Job Title
Design Manager Job Description Summary
Job Description
About the role:

• Be a key member of a client facing collaborative management team, working closely with other design managers within the Design & Workplace pod, as well as other Project and Construction Managers in PDS Japan.
  
• Drive the creation of a conceptual design framework for each project from the Envisioning process through to project execution.
  
• Proactively flag any issues that may arise during a project, take ownership of them, and work together with your team internally to resolve them.
  
• Communicate regularly to leadership and the project team with project updates such as the status of each project, upcoming benchmark goals, potential issues, etc.
  
• Oversee deliverables from a team of cross-disciplinary professionals that includes architects, interior designers, BIM specialists, MEP engineers, ICT engineers.
  
• Provide mentorship, support, and direction to members of the design team, including review and input on their work.
  
• Be responsible for determining and organizing build-out functional requirements such as programming, space planning, and code analysis.
  
• Produce all design and hand-off packages for a project utilizing Revit, including programming, layout, Ao R Hand-off and operations.
  
• Lead the coordination of all disciplines to produce a comprehensive and coordinated construction document set which meets the requirements of local building code, ADA, zoning, and any other applicable law.
  
• Partner with the Ao R’s, Eo R’s, and Construction firms that we work with in your region
  

About You:

• 10+ years professional design and documentation experience in high quality commercial or hospitality projects. Mixed-use residential, cultural, and institutional experience also will be considered
  
• Minimum 3 years managing client relationships including participation in client meetings throughout the design and construction process
  
• Degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Interior Design 2
  
• Knowledge of and experience working with local building code, ADA guidelines, zoning, and other applicable laws
  
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in numerous strategy and design phases: Concept Design, Schematic Design, Design Development, permitting and Construction Documentation
  
• Ability to confidently review and markup the above documents
  
• Experience coordinating design documentation with external consultants
  
• Understanding of project budgeting and scheduling and the ability to communicate and work closely with clients and external consultants to ensure that project milestones are being met and deliverables are on-time and complete
  
• Self-directed with a high level of initiative and a “can do” attitude, but open to feedback and a strong desire to learn
  
• Excellent time management skills and experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
  
• Excellent oral, written and graphic communication skills
  
• Excellent decision-making skills and a highly resourceful problem solver
  
• Proficient in the following programs: BIM (Revit), Bluebeam Revu, Adobe Suite
  
• Fluent in both Japanese & English
  
• Passionate about best in class design, construction, and project execution
  
• A team collaborator, clear communicator, prudent risk-assessor, and effective motivator
  
• Habitually thinking outside the box and exploring new ways to execute projects Committed to continuous improvement and optimizing productivity
  

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?
As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
  
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
  
• An organization committed to Diversity and Inclusion
  

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.
We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.