Full-Time

Design Manager

Posted on 9/4/2025

Hendricks Commercial Properties

Hendricks Commercial Properties

51-200 employees

Revitalizes historic properties into modern destinations

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Rockford, IL, USA

In Person

Category
Architecture & Civil Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Adobe Photoshop
AutoCAD
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 3-5 years’ experience in Industrial, Office, Mixed Use and/or Hospitality/Food Service Design
  • Proficiency in programs in or equal to Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office suite is required
  • U.S. Work Authorization (required)
Responsibilities
  • Has an advanced understanding in the production of technical drawings and plans used to build a structure. Ensuring that all designs are produced on time and to a high quality, and that they are coordinated with the work of architects and/or engineers.
  • Responsible for planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the daily work and day-to-day workings of limited number of projects assigned by VP of Architecture and Design.
  • Essential element in driving the day-to-day operations of the company but does not direct the policy or mission of the Company.
  • Communicates and interacts with other department employees daily.
  • Work with clients to create LOD’s, space program, and concept plans with direction from VP of Architecture and Design.
  • Track and monitor internal and external design approval processes.
  • Accountable for tracking of A&E cost status.
  • Stay relevant to Building Codes and regulations.
  • Interpret and collaborate the conceptual design process with the Development, Leasing, and Construction Division for new buildings, existing buildings, and various tenant buildouts.
  • Bring conceptual design to life, through Project team meetings and refine until ready to be turned over to construction Document stage.
  • Ability to represent design ideas to 3D form, either through software or sketching.
  • Work with potential tenants, listen to space plan ideas and then interpret those ideas and turn into a plan.
  • Process, track and report A&E associated costs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Ability to travel to various projects as needed.
Hendricks Commercial Properties

Hendricks Commercial Properties

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Hendricks Commercial Properties revitalizes historic properties in Beloit, Wisconsin and beyond, turning old buildings into places where businesses can thrive and communities can grow. They first identify each community’s needs, then develop a product that blends history with modern luxury to create a destination that people want to be part of. Unlike others, they focus on integrating restoration with upscale amenities to drive economic activity, job creation, and vibrant neighborhoods. The goal is to transform spaces into functional, desirable hubs that support local businesses and uplift the community.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Moline, Illinois

Founded

1974

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Acquired Circle Centre Mall for $600M decade-long revamp.
  • Irontek coworking opens summer 2026 at The Grain in Delafield.
  • $14.1M Fritz Farm expansion boosts Lexington lifestyle center.

What critics are saying

  • Gavin Thomas defected to Steiner + Associates, delaying projects.
  • Loss delays Circle Centre Mall and Bottleworks redevelopments.
  • Steiner replicates Bottleworks at Easton, eroding market share.

What makes Hendricks Commercial Properties unique

  • Revitalizes historic properties like Bottleworks District on Mass Ave.
  • Manages 15 million sq ft across 39 states in multiple property types.
  • Transforms malls into mixed-use districts like Traction Yards.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Time Off

401(k) Company Match

Employee Discounts

Pet Insurance

Company News

Idaho Press
Feb 26th, 2024
Coming up in this week's Boise Weekly

The hotel is a joint venture between Hendricks Commercial Properties and the Geronimo Hospitality Group, the latter which was also instrumental in building The Warehouse Food Hall.

WRTV
Dec 20th, 2023
Circle Centre Mall sold to Wisconsin-based Hendricks Commercial Properties

Circle Centre Mall sold to Wisconsin-based Hendricks Commercial Properties.

Indiana Landmarks
Jul 7th, 2023
NEWS

Hendricks Commercial Properties won Indiana Landmarks’ 2023 Cook Cup for Outstanding Restoration for recapturing the Art Deco splendor of Indianapolis’s former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant and garages as Bottleworks, a boutique hotel (above) and food and entertainment hub.

The Business Journals
Mar 2nd, 2023
Delafield advances plans to add houses near St. John's Northwestern Military Academy

Hendricks Commercial Properties purchased 112 acres from St. John's Northwestern Military Academy around two years ago.

Inside INdiana Business
Nov 14th, 2021
Hendricks Development Group LLC hires Gavin Thomas as vice president of development

Hendricks Commercial Properties, the Beloit-based developer of the historic Bottleworks District on Mass Ave, has named Gavin Thomas vice president of development.

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