and Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build.
• Have flexible problem-solving skills through analytical, evaluative, and constructive thinking.
  Have excellent communication skills.

They should be able to:

• Oversee and lead a group of Project Managers/Studio to effectively establish revenue targets, sales, and manage the resulting book of business to maximize profitability for the firm.
• Develop and maintain a network of past and current clients and industry partners.
• Help to grow Taylor Design's science & technology market.
• Provide leadership by interacting with clients, staff and consultants advocating for excellence in design.
• Assist Project Managers in the establishment of mutually acceptable contracts with clients, and execute contracts where applicable within the policies established by the firm.
• Communicate with staff to manage their expectations and to foster their personal development, and lead as an influential voice at Taylor Design.
• Build staff capabilities through professional development programs, goal-setting meetings, and mentoring designed to improve technical, management, professional, and communication skills of staff.
• Successfully work with agencies having jurisdiction over projects (local inspectors, OSHPD, etc.) and have an understanding of codes and requirements for projects in the group/studio.
• Involvement in industry societies, professional groups or organizations in your market sector.

At Taylor Design, we're humble—it keeps us grounded. We value an entrepreneurial spirit—it feeds our creativity. We put a premium on curiosity—it guides our future. Most of all, we believe in good design for the good of all.

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. As an employee-owned firm, our staff understands what drives success. Every employee is positioned to think like an owner.

Position is a hybrid remote position.

Important Notes:

Pay Rate: $160,000 to $200,000/year

Pay Comments: If you are hired at Taylor Design, your base salary is based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience, project complexity, and licensure and/or certifications. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

Taylor Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Please note that Taylor Design does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed contract, Taylor Design will not agree to pay any recruiter fee. In the situation an agency or recruiter submits a candidate or resume without a previously signed agreement and/or without Taylor Design's request, Taylor Design explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Taylor Design.

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