Retail Design Project Leader: Delivery, Budgets & Clients

Jobvite, Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushing Terrell is a multidisciplinary design firm with 17 offices and 500+ team members, delivering holistic built environments. This role concentrates on leading retail design projects, coordinating architects and engineers, and ensuring alignment with client goals, budgets, and timelines.

You will partner with design leaders to drive efficiency, profitability, and standardized workflows across programs, while mentoring staff and advancing standardized processes that scale growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in design delivery or program management within architecture, engineering, or multi-disciplinary design consulting environments.
• Experience coordinating architects and engineers through design and documentation phases of national or multi-site large-format retail programs.
• Strong understanding of retail design programs, building codes, and architecture/engineering documentation standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership over project processes, maintain clear communication with teams and clients, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Collaborate with design leaders and discipline leads to establish, monitor, and manage project budgets.
• Prepare fee proposal templates, support development and negotiation of project contracts, and oversee program-level scope changes.
• Ensure project profitability targets (20% or higher) are met or exceeded.
• Plan, communicate, and track project milestones from client request through the delivery of complete design documentation packages.
• Participate in QA/QC reviews, identify recurring issues across projects, and implement strategies to improve program-wide quality and consistency.
• Conduct weekly project reviews to monitor earned value, resource utilization, and staffing alignment.
• Oversee and establish standards for the initiation and maintenance of project information and opportunities in Deltek Vantagepoint
• Develop project work plans and budgets in collaboration with Project Coordinators
• Coordinate project billing with client accounting requirements, ensuring accurate and timely invoices
• Manage accounts receivable and support collections efforts to meet the firm’s goal of payment within 30 days of deadlines
• Identify opportunities for additional services and ensure project outcomes align with client goals
• Schedule regular reviews with the Principal in Charge and other PM leadership
• Oversee project closeout activities and lead lessons-learned discussions, ensuring follow up on actionable items to drive improvements
• Supervise Project Coordinators, including training, task assignment, performance review, coaching, and conflict resolution, in alignment with company policies
• Build and strengthen client relationships, support business development and market growth initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture or related field

Tools

Deltek Vantagepoint

Adobe Suite

Microsoft Office

Bluebeam

Outlook

Job description

Cushing Terrell is a multidisciplinary design firm with 17 offices and 500+ team members, delivering holistic built environments. This role concentrates on leading retail design projects, coordinating architects and engineers, and ensuring alignment with client goals, budgets, and timelines.

You will partner with design leaders to drive efficiency, profitability, and standardized workflows across programs, while mentoring staff and advancing standardized processes that scale growth.