Head of Workplace Design Standards

W.W. Grainger, Inc.; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 104,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision & life ins. (1

PTO & holidays

401(k) with 6% company contribution

Tuition reimbursement & financial life

Birth parents leave & caregiver leave

Job summary

W.W. Grainger, Inc. is seeking a Manager of Facility & Design Standards to lead workplace design professionals and drive scalable facility models across Grainger’s real estate portfolio.

You will provide technical leadership on space planning, CAD drawings, and documentation, while ensuring alignment with branding and enterprise standards. The role partners with business leaders and external firms to deliver compliant, cost-effective solutions that support productivity and an optimal team member

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Interior Design, Architecture, Planning, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in interior design, workplace or facilities planning, architectural systems, and project coordination.
• 1+ years of experience leading workplace design professionals and delivering complex projects through cross-functional teams, external design firms, and vendors.
• Experience with AutoCAD, including reviewing and revising floor plans, developing CAD drawings, and producing drawing documentation and PDF drawing sets.
• Knowledge of workplace and facility design principles and standards, including space planning, furniture, interior finishes, accessibility, ergonomics, branding, environmental graphics, and applicable building and workplace requirements.
• Experience developing and implementing scalable workplace standards, facility models, and design processes and translating business requirements into facility and workplace design solutions.
• WELL AP On Hire preferred and Registered Architect On Hire preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of workplace design professionals, establishing priorities, allocating resources, setting performance expectations, and reinforcing accountability for the timely delivery of high-quality design solutions.
• Direct the development, review, revision, and maintenance of floor plans, CAD drawings, and drawing documentation, validating complex and business-critical design work and providing technical direction for CAD-related standards and concerns.
• Lead enterprise artwork, branding, signage, and environmental graphics programs, establishing program priorities and governance while ensuring alignment with enterprise brand and workplace design standards.
• Direct workplace design standards and implementation, including space planning, furniture layouts, vendor and design-firm performance, installation coordination, and resolution of quality, cost, and delivery issues.
• Develop, implement, and govern scalable facility models and workplace design standards, policies, and processes for space planning, furniture, interior finishes, artwork, branding, signage, environmental graphics, renovations, and new construction to drive consistency and continuous improvement across the real estate portfolio.
• Provide design leadership throughout project planning, requirements development, design development, construction documentation, and execution, partnering with business leaders, Construction Project Managers, and external design firms to translate business needs into scopes of work, evaluate alternatives, manage technical tradeoffs, mitigate risks, and balance cost, timing, productivity, team member experience, and long-term business value.
• Make recommendations and decisions regarding facility and workplace design solutions, communicating financial and operational implications to stakeholders and ensuring compliance with applicable safety, accessibility, building, and fire code requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Project coordination

Space planning

Design standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Interior Design / Architecture / Planning / Construction Management or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

W.W. Grainger, Inc. is seeking a Manager of Facility & Design Standards to lead workplace design professionals and drive scalable facility models across Grainger’s real estate portfolio.

You will provide technical leadership on space planning, CAD drawings, and documentation, while ensuring alignment with branding and enterprise standards. The role partners with business leaders and external firms to deliver compliant, cost-effective solutions that support productivity and an optimal team member