Practice Area | Market Sector Leader | Nw Region – Mixed-use Retail Center Projects

We are looking for a talented Mixed-Use Retail Center Practice Area Leader to help build our expertise in the Northwest region from the San Francisco Bay Area to Cascadia to British Columbia.

Practice Area Leaders are market-facing practitioners who have deep knowledge and experience and are charged to build our book of business through thought leadership and cultivating strategic relationships.

We expect these leaders to be adept at business development while also taking on a leadership role on projects.

Working collaboratively with others within the offices in the region and Company network, Practice Area Leaders shape how we get the work, lead the dialogue on design innovation, and help nurture the next generation of design professionals.

Our Mixed-Use Retail Center practice area provides services for the following industries Mixed-Use, Retail Centers, Entertainment, Residential and Senior Living.

What You Will Do Based in San Francisco, grow our Mixed-Use Retail Center practice in the Northwest region through expanding existing client relationships and developing new lines of work.

Strengthen our market reputation and image through thought leadership that is based on value proposition and POV.

Advance our reputation through conference presentations, authoring publications and active social media presence.

Assist in developing novel content with our marketing, communications and public relations teams.

Provide vision for proposals and strategy for interviews to secure project opportunities.

Collaborate with design teams to deliver informed project solutions based on market expertise and deep understanding of client goals.

Work closely with office and studio leaders to identify and recruit best-in-class talent.

Partner with office directors to establish budgetary framework and investment strategies for practice area.

Organize internal team of fellow practitioners within region to help increase reach and influence of group.

Your Qualifications Must be an expert in developing relationships with new and existing clients and have a deep understanding of the Company portfolio.

Proven ability to build a book of business and to deliver on large-scale, programmatically complex architectural, mixed-use retail center projects.

Connected and well-regarded within the community and active in industry organizations.

Adept at storytelling, engaging as a communicator and inspiring with an energetic personality.

Possess strong presentation skills with the ability to articulate ideas in interviews and other presentations.

Skilled at developing and motivating teams of people both internally and externally.

Versatile, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial.

LEED accredited.

Committed to the principles of sustainable design and resilient communities.

Licensed architect with bachelor’s degree or higher in Architecture with at least 15 years of architectural experience, inclusive of 5 or more years’ experience in marketing, client development, and/or management of a studio, practice group, or office.