OVERVIEW
This award-winning and holistic architecture, interiors, urban design, landscape, and engineering firm has an extensive portfolio encompassing multi-family residential, student housing, mixed-use, and hospitality projects as well as corporate and government. With five offices across the U.S. and Asia, the firm’s dynamic, design team structure promotes collaboration and innovation, while investing in the talent and expertise of all professional staff and incorporating the latest technology throughout the organization. They are committed to surpassing their clients’ expectations with technology-based, innovative, and culturally significant design solutions that reflect and respect the unique social and built environment fabric of communities. Given the firm’s continued growth, they are seeking a Managing Partner for their Washington, DC Office with demonstrated practice and client leadership, and expertise in multi-family, mixed-use, and/or commercial projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES
The Managing Partner is an entrepreneurial and collaborative leader, highly skilled in the design and/or leadership of large complex multi-family, mixed-use, and/or commercial projects while remaining focused on client engagement and mentoring. They will work closely and collaborate with Project Managers, Directors, and the CEO in the development of concepts and strategies that respond to program, client and project requirements while striving for design excellence. The firm’s strengths lie in the integration of architecture, interiors, landscape architecture, and engineering, and the Managing Partner, as a project, client, and office leader, will work closely across disciplines, collaborating in the development of exemplary projects. 

The Managing Partner provides leadership internally and externally, setting the vision for the office, and fostering a culture of design excellence, collaboration, innovation, and mentorship. With exceptional skills at building long-term relationships, they will lead marketing efforts with the CEO, Managing Partners, business development, and design colleagues to attract new clients and maintain existing clients in the Washington Metro Area and New York to Florida. The Managing Partner will manage the full scope of projects including design management, project delivery, and project performance/ profitability. Adept with the big picture and the smallest details, the Managing Partner will have proven design and client leadership experience. They will communicate clearly with clients for any required decisions that impact the firm’s design goals, schedule, and delivery of documents.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and manage the Washington, DC Office in tandem with the VP of Operations.
• Lead large complex multi-family, mixed-use and hospitality projects while building a culture of design across the office. 
• Lead marketing efforts with the business development staff, management staff and the design staff to attract new clients and to maintain existing clients.
• Oversee project document process for issuance, to meet the client’s development program and budget. Implement design and production processes and policies in line with the project fee budget, goals and professional standards.
• Lead the design team in overviewing the plan layouts process for the projects; includes the determination of functional and spatial requirements and prepares information regarding design, specifications, materials, color and equipment. 
• Market and coordinate the integration of the firm’s “holistic multi-disciplinary approach” in a unified design for client review and approval. 
• Maintain appropriate records and files as accessible to the firm’s leadership. 
• Maintain a free flow of communications with the Directors, Project Managers and staff members relative to duties and activities. 
• Perform as client leader for the service and documents production with Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design and Engineering staff and independent consultants.
• Collaborate with the CEO regarding the Boards’ overall strategy, goals and policies. 
• Overview the design and technical quality review process as part of client “promise” delivery process. Provide internal quality reviews of projects and teams under their direct control.
• Support, implement, and coordinate office standards and procedures during the project delivery process.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Architecture and Licensure required, LEED AP preferred.
• 15-20+ years of design and/or client leadership experience with large complex developer driven projects including multi-family residential, student housing, senior living, mixed-use, or hospitality.
• Experience with all phases of projects including successful experience navigating and interacting with planning boards and review boards.
• Collaborative leader with a proven track record of running teams and working closely with clients, sub-consultants and vendors while completing large, complex projects 
• Active member of AIA, ULI, NMHC, NAA or other industry organizations preferred.
• Strong knowledge of zoning ordinances, laws and regulations related to design and construction for multi-family residential and/or hospitality projects.
• Proven ability to present information and respond quickly to inquiries from managers, clients, and the general public.
• Strong knowledge of Revit, Microsoft Office Suite, and related software systems that are at the forefront of architectural practice.
• Proven fiscal accountability and responsibility, and an understanding of market forces pertaining to fees, scope and schedule requirements.