Ware Malcomb

Full-service design firm: architecture, planning, interiors

Director – Aviation - Interior Architecture & Design

Interior DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAtlanta, GA, USANo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in interior design.
Experience developing and maintaining client relationships in the aviation market.
Prior experience leading a team or studio.
Experience with proposals.
A bachelor's degree in Interior Design or Architecture.
Ability to lead and foster a team environment.

Responsibilities

Oversee the group's finances, business development, operations, and team member management.
Ensure all client and consultant proposals and contracts are in place.
Review and approve project budget reports before contract execution.
Maintain the group's organizational charts and continuously review office forecasts, financials, and current and future staffing needs with the Region's operations manager.
Oversee the group's operations in collaboration with the Operations Manager.
Lead and uphold the firm's design standards, ensuring consistent design excellence, innovation, and quality across projects.
Provide strategic design direction and oversight at key project milestones, reinforcing creative rigor, technical quality, and alignment with client goals.
Support the team's positive culture, morale, and general wellbeing.
Review monthly project revenue projections and provide necessary weekly updates.
Prepare a monthly business report and participate in monthly meetings.
Lead business development and client relationships to increase market share and win work.
Attend business development and networking functions and arrange regular networking meetings with client and industry contacts.
Use the Ware Malcomb customer relationship management system to track business development activity.
Review the group's scheduled workload and attend scheduling meetings.
Proactively manage project liability issues.
Stay connected to the team through recurring scheduled meetings and communication.
Collaborate with the Ware Malcomb Talent Acquisition team to recruit new team members.
Mentor and develop team members to elevate design capabilities and foster continuous improvement, critique, and professional growth.

Desired Qualifications

Registered Interior Designer, Licensed Architect, or National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) Certification is strongly preferred.

Are you ready to join a growth-oriented team where creativity meets innovation? At Ware Malcomb, we are a dynamic and forward-thinking design firm committed to pushing the boundaries. Our team-oriented, collaborative approach ensures that every project is a blend of visionary design, seamless project delivery, and we are actively engaged with both the community and the industry. Discover our vibrant culture to get an inside look into life at Ware Malcomb and the programs we offer. https://waremalcomb.com/life-at-ware-malcomb/

The Director is a key member of the Ware Malcomb senior management team responsible for leading design, business growth, profitability, staff management, and client relationships for our Aviation Interiors practice. This role is focused on delivering innovative aviation interior environments while championing and maintaining design excellence across all projects, fostering a collaborative, team-oriented culture and supporting overall business objectives. Responsibilities include growing the practice through high-quality design leadership, strategic client engagement, financial performance, mentorship of team members, and continued expansion within the aviation sector.

Your Role

Oversee finances, business development, operations, and team member management of the group.
Take overall responsibility for ensuring all proposals and contracts (client and consultant) are in place.
Review and sign off on all project budget reports before contract execution.
Be responsible for the group's organizational charts and conduct a continuous review of office forecasts, financials, and current/future staffing needs with the Region's operations manager.
Overall responsibility for the operations of the group, in collaboration with the Operations Manager.
Lead and uphold the firm's design standards, ensuring a consistent level of design excellence, innovation, and quality across projects.
Provide strategic design direction and oversight at key project milestones, reinforcing creative rigor, technical quality, and alignment with client goals.
Ensure the positive culture, morale and general wellbeing of team.
Review monthly project revenue projections and provide necessary weekly updates.
Prepare a monthly business report and participate in monthly meetings.
Responsible for business development and client relationships to increase market share and win work.
Attend business development and networking functions. Set up regular networking meetings with client and industry contacts.
Utilize Ware Malcomb CRM system to track all business development activity.
Review of groups workload scheduled. Attend scheduling meetings.
Proactively manage any/all project liability issues.
Stay connected to the team with reoccurring scheduled meetings and communication.
Collaborate with Ware Malcomb Talent Acquisition team to recruit new team members.
Mentor and develop team members to elevate design capabilities, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, critique, and professional growth.

Qualifications

10+ years of experience within the field of interior design
Experience developing and maintaining client relationships in the Aviation market
Prior experience leading a team or studio
Proposals experience
Registered Interior Designer, Licensed Architect, or NCIDQ Certification strongly preferred
Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design or Architecture
Ability to lead and foster a team environment

This is a full-time, long-term position.

Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is a dynamic, forward-thinking commercial real estate design firm providing professional architecture, interior design, civil engineering, branding, building measurement, structural engineering and MEP engineering services to clients throughout the world. With office locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, the firm specializes in the design of office, industrial, science & technology, healthcare, multifamily, retail, hospitality and public/institutional projects.

The firm is also ranked among the top 10 Architecture/Engineering firms in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms and the Top 30 Interior Design Firms in Interior Design magazine’s Top 100 Giants. For more information, visit waremalcomb.com.

About the Company

Ware Malcomb

Full-service design firm: architecture, planning, interiors

Ware Malcomb provides architecture, planning, interior design, civil engineering, branding, and building measurement for commercial, corporate, industrial, healthcare, science/technology, retail, and residential sectors. Its projects combine multidisciplinary services with data-informed decisions and market insights to tailor solutions to each client and build long-term relationships. The firm differentiates itself with an integrated, end-to-end offering under one roof, strong client service, and attention to how trends like nearshoring and post-pandemic workspace changes affect design. Its goal is to deliver practical, high-quality design and consulting solutions that help clients adapt to changing business realities while growing through ongoing collaborations.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: N/A
Total funding: $8.1M
Headquarters: Irvine, CA
Founded: 1972

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