Intermediate Project Manager / Designer

Job Description

S art Date : Immediate

Years of Experience Required : 3-8 years

Employment Terms : Full time salaried. Could be open to independent contractors on a per-project basis.

ALA Studio is a full service architecture and interior design firm that emphasizes deep listening and hands-on collaboration with clients throughout the design process. Founded in 2017 by Alda Ly, our NYC based studio serves clients worldwide who are looking to rethink traditional hospitality, health and wellness, workplace, and retail spaces, whether they are established organizations or startups and entrepreneurs. We are proudly a certified Minority & Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M / WBE) in NYC and NY state.

Our team is small but mighty, and built around a collective desire to create thoughtful, innovative designs for projects we care about. We specialize in workplace, hospitality, retail, health and wellness spaces of all scales—often with clients who have unique visions and are doing things that have never been done before.

We’ve got a number of exciting projects on tap, and are looking for the next key player in our integrated design team : a full-time Intermediate Project Manager / Designer for our commercial interiors projects. Our ideal candidate is kind, resourceful, organized, an incredible communicator, has a sophisticated design sensibility, and someone who is comfortable managing & leading small to medium projects and executing a cohesive design vision. This person should have solid experience working in Revit with Enscape and have completed projects through all design, permitting and construction phases. She / he / they should be someone who is looking to have ownership and responsibility from day one and is interested in becoming an integral part of a growing team.

Responsibilities :

• Independently manage 1-2 small projects, or 1 medium project at a time (with support from a Director or Principal)
• Responsible for managing and coordinating project subconsultants such as MEP, structural, AV / IT, & lighting designers
• Responsible for tracking project budget and schedule
• Responsible for day-to-day communication and interfacing with clients
• Responsible for development of design concept, user-experience journeys, diagraming, & mood boards
• Develop project presentations and present work during client presentations
• Produce and execute project deliverables including project work plan, SD / DD / CD drawing sets, project schedules, and specifications.
• Produce Permit sets & coordinate the Landlord review and DOB application process when required
• Responsible for reviewing shop drawings, drafting RFI responses, and providing clarification sketches as needed during Construction Administration
• Responsible for selecting, procuring, and managing orders and installation for furniture and decorative lighting
• Help drive unique, creative solutions to unique design problems

Qualifications :

Benefits for full time employees :

Salary commensurate with experience.