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PROJECT ARCHITECT / DESIGN / PROJECT MANAGER - EV CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Turner & Townsend
Full-timesenior€120,000-160,000/year

Job description

<p><strong>Turner &amp; Townsend&#xa0;</strong>seeks&#xa0;an experienced <strong>Project Architect / Design / Project Manager </strong>to help&#xa0;build a Design Standards Studio focused on turning program requirements into real, usable design standards that work in the field.</p><p>This role sits at the center of that effort.&#xa0;You’ll&#xa0;act as the design architect,&#xa0;translating evolving requirements into scalable spatial standards, layouts, and templates&#xa0;—&#xa0;and then report results to team&#xa0;leads&#xa0;for approval, followed by pressure-testing those standards through active projects.&#xa0;</p><p>This is not a traditional project management role. You&#xa0;won’t&#xa0;just track&#xa0;projects—you will shape how they are designed, built, and continuously improved.&#xa0;You’ll&#xa0;work directly with operations, product teams, SMEs, and architects to ensure standards support real workflows, not just ideal conditions.&#xa0;Expect ambiguity. Expect iteration. Expect to build the system while using it.&#xa0;</p><p><strong>Responsibilities:&#xa0;&#xa0;</strong></p><ul><li>Translate program requirements into clear, buildable spatial&#xa0;standards,&#xa0;layouts, and details&#xa0;</li><li>Develop and refine system-level design concepts, diagrams, and playbooks (typologies, adjacencies, infrastructure logic)&#xa0;</li><li>Oversee project architects to ensure designs align with standards while adapting to real-world constraints&#xa0;</li><li>Partner closely with&#xa0;operations, product, SMEs, and documentation teams to align design decisions with operational workflows&#xa0;</li><li>Respond quickly to incoming&#xa0;issues (e.g., design gaps, prototype failures,&#xa0;design&#xa0;blockers) and drive resolution across&#xa0;cross-functional&#xa0;teams&#xa0;</li><li>Review layouts and drawings (Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam) and provide direct, actionable design feedback&#xa0;</li><li>Work&#xa0;with team leads to&#xa0;identify&#xa0;gaps in existing standards and propose improvements based on project learnings and field feedback&#xa0;</li><li>Attend project milestones (including punch walks) to&#xa0;observe&#xa0;how designs perform in reality&#xa0;</li><li>Provide infrastructure and layout solutions to unblock client or site-specific challenges&#xa0;</li><li>Provide&#xa0;expertise&#xa0;in&#xa0;cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where&#xa0;required&#xa0;</li><li>Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors,&#xa0;and regional stakeholders&#xa0;</li><li>Support retrofit and implementation efforts where standards need to be adapted to existing conditions&#xa0;</li><li>Contribute to building and evolving design systems, not just individual projects&#xa0;</li><li>Process improvement – Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes&#xa0;</li><li>SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.&#xa0;</li></ul><p>&#xa0;</p><p><strong>Preferred Experience:</strong></p><ul><li>Experience in R&amp;D, prototyping, or iterative design environments&#xa0;–&#xa0;vetting and validating products against the client standards, codes, etc.&#xa0;</li><li>Experience with vendor and external partner management&#xa0;</li><li>Exposure to large-scale rollouts, multi-site programs, or retrofit implementations&#xa0;</li><li>Experience creating diagrams, systems graphics, or playbook documentation&#xa0;</li><li>Portfolio&#xa0;demonstrating&#xa0;built work and systems thinking&#xa0;</li><li>Experience working in ambiguous or early-stage programs&#xa0;</li><li>Proficiency&#xa0;with Asana&#xa0;</li></ul> <ul><li>Licensed and/or NCARB certified&#xa0;</li><li>Master’s&#xa0;degree in&#xa0;Architecture&#xa0;</li><li>5–8+ years of experience in&#xa0;architectural design and production&#xa0;</li><li>Strong architectural background with hands-on production experience (ability to develop details&#xa0;and written specifications,&#xa0;not purely conceptual design)&#xa0;</li><li>Experience developing or working with design standards, prototypes, or repeatable systems&#xa0;</li><li>Ability to read, review, and actively redline drawings&#xa0;</li><li>Experience collaborating across disciplines (architecture, operations, engineering, product teams, both internal and external)&#xa0;</li><li>Ability to translate ambiguous inputs into clear, actionable design direction&#xa0;</li><li>Proven ability to take concepts or early-stage designs and make them executable in real-world environments&#xa0;</li><li>Strong organizational and management skills&#xa0;–&#xa0;collaborating across multiple disciplines (engineering, operations, vendors, facilities, etc.)&#xa0;</li><li>Strong requirements gathering and problem-solving skills&#xa0;</li><li>Excellent collaboration and communication skills&#xa0;</li><li>Familiarity with permitting, codes, and compliance considerations&#xa0;</li><li>Experience reviewing and providing QA/QC of design drawings, technical documents, and/or product specifications&#xa0;</li><li>Experience&#xa0;developing&#xa0;and publishing&#xa0;Revit&#xa0;master files/templates/standards&#xa0;</li><li>Proficiency&#xa0;in Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam Revu, and Microsoft 365 and/or Google Workspace products, as well as digital whiteboard collaboration tools (i.e., Miro, Mural, etc.)&#xa0;&#xa0;</li></ul> <p><strong>The salary range for this full-time role is <u>$120K-$160K</u>&#xa0;per year. </strong>Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. 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