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As a Design Manager at a growing specialized lighting design consultancy, your role will involve driving process, quality, and profitability to maximize operational efficiency and safeguard project margins. Your key mandates include focusing on Technical Output and Systemic QC to ensure consistent service delivery and resource utilization across all projects. **Role Overview:** In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in institutionalizing technical expertise and eliminating bottlenecks in Quality Control. You will play a crucial part in driving workflow standardization, maximizing profitable utilization of the production team, and stabilizing high-value contracts through rigorous process enforcement. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Workflow Management and Resource Utilization:** - Actively monitor resource allocation and capacity to maintain or exceed the 75% billable utilization rate benchmark. - Streamline technical workflows to manage project timelines, resource scheduling, and output volume efficiently. - Manage BIM model coordination process to ensure model integrity and consistency for deliverables. - Manage cloud collaboration platforms and remote access solutions for data security and seamless worksharing. - **Quality Assurance and Scope Protection:** - Develop, enforce, and audit rigorous quality control systems for lighting specifications, calculations, and BIM model integrity. - Establish and enforce Change Request Management Protocol to prevent scope creep and ensure formal pricing for modifications. - Formalize client sign-off at critical project milestones to lock in project scope and prevent rework. - Facilitate clash detection on technical models to mitigate construction-phase risks. - **Team Leadership and Delegation Architecture:** - Assume responsibility for managing and mentoring technical staff to absorb operational oversight. - Set clear performance expectations and provide coaching to promote problem-solving and skill improvement. - Document and standardize technical knowledge and quality standards for consistent output quality. **Qualifications Required:** We are looking for a leader with the following qualifications: - 5+ years of experience in managing technical BIM production with proficiency in clash detection and model coordination software. - Mastery of project management principles, communication skills, and proficiency in lighting calculation software and documentation tools. If you are motivated by transforming technical operational inefficiency into high-margin performance and eager to implement scalable systems for a high-growth firm, we invite you to apply for this challenging role. As a Design Manager at a growing specialized lighting design consultancy, your role will involve driving process, quality, and profitability to maximize operational efficiency and safeguard project margins. Your key mandates include focusing on Technical Output and Systemic QC to ensure consistent service delivery and resource utilization across all projects. **Role Overview:** In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in institutionalizing technical expertise and eliminating bottlenecks in Quality Control. You will play a crucial part in driving workflow standardization, maximizing profitable utilization of the production team, and stabilizing high-value contracts through rigorous process enforcement. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Workflow Management and Resource Utilization:** - Actively monitor resource allocation and capacity to maintain or exceed the 75% billable utilization rate benchmark. - Streamline technical workflows to manage project timelines, resource scheduling, and output volume efficiently. - Manage BIM model coordination process to ensure model integrity and consistency for deliverables. - Manage cloud collaboration platforms and remote access solutions for data security and seamless worksharing. - **Quality Assurance and Scope Protection:** - Develop, enforce, and audit rigorous quality control systems for lighting specifications, calculations, and BIM model integrity. - Establish and enforce Change Request Management Protocol to prevent scope creep and ensure formal pricing for modifications. - Formalize client sign-off at critical project milestones to lock in project scope and prevent rework. - Facilitate clash detection on technical models to mitigate construction-phase risks. - **Team Leadership and Delegation Architecture:** - Assume responsibility for managing and mentoring technical staff to absorb operational oversight. - Set clear performance expectations and provide coaching to promote problem-solving and skill improvement. - Document and standardize technical knowledge and quality standards for consistent output quality. **Qualifications Required:** We are looking for a leader with the following qualifications: - 5+ years of experience in managing technical BIM production with proficiency in clash d
