Senior Designer

Target • Minneapolis, MN

22h • $73,000 - $132,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here. Target’s distinctive brand love is infused throughout its many physical locations by the Properties teams. We have a direct and positive impact on the real estate, design, construction and maintenance of our stores, distribution centers and headquarters. Are you ready to help strategically grow Target’s brand through leading-edge design, development, construction and preservation? Can you effectively balance the efficiencies of a large-design build company with the unique challenges and innovative solutions required by individual sites? Then take your place on one of our Properties teams, and help us make the most of Target’s physical assets, both in the U.S. and overseas. A role in Corporate Real Estate means the opportunity to apply your efficiencies in space planning, creativity in design and technical expertise across a wide range of facilities and projects. Your work will directly impact the everyday environment for teams who deliver the brand promise to our guests. Corporate design is a dynamic and ever-changing world which requires us to evolve in a “speed is life” fashion to support Target’s business strategies. As a Sr. Designer, you will work on planning and design services for non-retail portfolio workspaces. Collaborate and coordinate with internal and external partners through assigned projects including programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, construction and post-occupancy phases. Additional responsibilities include but not limited to: development of new workplace strategies; project resource planning and scheduling; managing cross functional teams on strategies and designs; presentation and collaboration with partners; and developing & maintaining partner/client relationships.

Requirements

• 4 Year accredited degree (interior design or architecture)
• 3+ Years relevant experience (corporate facility design preferred)
• Proficient with Building Codes
• Experience with relevant computer design applications (AutoCAD, Revit, 3D Modeling/Rendering, PhotoShop, SmartSheet, Excel, etc.)
• Ability to think strategically and challenge the status quo
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results quickly
• Experience executing programs with significant cross-functional representation
• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational and project management skills
• Proven analytical skills in relation to programming, space allocation, planning and design.

Responsibilities

• Support established portfolio plans to accommodate organizational change, team adjacencies and new initiatives.
• Participate in regular programming meetings with leadership to understand strategies and initiatives requiring new, remodeled, or reconfigured space.
• Inspect properties and develop cost-effective lifecycle refresh plans that enhance productivity and positively impact recruiting and retention.
• Contribute to development and updating standards related to furniture, finishes, space allocation and guidelines for office environments.
• Ensure adherence to standards and provide alternate solutions for variance requests.
• Implement and drive consistent process criteria and best methods across non-retail portfolios.
• Work through multiple projects at a time such as multi-year headquarters refresh design and proposal of strategic alignments.
• Manage assigned projects through implementation.
• Apply knowledge of design, furniture and code requirements in developing solutions to client requests.
• Evaluate, select and specify systems and ancillary furniture.
• Job duties may change at any time due to business needs

Benefits

• Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.
• Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.
• Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level