Regional Design Manager Jobs

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For over 75 years Pigott has been creating inspiring spaces for people to do their best work. Our team works together for one common core purpose to elevate the human experience by inspiring lives one space at a time. If you want to belong to a team that does that every day, Pigott is a great fit for you.

We work with commercial clients in Iowa and South Dakota who are curious about leveraging space to realize their organizations full potential. If you have experience working with this type of client - or want that experience - this role will be a great fit for you.

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Do the right thing.

We operate with honesty and integrity and are passionate about doing the right thing for our team members, our clients, our vendor partners, and our community.

Create Exceptional Experiences.

We go the extra mile to create exceptional experiences for all, while cultivating a culture that brings out the best from within each member of our organization.

Choose your voice.

We encourage Pigott team members to choose to see what's possible, not what's in our way, while practicing gratitude and kindness to all.

Lead the way.

We empower people to lead and encourage a culture of ownership and accountability. We bring knowledge and expertise to anticipate, guide and solve.

Position Purpose

The Regional Design Manager directs and manages the design departments, for the office locations within their region. Each regional design department is responsible for providing quality design work to clients in a timely manner, and within budget, while ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.

Possible Growth Opportunities

• Vice President - Design Services

Position Accountabilities & Performance Expectations

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Assists in the development of the region's sales strategy
• Maintain working relationships with key clients
• Primarily responsible for providing design direction to entire regional design team for all project work
• Recruiting, interviewing, & hiring
• Marketing of all design services available, including finish selection, density/feasibility studies, space planning, bid document preparation, facility management, inventory management, rendering capabilities, etc.
• Assists the Vice President - Design Services in strategic corporate planning for the design department
• Manage regional workload and reallocate resources whenever necessary, usually on a daily basis
• Estimate, write, and monitor scope of work for design service contracts
• Manages, directs and develops their design team, consisting of interior designers in Eastern Iowa (Cedar Rapids, Davenport, & Dubuque), or Des Moines and Sioux Falls
• Maintains current knowledge of the industry, products, methods, promotional strategies, and technology as well as trends within the industry
• Performance reviews
• Manage and monitor regional design department's billable percentages, accuracy results, quote-to-actual percentages, and all expenses and billings
• Disciplinary reviews, termination
• Assists the Vice President - Design Services with all personnel, HR, and staffing-related issues within department, including:

Corporate Accountabilities & Performance Expectations

• Maintain confidentiality of business operations on behalf of Pigott and all clients.
• Adhere to Pigott corporate branding standards.
• Provide prompt, courteous and exemplary service to all customers, both external and internal, in accordance with the corporate mission, vision, values and beliefs of Pigott. Demonstrate courtesy and professionalism, consistently providing a timely response to every customer service inquiry.
• Support Pigott commitment to quality by developing and maintaining position-specific procedures, process instructions and/or forms to better serve the company and customers as necessary.
• Demonstrate cooperation and teamwork in accomplishing the goals and objectives in the department.
• Attend work on a regular basis. Adhere to all guidelines as outlined in the Pigott Team Member Handbook.
• Accept responsibility for personal and professional development.
• Perform additional responsibilities at the request of manager or the Pigott Leadership team.

Position Requirements

• Understands work procedures, requirements of the job and its priorities, and makes decisions accordingly
• Attains necessary interpersonal, relationship-building, and communication skills to effectively interact with a wide range of internal & external customer contacts
• Demonstrates commitment to professionalism, integrity, and sound judgment in all business transactions
• BS, BA, or BFA degree in interior design, architecture, or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong leadership skills, attention to detail, and strong organizational skills are required
• Prior experience with interior design, space planning, facility planning, architectural drafting, CET, AutoCAD, or furniture specification is preferred
• Displays the commitment and mental attitude to promote the overall success of Pigott, Inc., through providing our client(s) with the highest level of customer satisfaction possible
• These criteria will be used by the Vice President - Design Services to evaluate performance:
• Maintains a high level of professional and technical knowledge for all related products and processes

Additional Information

Pigott, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Company will consider reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage prospective team members and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the Company.