THE POSITION
Retail Design & Delivery Manager
We are seeking a dynamic new team member to join our expanding real estate services, technology and consultancy firm. This position requires one to be able to multitask, prioritize, and complete projects independently. Must be able to learn on their feet and never miss a deadline. Seriously, missing deadlines is not an option.
If you are the type of person that wants to:
1) learn the retail real estate industry from the ground up;
2) leverage your creativity and design skills to solve common industry challenges;
3) organize and take projects from concept to implementation (or abandonment if appropriate);
4) take initiative and have a significant voice;
5) help an intentionally small firm grow and become a more influential company;
then this is the position custom made for you and we need to talk.
Responsibilities would include, but certainly not be limited to:
A) Reviewing base building and retail tenant drawings and documents for conformance with project design and development criteria. Providing review comments and suggestions where they may fall short or not be properly coordinated;
B) Providing design input and review for retail Tenant store facade, signage and interior design;
C) Creating conceptual design exhibits for Clients and Tenants;
D) Providing support to Client leasing teams to assist them to close deals;
E) Coordinating the communication and the submission design and construction documents as required to support attaining Opening Dates and/or compliance with the Project Construction Completion Timeline;
F) Maintaining consistent, thorough and positive communication with Tenants, property management and leasing to ensure that all parties are properly informed;
G) Maintaining custom database for team assigned tasks and projects daily;
H) Coordinating the performance of lease required Landlord Work with the Contractors. Assisting with the coordination of outside vendors as needed to facilitate the timely completion of project work;
I) Visiting assigned properties on a semi-regular basis to review and coordinate project construction activity and maintain ample familiarity with assigned properties and teams;
J) Supporting CEO to produce client deliverables including designs, sketches, reports, exhibits, lease abstracts, lease plans, and digital tracking systems;
K) Assisting with corporate administration including tracking systems for employee related production, contact management, digital marketing, presentation support for CEO, and anything else that we create.
THE VISION
We make provide services and make tools to help others become better artists at their craft.
Our clients choose us because we are innovative, responsive, personal and accessible. We make their jobs and lives easier by solving common problems that currently bog them down and detract from their core value at their organization. We make their jobs and lives easier and more fun.
You will get to work on numerous commercial and mixed-use retail projects across the country. From small boutique single Tenant projects to the largest regional mixed-use properties, we assist our Ownership clients by providing technology tools and consultancy services that accelerate and support the development, leasing, design, tenant delivery and construction for retail projects.
THE ENVIRONMENT
Our corporate structure is simple and there are no corporate politics to navigate (regrettably there is also no softball or fantasy football league either – yet). We expect our team to be able to work independently, remotely (home, road, airport, Starbuck’s), and collaboratively to start and complete tasks as required. We have, but often times do not use our Bucktown/Wicker Park and Humboldt Park co-working office, as clients and projects often times require us travel to their sites or offices and working remotely is what we do already for most of our Clients.
If you are NOT from Chicago, that is cool too; we are completely open to discussing … wait for it … working from your existing location. We believe that geographic diversity and travel experience is an advantage.
Growth potential is unlimited and we are looking for the right candidate to help us expand to not only meet, but also create our next opportunities.
THE SKILLS
We value, celebrate and require the following personal attributes:
1) Initiative – we set the direction
2) Collaboration – we can’t do it alone
3) Integrity – we must never compromise quality
4) Honesty – we have no greater value
5) Responsibility – we lead by example
6) Accomplishment – we are expected to get it done
Without the natural talents above, success in this position will be impossible.
Candidates must have the following skills:
1) Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or similar;
2) 0 – 10 years experience. Compensation is commensurate with experience;
3) Familiarity with design & construction and ideally commercial/retail real estate development;
4) Familiarity with reading and understanding construction documents;
5) Familiarity with building construction and project design criteria;
6) Fluency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
7) Fluency with digital image manipulation (resizing, cutting, cropping
8) Familiarity with Adobe CS (Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, PhotoShop)
9) Proficiency with all web browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome)
10) Familiarity with Google Drive / Dropbox / box and/or other cloud files sharing applications
11) Familiarity with Zoom / Teams / Meet
Ideal, but not essential:
1) AutoCAD
2) Revit
3) Sketchup
Email us and we’ll promise to answer your questions regarding this one of a kind, exciting position. Make sure to tell me why you are even interested and the right person for our team. Cheers!
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $5,000.00 - $10,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Flexible schedule
- Health savings account
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
