Regional Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture
• Professional registration required.
• Minimum of 15+ years of experience with a strong focus on technical execution and Project management.
• Proven track record in leading large, complex projects from concept to completion.
• Exceptional problem-solving / conflict resolution skills and the ability to make decisions under pressure while maintaining the client relationship.
• A passion for innovation, sustainability, and implementing best practices in design and construction.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines and geographies to drive successful project outcomes.
• Entrepreneurial drive to establish a department that will influence the performance of an entire operation

Nice To Haves

• Previous leadership or management experience overseeing QA/QC is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and oversight on all projects within the region, ensuring alignment with firm-wide design and graphic standards and guidelines, building codes, project management procedures, client expectations.
• Collaborate with office leaders and project teams to resolve complex technical issues and provide guidance on best practices.
• Act as an advisor to project teams on technical and project management issues, proactively helping to avoid claims.
• Collaborate with regional specifications leader to ensure continuity.
• Work with office leaders to establish a liaison within each office to work with office staff to ensure guidelines and processes are followed.
• Ensure the application of cutting-edge technologies, details, materials, and sustainable design principles to project execution.
• Collaborate with Practice Technology Leads to develop and maintain a Regional Detail Library and Region-Specific template to support all projects.
• Collaborate with office leaders to ensure that project documentation—including drawings, specifications, and technical reports—complies with regulatory requirements and firm-wide quality standards.
• Oversee technical aspects of the design, document development, and construction administration? process from concept to completion, ensuring project timelines and budgets are met.
• Ensure effective coordination between disciplines (architecture, structural, MEP, etc.) to deliver seamless, integrated solutions by implementing Project BIM Execution Plan.
• Work with office leadership to make sure we are maintaining project schedules.
• Mentor and develop junior staff, fostering a collaborative and technically proficient team.
• Lead technical training sessions to enhance the skills of regional staff and foster knowledge sharing within the firm.
• Work with regional leadership, HR, and Practice Technology teams to implement a tiered training program for technical and project management staff.
• Oversee Production Directors as they assign appropriate production staff to each project.
• Review staffing with Principal and team members weekly.
• Deliver regular feedback to Practice Technology Team on the areas of improvement on the Guidelines, Libraries or Templates.
• Collaborate with other regional technical directors regularly to identify needed changes in our standards or processes and share lessons learned.
• Implement and enforce firm-wide quality assurance processes to mitigate risks and ensure technical accuracy in project deliverables.
• Conduct periodic technical reviews and audits of projects to identify potential issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Deliver regular feedback to Practice Technology leads.
• Oversees Production Directors for QA/QC reviews at each deliverable.
• Ensures QC Checklist tasks are assigned appropriate to team members and follow up on completion.
• Implement an online process for staff to report issues with specifications, document standards, details, legislation or code / jurisdictional issues.
• Implement a process for review and follow up to correct necessary issues with documentation and standards.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for key managers that serve clients, providing expertise and fostering long-term relationships.
• Must be skilled in conflict resolution
• Work closely with business development teams to present the firm’s technical capabilities to potential clients and secure new projects.
• Stay up to date with industry trends on details and materials, emerging technologies, and advancements in sustainable design, incorporating these into project work.
• With Practice Technology Leads, promote the integration of digital tools, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and advanced simulation techniques in project delivery supported by practice technology team.
• Travel 25% of the time to regional offices to maintain visibility, build relationships, and foster cohesive work standards across locations.

Benefits

• incentive compensation in the form of discretionary bonuses
• a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits