Studio Manager, Transportation

NORR; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NORR is seeking a Studio Manager for its Transportation studio to drive project delivery, staffing, budgets, and leadership across disciplines. The role oversees project planning, resource allocation, and high-quality design execution while mentoring staff and coordinating with senior management.

The Studio Manager will lead by example, balance workloads with financial health, and ensure compliance with safety regulations, contributing to NORR’s growth and ongoing design excellence.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education completed.

Responsibilities

• Client management: participate in business development, monitor service to clients, ensure exemplary delivery.

Skills

Architectural design

Building systems

Building codes

Professional registration

Education

Post-secondary education

Job description

Posted Monday, July 20, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

The anticipated annual salary range for this position, at the time of posting, is outlined below. Estimated pay ranges that are provided on various social media sites are not representative of NORR's range for this position. Compensation is based on individual education, qualifications and experience.

This role reports into the above mentioned office, however NORR offers all of its employees the opportunity to work either from home or from a NORR office.

NORR is a global team of 800 architects, engineers, planners, and interior designers creating design strategies and solutions that express the unique vision of every project. Driven by a common purpose with our clients and partners, we share ideas to create and innovate, bringing people, design, and technologies together to think bigger and act bolder.

Our story began in 1938 and has evolved into an employee-owned, fully integrated firm committed to sustainable development goals across 13 market sectors in Canada, the US, and UK. Design excellence continues to guide everything we do.

Our dedicated transportation team develops aviation, transit, and multimodal hub solutions for clients around the world. We understand the needs of government and private operators to maintain, upgrade and provide new transportation services and supporting infrastructure. Our design solutions are purpose-driven to build better, more efficient and environmentally friendly transportation nodes that incorporate flexibility for future system expansion. Learn more about our Transportation Portfolio.

As a Studio Manager you will be responsible for the overall business success of the Transportation studio. You will manage staffing levels to ensure resources are available for projects at the right time. You will also review project work within the Transportation studio for technical excellence, on time delivery and financial success. You will contribute to the office’s annual operating budget, based on the Studio’s revenue forecasts and growth objectives. You will report on their results on a regular basis to senior management and make adjustments throughout the year as necessary. As a Studio Manager, you will lead by example, provide mentorship to staff and have administrative and HR duties to perform on your staff’s behalf. You will also be in involved in billable project activities where required to optimize full use of their time.

Duties and Responsibilities

Client Management

• Participates in business development through personal and new client contacts; may provide input to proposals and presentations
• Monitors level of service given to clients; analyzes trends and makes changes as required to ensure exemplary delivery

Project Management

• Leads planning and scheduling of all Studio projects to prioritize activities and allocate resources consistent with project needs and objectives
• Assists or determines project budgets, work plans and deliverables to fully plan project execution
• Participates in monthly project reviews to analyze performance, profitability and risk

Project Delivery

• Attends meetings with project managers as necessary and liaises with various stakeholders to determine project criteria, deliver presentations, coordinate resources and provide information as requested
• Shares expert knowledge of current design techniques, building systems, code analysis and construction methodologies to improve the skills of the Health Sciences studio and to ensure they are implemented on project work
• Routinely reviews work for general conformance to design, technical and quality requirements

Operations

• Develops, implements and manages an annual operating plan for own Studio; reviews and updates plan on a monthly basis; strategizes and modifies plan moving forward to suit changing conditions
• Balances project workloads with requirements to ensure the financial health of the Studio

Staff Management

• Oversees workloads and provides staff supervision to ensure that work is done accurately, efficiently and complies with policies, procedures and standards as well as best working practices
• Reviews safety requirements for field work and ensures that staff are trained in accordance with local health and safety regulations
• Takes responsibility for succession planning within own area
• Conducts annual bonus and salary reviews for all direct reports; analyzes and makes recommendations for all staff within the Studio in accordance with the budget, and makes recommendations for promotions, where appropriate
• Encourages productivity, innovation, teamwork, and a high level of professionalism within own discipline; leads by example

Required Skills

• Have successfully completed related post-secondary education
• Knowledge in Architectural design and presentation; intermediate M&E, structural building systems, permit and building codes
• Technically advanced in architectural or engineering systems and design
• Registered with a relevant professional architectural association is an asset

Required Experience

• 10+ years of prior experience in a supervisory/leadership role
• Managing architectural staff
• Salary Range: $120,000.00 - $170,000.00 / annually

NORR is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic: Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.