Director – Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC)

About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

 

Job Description:

Director: AEC

Design Group is seeking a Director who will be responsible for client development within the Food, Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods markets.  By applying sound judgement and facilitating robust cross-functional solutions you will lead the client through business case development, front end planning and project development for manufacturing and distribution focused capital investments.

In this role, you will be supported by a team of industry experts who have experience in converting our clients’ capital spending initiatives into executable solutions. You will join our Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) group and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to develop the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

Responsibilities:

• Provide client & technical leadership in the development of capital projects in the southeastern USA, for targeted Food, Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods prior to design and construction.
• Lead and collaborate on the development of front-end programming, planning, schematic design and design development for Food, Beverage and CPG companies.
• Develop long-standing client relationships that are based on trust and technical competence.
• Expertise in client development, project development and execution including; client development, proposals, contracts, planning and zoning, real estate acquisition, manufacturing & distribution operations, development of project plans and strategies, and overall project budgets that can be executed to achieve the client’s investment objectives.
• Focus on overall project success and accomplishment of client objectives related to scope, schedule, budget, safety, quality, and operational performance.
• Analyze and develop specialized technical solutions to meet the client’s objectives for new and existing cGMP facilities.
• Maintain a knowledge of Food, Beverage, and Consumer Packaged Goods industry standards, best practices and regulatory requirements. 
• Mentor and provide guidance to technical and planning professionals within the firm.
• Client leadership includes; defining client goals and objectives, client correspondence, technical analysis, solution development and presentation of deliverables to the client, on-going relationship development. 
• Lead and/or assist on client requests for proposals, develop customer presentations, interface with current and future client representatives, and perform other duties as needed.
• Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, while strengthening relationships with our clients and the Design Group team.

Requirements:

• 15+ years of experience leading the development, design and construction of facilities, including; programmatic design, schematic design, design development, construction documents, permit acquisition, construction, and operations turn-over.
• Leadership skills and experience with a drive to grow and expand local, regional clients and national clients.
• The ability to lead design of cGMP manufacturing and distribution facilities.
• An understanding of facility operational requirements, people and material flows, adjacency schemes, environmental classifications, and an understanding of various industry regulatory requirements
• A working knowledge of local, state, and federal building codes
• Experience in the development, design and execution for greenfield and brownfield facilities as well sco