Design Program Manager
3 days ago
Nyack
VARITE is looking for a qualified Workplace Design Program Manager for one of its clients located in . WHAT THE CLIENT DOES? An American computer software company that offers a wide range of programs from web design tools, photo manipulation and vector creation, through video/audio editing, mobile app development, print layout and animation software. WHAT WE DO? Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services. Pay Rate : $52.81 - $56.33 HERE'S WHAT YOU’LL DO: • 7-10 years of experience, • Role may require travel, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, English comprehension and spoken English., • High degree of efficient communication and maintaining excellent client expectations What you'll do • Primary contact for design on select projects, including interior design + programming, experiential graphic design + brand/signage, construction administration oversight, and overall design approvals. As design subject matter expert, expected to provide insight and consultation on all aspects of the work, • Act as a representative of the workplace design team in project meetings and presentations, • Coordinate and collaborate with architects, contractors, furniture vendors, and partners to ensure standards are met when new projects are designed and executed, • Support projects at existing sites that may vary in scope from interiors, furniture, or EGD, • Support environmental graphics and branding requirements in coordination with the client's brand team as required., • Assist with progressing the client's design strategy and research, • Develop presentations to be given to executive leadership and project stakeholders, • Support RFP processes as needed for new projects, • Knowledge and experience understanding costs and guiding design solutions that adhere to budgets, • Collaborate with external architects and designers, General Contractors and Construction Project Managers, Furniture Vendors and internal teams to ensure that each project adheres to global space design and global furniture guidelines., • Support internal teams and provide design direction at all stages of design development with regards to workplace standards, design reconfigurations and furniture selection layouts., • Represent the Workplace Design Team in the region or support other regions as required to cover for team members out of office, embodying their design and quality standards, • Strong technical aptitude as it relates to furniture, fixtures and equipment in the workplace, • Manage furniture selection for Workplace Design projects and ensure compliance with look and feel and standards. Including but not limited to fabric, color, ergo compliance and performance criteria., • Detailed review of design, construction and furniture drawings., • Prepare presentations in Powerpoint and the Adobe suite of products such as Aodbe Express, Adobe Acrobat, or InDesign and well-versed in messaging applications like Slack and Teams, • Work closely with the furniture vendor to create a furniture package that is aligned with Client's standards while also understating the needs of the local team, • Coordination with project technical teams including Project Architect, Facilities, IT, AV, Environment Health and Safety, Brand, Security, and Culinary, • Support internal teams with regard to end user requirements and share comments on test fits plans, look and feel and/or space plans based upon programming requirements, • Represent Workplace Design at project meetings across regions and manage an internal tracker of project updates, • Ability to prioritize, coordinate and execute under deadlines, • Provide daily to weekly updates on project review status reporting and maintain typical project documentation as required, • Participate in global team meetings and knowledge share calls., • Communicate with management, prepare and make presentations to leadership and other teams within the business If this opportunity interests you, please respond by clicking on EasyApply. Know someone who would be perfect for this role? Refer them to us and if they are hired, you could be eligible for our employee referral bonus! Help us grow our team with top talent from your network. VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status