Regional Architectural Manager

Job Description

Responsibilities :

• Manages preparation and review of construction drawings for all new and existing plans, ongoing production, revisions and new elevations of existing plans.
• Ensures adherence to company-wide product development processes and standards.
• Assists Regional Director in the procurement and management of outside consultants.
• Conducts weekly meetings with internal employees and external Consultants.
• Manages Engineering outsources for assigned projects.
• Works closely with Regional Director and Division Leadership to manage plan adds / drops and plan change requests. Communicates pertinent information to all concerned.
• Develops and maintains all applicable schedules / reports to communicate status of workload and projects.
• Coordinates all priorities and scheduling with Regional Director.
• Assures that all projects are completed in a timely manner.
• Meets target due dates or notifies Regional Director as soon as possible with problems in completion.
• Assigns / coordinates all production assignments according to agree upon schedules / priorities. Tracks all plan production / projects through department processes.
• Audit plans at all stages of development and checks for accuracy and completeness.
• Discusses and suggests changes to simplify structure, improve design quality or reduce costs (value engineering).
• Establishes quality control priorities and tasks and provides QC oversight to ensure quality in CDs delivered to the field.
• Procures answers to day-to-day questions regarding clarification of drawings, corrections, field / plan errors, etc.
• Reviews and processes all field errors and clarifications through Technical Bulletin process.
• Attends field / office construction meetings as needed including pre-construction meetings, mockup / prototype frame walks, Trade Partner frame walks, Leadership frame walks, etc.
• Maintains a positive working relationship with field personnel.
• Reviews all Architectural Services processes on an on-going basis to determine best practices. Works diligently with other company departments to develop new or improve existing processes that affect / interact with Architectural Services.
• Makes recommendations for improved department efficiency.
• Implements new best practices throughout department.
• Coordinates with all divisions to insure that design / construction drawings contain all necessary information and for compliance with required specification and local codes.
• Conducts him or herself in a professional manner and projects a professional appearance in the office and at company functions as a representative of the Company.
• Maintains a positive working relationship with co-workers. Notifies Regional Director of any concerns or issues to ensure a professional resolution.
• Abides by the Company’s Core Values and Guiding Principles.

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