Senior Project Design Manager

Cushman & Wakefield

Senior Design Manager at Cushman & Wakefield mentoring design teams and overseeing design projects. Developing workplace strategies and supporting project deliverables across multiple locations.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeMaryland Heights • Alabama, Arizona, Maryland, Montana, South Carolina, Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $80,750 - $95,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and mentor a team of design professionals, providing guidance, feedback, and support on design projects from initial sketch through start of construction
Develop and manage team project timelines, budgets, standards, varying complexity of projects, and resource allocation.
Generates monthly metrics reports for SLA’s and KPI’s identified within the contract
Support Project Designers and Project Design Managers in quality review of design deliverables.
Ensures that all new processes and design standards are communicated to Project Designers and implemented within documentation
Review and confirm all preliminary space plans and design concepts are safe, functional, aesthetically appropriate, and meet all public health, safety, and applicable code requirements
Review selection and specifications of furniture, fixtures, equipment, and millwork, including layout drawings and detailed product description to meet clients' requirements
Provide on-going training to team, related to space planning & design, program management and FF&E services
Support with creation, implementation and managing Revit templates and design assets.
Develops client workplace standards; recommends new standards and looks for continued improvements to the client workplace design
Interfaces with client to develop new workplace strategies and define processes for design team members
Support leading interior design effort of special or more complex projects.
Contribute experience to the interior environment with knowledge and skills about space planning, interior building materials and finishes; casework, furniture, furnishings, and equipment; lighting; acoustics; wayfinding; ergonomics and anthropometrics; and human environmental behavior.
Work independently or with minor oversight to perform assignments including conceptual design, schematic design, design development, space planning and construction documentation
Oversees and helps to direct all third-party relationships with architects, engineers, etc.
Participate in internal and consultant meetings
Provide extensive and rapid-fire knowledge of FF&E vendors and resources to the team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree from a CIDA or NAAB accredited institution in Architecture or Interior Design.
10+ years of professional design experience
5+ years of experience managing and mentoring design team
5+ years of Revit experience in a professional setting
Demonstrates proficiency in architectural drawings, concepts & design
Experienced in contributing to budgets, managing vendor relationships and supporting procurement processes
Excellent time management, communication, collaboration, and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, in addition to the ability to work independently
Must be able to lead a team effort, and delegate work to all team members to enable them to work independently
Able to build strong relationships with internal and external partners to deliver effective services

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, vision, and dental insurance
flexible spending accounts
health savings accounts
retirement savings plans
life and disability insurance programs
paid and unpaid time away from work

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Hard Skills & Tools

Revitspace planninginterior designarchitectural drawingsdesign developmentconstruction documentationbudget managementvendor managementprocurement processesdesign standards

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringtime managementcommunicationcollaborationindependent workproject managementdelegationrelationship buildingquality review

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in ArchitectureBachelor’s degree in Interior Design