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Design Manager | Workplace Interiors

Corgan 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Onsite $90,000 - $135,000 Full-time Senior

Lead the development of innovative design solutions and narratives for workplace interior projects. Manage project delivery from concept to completion while mentoring a team of designers and partnering with clients.

Responsibilities

  • Lead concept development and guide the design narrative for a wide range of projects
  • Partner with clients to understand their vision and bring it to life through inspired, buildable design
  • Curate materials, finishes, furnishings, and details that reflect both design integrity and operational excellence
  • Mentor and motivate a talented team of designers, fostering a collaborative, creative culture
  • Lead design presentations that communicate a strong point of view with clarity and confidence
  • Manage project delivery, ensuring design intent carries through documentation, construction, and completion
  • Collaborate with architects, consultants, and brand strategists to deliver seamless, cohesive experiences
  • Engage with the broader design and aviation community to build relationships and identify new opportunities
  • Is an industry expert in major building systems and conveys this knowledge to the team
  • Oversees the work of the Project Designers
  • Demonstrates knowledge of resources and materials and their application
  • Directs the production of design materials that meet project objectives, including functional concepts, images, schedules and budgets
  • Cultivates success through high level design and planning, facility requirements analysis, conceptual design and systems integration and teamwork
  • Possesses excellent programming and strategic planning skills
  • Maintains knowledge regarding industry trends, professional practice, regulatory and construction practice and issues
  • Builds the firm’s practice by inspiring and motivating Project Designers

Requirements

  • Degree in Interior Design or Architecture
  • 10+ years of interior design experience, ideally in workplace
  • A portfolio that demonstrates design excellence - from concept to realization
  • Deep understanding of how design enhances the guest experience and brand identity
  • Fluency in Revit
  • Familiarity with FF&E selection, detailing and documentation
  • Strong leadership, organizational and communication skills
  • Proven ability to manage complex projects, teams, and client relationships
  • Interest in sustainable design and innovation
  • Professional registration preferred
  • Ongoing participation in outside design activities, groups, etc.
  • Confident presentation ability

Benefits

  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth
  • Healthy work-life balance
  • Sharpening skills, leveraging technology, and encouraging communication
  • Commitment to the highest standards of professional ethics
  • Passion, drive for excellence, and abiding curiosity

Key Skills

Interior design Architecture Revit FF&E selection Detailing and documentation Leadership Organizational skills Communication skills Project management Client relationships Sustainable design Innovation Professional registration Ongoing participation in outside design activities Confident presentation ability Collaboration Creativity Curiosity Design excellence Concept development Design narrative Materials and finishes Furnishings and details Operational excellence Design presentations Project delivery Documentation Construction Completion Architects Consultants Brand strategists Aviation community Industry expert Building systems Project Designers Resources and materials Application Design materials Project objectives Functional concepts Images Schedules Budgets Facility requirements analysis Conceptual design Systems integration Teamwork Programming Strategic planning Industry trends Professional practice Regulatory and construction practice Issues

About Corgan

Corgan is an employee-owned architecture and design firm with 20 locations and more than 1,000 team members globally. The firm, ranked as the No. 4 architecture firm by Building Design + Construction, works with clients in a variety of sectors including aviation & transportation, data centers, education, government, health, mixed-use, multifamily, office, and workplace. Founded in 1938, Corgan has developed a strong reputation for agility in design by anticipating marketplace changes and leading clients to thoughtful, data-driven design solutions. Its research insights and design expertise empower the organization to foresee emerging changes and develop solutions that minimize risk, create flexibility, and maximize longevity.

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