Retail Design & Architecture Project Lead

Bridgestone America, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onboarding experience

Mentorship

CSR activities

Global and dynamic work environment

Work-life balance

Job summary

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. in Nashville, TN seeks a Senior Architect to lead architectural due diligence and design for Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC formats, including new stores and remodels.

You will manage A&E design, coordinate with internal teams and external partners, oversee budgets and schedules, and ensure conformance to standards while driving risk management and financial stewardship. Relocation is available for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture required; master’s degree preferred.
• Ten years’ experience in architecture with preferred experience in real estate design, planning, and development.
• In depth knowledge of civil, structural, architectural, electrical, and mechanical engineering.
• In depth knowledge of standard construction practices, means, and methods.
• In depth experience with remodels.
• Knowledge/experience of condemnation matters.
• Must be efficient, innovative, and able to work independently on multiple projects simultaneously.
• General systems knowledge (MS Project, Excel, Word, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and Revit).
• An exceptional communicator, adept at collaborating across teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the A&E conceptual design, due diligence, document development, and jurisdictional approval processes to establish and maintain project schedule integrity.
• Continuously value engineering and monitoring designs and construction activities for conformity to project specifications.
• Manage the flow of all A&E information between BSRO internal departments and various outside agencies, vendors, architects, engineers, developers, and landlords associated with a project.
• Ensure timely and accurate review of documents throughout the planning process for completeness, alignment with approved criteria, cost effectiveness and coordination of the A&E groups associated with each project.
• Review the design and construction activities initiated by third parties relative to sitework, utility installations, exterior elevation and entrance designs, structural elements, and similar which may affect an existing or proposed BSRO retail location.
• Responsible for ensuring conformance to current minimum site standards, providing creative design solutions, incorporating business and operations criteria into final design.
• Coordinate activities related to jurisdictional code investigations, development of local approval documents, construction drawings and specifications, contractor and vendor bid packages including document management.
• Manage internal development meetings to monitor performance of ongoing projects.
• Select, train, and retain outside consultants and contractors capable of providing design and/or design build services across all Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC formats.
• Coordinate and conduct asset evaluation survey and construction document turnover meetings with Construction Managers to ensure the smooth communication of information they may need to complete design and construction activities.
• Assist in the negotiation of construction issues for the Real Estate Department and establish the terms, milestone schedules, criteria etc. incorporated as exhibits to various types of Agreements.
• Participate in the RPF process through contract execution for architects, engineers, and other design consultant services.
• Develop and maintain a digital library of all design details, specifications, and prototypical drawings.

Skills

Communication

Independent multi-project work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architecture

Master’s degree in architecture preferred

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Word

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Revit

Job description

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. in Nashville, TN seeks a Senior Architect to lead architectural due diligence and design for Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC formats, including new stores and remodels.

You will manage A&E design, coordinate with internal teams and external partners, oversee budgets and schedules, and ensure conformance to standards while driving risk management and financial stewardship. Relocation is available for the right candidate.