SENIOR DESIGN MANAGER, STORE DESIGN
Company: sweetgreen
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: October 27, 2024
Job Description:
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The Senior Design Manager is part of the store development team,
primarily responsible for the creative output and design execution
of the Los Angeles-based design studio while working with
counterparts throughout the extended store development team
including Real Estate, Construction, and Facilities Management.
This position will report to the VP of Design with the expectation
that the leader will set a high bar for talent and lead the design
team to deliver thoughtful design solutions that elevate the brand
while accommodating business considerations, functional goals
within Sweetgreen's typically aggressive timelines.
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead and inspire the team to create high quality design
solutions that align with current design strategies and
Sweetgreen's design and brand standards.
- Build a strong creative design studio culture that encourages
open discourse, collaboration and critical thinking. Bring a
passion for all things design that includes an understanding of
history, current trends in design, furniture, fashion, etc. as well
as technical understanding and experience with detailing of
materials and finishes common in the industry.
- Continuously set a high bar for design talent, understand and
clearly articulate expectations to project team and provide
effective and timely direction and feedback on performance and
project work.
- Provide clear, effective and timely communication of design
direction to designers and consultants and, as needed, identify
issues/conflicts and propose design solutions to resolve
outstanding concerns.
- Challenge and inspire teams and provide timely coaching,
feedback, leadership support and developmental opportunities in
order to achieve design and business results. Leverage
on-the-boards experience to provide focused creative direction and
feedback that consistently drives and elevates design. Effectively
address talent gaps and troubleshoot when needed.
- Directly responsible for the functional layout, schematic
design, and furniture/material/finish palettes for all new and
remodeled restaurants, and other brands/concepts as may be
identified over time.
- Responsible for the review and approval of all restaurant
designs, including new and renovation projects. Lead open-forum
style design reviews as well as offline review of all projects as
needed to keep projects on schedule, and elevate the design output
of the design studios by providing timely and focused design
direction, coaching and guidance to the design teams.
- Responsible for the quality, execution and timely deliverable
of layout and concept packages and construction drawings. Lead team
in the management and oversight of outside Architecture firms and
ensure that construction documents are delivered on time, are
accurate and meet or exceed Sweetgreen drawing standards.
- Support the cross-functional goals (operations, ops services,
real estate, construction) to ensure that the design studios:
- Collaborate with the broader store development team to meet
internal project timelines and construction budgets, hit annual new
store and remodel project counts and achieve sales weeks'
goals.
- Responsible for the quality, execution and timely deliverable
of design development and construction drawings by Sweetgreen's
outside Architectural firms. Ensure all scope of work, design
intent and federal, state and municipality code requirements are
met on drawings.
- Develop annual operating plan, budget, and regular forecast
updates as required. Monitor and report on studio design
performance, progress towards annual goals, and collaborate with
real estate and construction to report on variances in store costs
and store count forecasts relative to store development strategic
plans.
About You:
- Strong experience with construction documentation, QA,
technical standards and implementation programs, relevant
professional building codes, health codes, permitting requirements,
and shop drawing reviews for constructability.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills, highly
organized and detail oriented.
- Self-starter with ability to work both independently and in a
team environment, and to foster teamwork among diverse groups and
disciplines.
- Strong work ethic and professional attitude with ability to
thrive in a fluid, fast-moving, high pressure and constantly
changing business environment.
- Ability to manage multiple project timelines and schedules
simultaneously and work with little supervision to produce high
quality work on strict timelines.
- Capable in 2D/3D visualization (hand sketching/CAD programs,
etc.) with specific proficiency in Acad (Revit), Sketchup, Adobe
Creative Studio as well as Excel, Powerpoint or equivalent. 10-25%
travel, depending on business needs
Preferred Qualifications:
- 7+ years of broad experience, including design, detailing and
preparation of construction documents, in high end single-family
Residential, Restaurant/Hospitality and Retail preferred.
- 5+ years in restaurant space with an in-depth understanding of
kitchen equipment, operational design, and engineering
requirements.
- 5+ years management of outside architectural, MEP and/or other
design consultants.
- 4 yr degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Product
Design or related field of study
What you'll get:
- Highly competitive pay + bonus plan
- Three different medical plans to suit your and your family's
needs
- Dental and Vision insurance
- Flexible PTO plan
- 401k program
- Employee HSA and FSA
- Complimentary greens
- An opportunity to make a real impact on the people around you,
both by growing them and by connecting them to real food
- To live the sweetlife and celebrate your passion +
purpose
- A collaborative team of people who live our core values and
have your back
- A clear career path with opportunities for development, both
personally and professionally
- Free sweetgreen swag
Come join the sweetlife!
About sweetgreen
sweetgreen is on a mission to build healthier communities by
connecting people to real food. We passionately believe that real
food should be convenient and accessible to everyone. Every day in
each sweetgreen, our 3,500 team members make food from scratch,
using fresh ingredients and produce delivered that morning. And in
our local communities, we're committed to leaving people better
than we found them. We're in the business of feeding people, and
we're out to change what that means.
sweetgreen provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for
us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to
sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race,
religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy,
physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic
information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past,
present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States
(military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected
by federal, state, or local law.
sweetgreen participates in the federal government's E-Verify
program to determine employment eligibility. To learn more about
the E-Verify program, please click here.
Salary range for this role:
Starting salary range based on experience
$140,000-$170,000 USD
sweetgreen provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for
us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to
sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race,
religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy,
physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic
information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past,
present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States
(military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected
by federal, state, or local law.
California residents: Review our applicant privacy notice HERE.
sweetgreen participates in the federal government's E-Verify
program to determine employment eligibility. To learn more about
the E-Verify program, please click here.
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