Technical Design & Install Leader

Bednark Studio, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bednark Studio, Inc. seeks an experienced Technical Director to drive the flow of technical design from project planning through fabrication, logistics, and installation. The role requires coordinating drafting resources, defining priorities, and ensuring clear information across teams.

You will lead Site Superintendents and field-ready design, champion technical standards, and partner with Project Management, Production, and Logistics to keep projects on schedule.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in technical direction, fabrication, or installation leadership.
• Ability to lead multiple projects and teams with clear priorities and deadlines.
• Strong ability to read and direct architectural/shop drawings and fabrication workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own the portfolio-wide technical design resource plan across all active projects at Bednark Studio.
• Assign drafting resources with clear deliverables and deadlines for each designer.
• Maintain visibility into workloads, blockers, and capacity reallocation as priorities shift.
• Partner with Project Managers to set deadlines for technical information, redlines, and approvals.
• Manage revision cycles to minimize repetitive changes and maximize efficiency.
• Identify projects consuming disproportionate technical resources and reset priorities with Operations and PMO.
• Maintain quality while preserving pace across the department.

Skills

Leadership

Resource management

Project coordination

Communication

Install planning

Tools

AutoCAD

Rhino

Vectorworks

SolidWorks

Documentation tools

Job description

Bednark Studio, Inc. seeks an experienced Technical Director to drive the flow of technical design from project planning through fabrication, logistics, and installation. The role requires coordinating drafting resources, defining priorities, and ensuring clear information across teams.

You will lead Site Superintendents and field-ready design, champion technical standards, and partner with Project Management, Production, and Logistics to keep projects on schedule.