Studio Manager, Transportation
About The Position
The Studio Manager, Transportation is responsible for the overall business success of the Transportation studio. This role involves managing staffing levels to ensure project resource availability, reviewing project work for technical excellence, timely delivery, and financial success. The Studio Manager will contribute to the office's annual operating budget based on studio revenue forecasts and growth objectives, reporting results to senior management and making necessary adjustments. This position also includes leading by example, mentoring staff, and performing administrative and HR duties. Involvement in billable project activities is expected to optimize staff time utilization.
Requirements
- Successfully completed related post-secondary education
- Knowledge in Architectural design and presentation; intermediate M&E, structural building systems, permit and building codes
- Technically advanced in architectural or engineering systems and design
- 10+ years of prior experience in a supervisory/leadership role
- Managing architectural staff
Nice To Haves
- Registered with a relevant professional architectural association is an asset
Responsibilities
- Participates in business development through personal and new client contacts; may provide input to proposals and presentations
- Monitors level of service given to clients; analyzes trends and makes changes as required to ensure exemplary delivery
- Leads planning and scheduling of all Studio projects to prioritize activities and allocate resources consistent with project needs and objectives
- Assists or determines project budgets, work plans and deliverables to fully plan project execution
- Participates in monthly project reviews to analyze performance, profitability and risk
- Attends meetings with project managers as necessary and liaises with various stakeholders to determine project criteria, deliver presentations, coordinate resources and provide information as requested
- Shares expert knowledge of current design techniques, building systems, code analysis and construction methodologies to improve the skills of the Health Sciences studio and to ensure they are implemented on project work
- Routinely reviews work for general conformance to design, technical and quality requirements
- Develops, implements and manages an annual operating plan for own Studio; reviews and updates plan on a monthly basis; strategizes and modifies plan moving forward to suit changing conditions
- Balances project workloads with requirements to ensure the financial health of the Studio
- Oversees workloads and provides staff supervision to ensure that work is done accurately, efficiently and complies with policies, procedures and standards as well as best working practices
- Reviews safety requirements for field work and ensures that staff are trained in accordance with local health and safety regulations
- Takes responsibility for succession planning within own area
- Conducts annual bonus and salary reviews for all direct reports; analyzes and makes recommendations for all staff within the Studio in accordance with the budget, and makes recommendations for promotions, where appropriate
- Encourages productivity, innovation, teamwork, and a high level of professionalism within own discipline; leads by example
Benefits
- Employee-owned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
