Manager, Interior Design & Space Planning

Description

• Reviews of construction documents produced by staff or external consultants to ensure compliance with Authority's Workplace Guidelines and Standards, Design Criteria, and applicable building, life safety codes, and ADA.
• Provides expert advice, guidance, and consultation to WMATA's senior management on space utilization & allocation.
• Develops Tasks Orders related to Interior Design and Space Planning and coordinates with various WMATA Departments to advance tasks through implementation.
• Maintains and promotes awareness and accountability with safety policies and procedures while performing job functions. Promotes a positive safety culture and encourages reporting of safety concerns consistent with our Agency Safety Plan, other regulatory requirements within the Safety Management System and just culture principles.
• Review of a current motor vehicle report
• Develops and generates authority wide reports on current and future space allocation, space utilization analysis, or other space needs as required.
• Manages the Contractor supporting Facilities Management software and monitors their performance to ensure all deliverables comply with contractual requirements. Collaborates with the Facilities Procurement Office for contract administration and support .
• Investigates, analyzes, and proposes solutions to space related problems in the areas of building design, accessibility, and safety. Devise's solutions and prepares recommendations to correct problems.
• Develops and manages updates and revisions to the Facilities Policy Instruction Guide.
• Manages the development and maintenance of WMATA Master Plan for Space Utilization (Non-Operations) and database of current space allocation by department.
• Supervises a team of employees and consultants; develops performance management documents and evaluates performance in accordance with WMATA's requirements and guidelines.
• Develops the Authority wide Workplace Guidelines and Standards, and Furniture & Finish Materials Standards.
• Verification of education and experience (including certifications and licenses)
• Facilitates meetings with all WMATA departments for the purpose of programming and forecasting each department's space allocation / needs, negotiating space turn over, move management, and space needs assessment, while working with department heads/designees.

Requirements

• Valid Driver's License
• Skills and/or behavioral assessment
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in occupancy planning.
• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Master Planning, Urban Design, or a related field
• Criminal Background Check (a criminal conviction is not an automatic bar to employment)
• International Facility Management Association (IFMA) membership
• A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in interior architectural design and institutional Facilities Management, demonstrating increasing responsibility.
• Medical examination including a drug and alcohol screening (for safety sensitive positions)
• Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) membership
• National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) or Registered Architect (RA) license in at least one of the local jurisdictions.

Benefits

• Personal interview

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance