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Design Director, US - ( 250000XQ )

Description

Stantec Buildings is on a mission to become the world's leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. We take an innovative, collaborative approach to projects, sharing a common belief that sustainable design for the built environment can make the world a better place for future generations.

We are looking for an inspiring Design Leader; a well-rounded practitioner with a commitment to design excellence, sustainability, and collaboration, to take on the role of Design Director, US. In this role you will be working directly with our Global and North American Design Directors to help shape and support design excellence throughout the practice, partnering with the Design Director, Canada to implement design excellence initiatives while working closely with Business Center Leadership across the US to inspire our people and uphold our vision to become the world's leading integrated design practice.

Key Areas of Focus

1. Culture - Advance design thinking through collaboration, dialogue, mentorship, and demonstration.
2. Quality - Advance design delivery to be consistent holistic integrated design that achieves Clarity, Purpose, Performance, and Craft through an integrated design practice.
3. Brand - Advance design recognition to become synonymous with Outstanding Design, Innovation, and Sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively engage with each practice, and design leadership, across the country, driving design culture, quality and brand.
• Establish, support, and mentor Design Leads in each practice.
• Assist in the attraction and retention of design talent, building high performance teams and practice models.
• Establish a culture of learning, professional development, and growth.
• Advance Design Thinking by actively participating in the practice wide Design Forum and Design Excellence calls, and regional town halls.
• Advance digital design practice and delivery in collaboration with the Design Computing Leader.
• Advance design practices, processes, and knowledge encouraging, supporting, and participating in the Innovation Program.
• Partner with local Design Leadership to ensure every project has an empowered Design Lead.
• Conduct and participate in Design Reviews to ensure work aligns with our Five Principles of Design Excellence {Clarity, Purpose, Discovery, Performance, and Craft} and encouraging, supporting, and establishing holistic sustainable design through multi-disciplinary reviews.
• Advance sustainable design focused on lower energy demand, lower ware use demand, and lower embodied and operational carbon in collaboration with the Carbon and Climate Leader and Team.
• Advance design delivery through integrated design, modeling, coordination, and documentation.
• Advance a ‘Green' portfolio, positioning and winning work with high sustainability objectives, designing, delivering, documenting, photographing, publishing, presenting, and submitting for design awards obtaining recognition for Design Excellence.
• Participate and support thought leadership through research, presentation, and publication of projects, processes, approaches, and ideas.
• Advance a design portfolio of outstanding projects, positioning and winning work with high design potential, designing, delivering, documenting, photographing, publishing, presenting, and submitting for design awards obtaining recognition for Design Excellence.
• Participate and support local practice engagement in their communities at the local, national, and international level volunteering, mentoring, design panels, design forums, practice committees, etc.
• Participate and support local practice engagement in the academies with future practitioners teaching, lecturing, speaking, and critiquing.
• Advance design practices that are recognized for driving value, balancing innovation with profitability.
• Participate in the annual allocation and organization of Design Excellence budget.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• The strengths, experience, and drive to effectively lead, challenge, and inspire.
• Experience mentoring, leading, and motivating designers and design teams.
• Experience advancing design excellence across a practice or region.
• An inspiring designer, mentor, and leader attracting and retaining top design talent.
• Exemplary communications skills and advocating our design point of view internally and externally.
• Demonstrated experience speaking and presenting [Academia, Conferences, Podcasts, Forums, Panels, etc]
• Demonstrated evidence of design excellence with a portfolio of outstanding design work including photography, documentation, publication, presentations, citations, and awards.
• Demonstrated evidence of innovative design and delivery.
• Demonstrated evidence of collaborative, sustainable, holistic design with a ‘green' portfolio of projects achieving high sustainability standards [Passive House, ZCB, WELL, Living Building Challenge, Net Zero, LEED, etc]
• Dedicated to Stantec's sustainability principles and commitments.
• Active leadership in professional organizations and community [committees, councils, design review panels, etc]
• Experience conducting practice based design reviews and critiques.
• Active leadership in university design school programs teaching, lecturing, speaking, and critiquing.
• Commitment to building and evolving a strong, resilient, value-based design culture.
• Effective working relationships with Regional Business Leaders and Buildings Leadership Team.
• Active participation and leadership in design-oriented peer groups.
• Demonstrated interest and ability to lead and collaborate with all allied disciplines.
• Maintain Professional Licensure and specialty certifications/status.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best