Architectural Dept. Manager

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:

Who You’ll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

When you join Design Group as an Architectural Department Manager you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Architecture/Engineering Process Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

What You’ll Do

You'll work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients. Together, you will help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals.

• Prepare architectural designs and construction documents for industrial facility interior and exterior renovations as a part of an integrated, multi-disciplinary A/E team
• Lead a team of Architects and designers in the development of Architectural design documents and deliverables for all project phases (conceptual and detailed design, feasibility studies, construction documentation)
• Investigate and design building envelope systems including all components of roofs and walls
• Develop strong relationships within the region and the Architecture/Engineering Process Practice in support of the Architecture/Engineering Process Practice vision
• Assume responsibility for client development, project profiles, strategic project implementation, and organizational planning and leadership
• Mentor, nurture, and develop our Barry-Wehmiller Design group professionals
• Oversee the work of associate architects and designers
• Lead the architectural design and multi-disciplinary industrial and manufacturing project teams
• Define the industrial facility program requirements based on an understanding of the client’s production process flow and space environmental needs
• Conduct code research specific to the project site, program, and proposed use
• Create integrated solutions and communicate key concepts to the client
• Develop the base plan and coordinate technical requirements to other engineering disciplines
• Develop design intent based on client objectives
• Research material options or alternative building methods as necessary
• Develop specifications and direct preparation of technical plans and related documents for permit acquisition and construction
• Answer RFIs and review submittals and shop drawings throughout the pre-construction and construction phases of the project
• Manage and provide guidance to architectural designers
• Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with     

              our clients and team

What You’ll Bring

• A strong knowledge of code studies/evaluations for Advanced Technology facilities or hazardous/classified a