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Design Technology Lead

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 May 2025

💰 $99,000/yr($91,000/yr – $99,000/yr)

About the role

Olson Kundig is a design practice founded on the ideas that buildings can serve as a bridge between nature, culture and people, and that inspiring surroundings have a positive effect on people’s lives. The firm’s work can be found across the globe, with projects as wide-ranging as huts to high rises, homes—often for art collectors—to academic, cultural and civic projects, museums and exhibition design, places of worship, creative production, urban design, and interior design.

Currently, we are seeking a Design Technology Lead who can help contribute to the overall excellence of work coming from Olson Kundig.

Position Summary
The Design Technology Lead will engage directly with project teams to surface challenges, define pathways forward, and integrate tools and workflows that enhance design intent and delivery clarity. As a strategic and technical lead, this role directly contributes to improved coordination, delivery outcomes, and overall project success. The Design Technology (DT) Lead is expected to bring initiative, solutions-oriented thinking, and context awareness — operating inside projects to ensure that technology supports and accelerates design excellence. In addition to project work, this role will support department initiatives and contribute to cross-functional efforts with other design teams

Primary Responsibilities:

Project Engagement

Engage directly with project teams to define challenges early — evaluate workflows, delivery risks, and technology pressures before proposing solutions.
Clarify Design Technology scope early and constructively — raise strategic flags when misalignment arises and protect team capacity by reframing ambiguous asks.
Lead the development and continuous refinement of DT Strategy documentation and/or BIM Execution Plans — align them with team structure, project goals, and delivery phases.
Act as an embedded project technology leader — support client and team needs while mentoring others in effective digital design delivery.
Drive project outcomes through digital strategy — ensure DT contributions meaningfully support project clarity, coordination, and delivery success.
Coordinate and liaison with consultants and collaborators — align modeling strategies, resolve interoperability challenges, and represent DT priorities across disciplines.
Translate delivery insights into action — identify gaps and opportunities, propose process improvements, and maintain DT knowledge systems that strengthen firmwide digital fluency.

Collaboration | Process Improvement | Innovation

Collaborate across departments and disciplines — align DT strategies with teams in Visualization, Building Performance, Project Delivery, Planning & Landscape, and Interiors.
Evaluate workflows, software fluency, and best practices — identify improvement areas and communicate actionable solutions to DT and project leadership.
Liaise with IT and Project Delivery to serve as an embedded digital delivery leader — ensure project support aligns with firmwide technology & delivery direction.
Identify recurring patterns in digital delivery — convert insights into improved workflows, process innovations, or training needs.
Contribute to the evolution of DT standards — document strategies, share case studies, and develop collateral that strengthens firmwide practice.

Training & Support

Deliver just-in-time training — support project teams and the firm with timely, context-aware and relevant instruction that empowers teams and elevates how tools and processes impact projects.
Identify trends and skill gaps — propose targeted improvements to BIM workflows or team competencies.
Support DT service operations — contribute to DT Support Ticket resolution in collaboration with IT.
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