Group Manager @ TKDA | Simplify Jobs

Our employee-owned and integrated team of multi-discipline design and engineering professionals has an exciting new opportunity available for an architecture professional who has the passion to lead and develop a talented group of emerging design professionals.

As a Group Manager (GM), your primary responsibility will be to coach, mentor, and develop a talented group of designers and future architects. With insight on our strategic and annual business plan, you will engage with your team members to outline development plans and establish obtainable goals that further their professional growth and help the greater TKDA team make progress toward achieving business performance objectives. Through recurring discussions with each team member, you will coach on design practices and standards, provide guidance on addressing design challenges, and encourage them to take on more autonomous responsibilities and ’stretch assignments’.

In collaboration with other Group Managers and Market Managers, you will assign team members to project assignments, delegate applicable design tasks, review work in accordance with applicable standards, and oversee deliverable progress in relation to submittal schedules. In alignment with current design needs and emerging or prospective design trends, you will also be responsible for developing and expanding the depth and breadth of design capabilities for the collective team

From a design capacity, you may occasionally be the lead architect on multi-discipline projects and/or assume project manager responsibilities for architecture only projects. You may also assist with proposal development for project pursuits by providing input for design / fee estimates, participate in client presentations or project interviews, and conduct preliminary site inspections.

For this opportunity we are seeking a qualified professional who resides within a regular commuting distance of our Saint Paul or Duluth office locations and who is able to travel between locations and regionally as required or needed based on assigned responsibilities. TKDA provides employees with flexible hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote) work arrangements.

Required Qualifications

Registered as a licensed Architect (Minnesota preferred) with ten or more years of progressive design experience.
Extensive portfolio that showcases design talents and highlights various facilities, including those within the education/academic, corporate, commercial/industrial, airport, transit, and/or government / civic sectors.
Aspirations or prior experience coaching, mentoring, and developing emerging architectural professionals (designers and unlicensed architects).
Extensive experience coordinating design requirements with other disciplines including: engineering (civil, electrical, mechanical, and structural), landscape architecture, interior design, and planning.
High proficiency with AutoCAD and Revit.
Flexibility to travel up to 15% between office locations and regionally (MN, WI) to meet with team members, conduct on-site project consultations, participate in project / client meetings, assist with business development activities, and attend regional conferences.

Advantageous Qualifications

Registration in additional states; WI, IL, CA, or WA preferred.
Proficiency with Lumion, In-Design, and/or Sketch-up.
LEED ® Accreditation and familiarity with State of Minnesota B3 Guidelines.
Current affiliation or membership with AIA.

***Have you heard the news? After nearly 115 years, TKDA will be relocating from downtown Saint Paul to the South Loop neighborhood in Bloomington. Learn more about our upcoming move by reviewing this announcement: TKDA Moving to SoLo in 2025.

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*Pre-Employment Screening*

Upon acceptance of a conditional offer of employment, the selected candidate will be required to complete a standard pre-employment background screening, which consists of Social Security verification, educational verification, review of criminal convictions, and driving history.

*Notice to Recruiters and Placement Agencies*

TKDA will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or placement agencies unless a service agreement is in place. In the event TKDA receives an unsolicited resume without a service agreement in place, TKDA will not be obligated to pay a service fee of any amount nor will TKDA be held liable to terms or conditions under any agreement of any kind that has not been authorized in writing by a TKDA officer.

Group Manager

Technical Services, Architecture, New Opportunity

TKDA

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