Retail Design Lead - GM Europe - Cadillac International Headquarters - Cadillac International Headquarters

Job Description

The European Retail Design Lead must bring a strong understanding of European Retail Store Design to General Motors ensuring that we are able to curate the design languages of the brands into a coherent, engaging, and flowing customer experience. You must be able to work seamlessly with external partners and internal stakeholders to deliver on budget and expectation whilst refining scope and specification.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead design phase activities for individual retail showroom and supporting projects in the European market.
• Collaborate with GM Real Estate and Construction Managers on site and feasibility evaluations, test fits, landlord coordination and lease reviews, project budgeting.
• Manage external design team professionals, review their drawing for conformance to brand standards and program, and ensure projects are on schedule, on budget and on brand.
• Engage with internal GM stakeholders for visibility, review and approval of project designs.
• Negotiate design professional fees and agreements and develop design phase project schedules.
• Help to develop a global vendor base of architects, engineers, and design professionals, as well as managing their efforts through each design phase.

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years’ experience in the design and construction industry, with a focus on European markets
• Experience working in an A/E design firm, along with experience working in a retail development group on the client side.
• A proven track record of managing design team professionals and delivering high-quality projects on time and on schedule.
• In depth, hands-on knowledge of commercial design and construction in the premium and/or luxury retail development environment and it’s fast-paced, adaptive processes, with particular focus on site development, high quality storefronts, interior detailing and millwork, and MEPF.
• A general familiarity with building codes in most major European markets
• Experience with automotive building types and/or technical coordination of similar equipment systems preferred.
• Experience with planning / heritage approval processes
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably architectural.
• Required software experience: AutoCAD, Rhino, Sketchup, Bluebeam, Adobe Suite, Smartsheet’s or MS Project

Portfolio Submission Instructions:

To be considered for this position, you will need to submit a portfolio in addition to your resume and profile. You may include a link to your online portfolio in your resume OR if your portfolio is not available online, please follow the instructions below to upload your portfolio as a separate attachment as you did with the resume.

• Save your portfolio as a pdf document.
• Name your portfolio your LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. Example: Candidate name is John Smith. Portfolio pdf file name is: Smith, John.pdf
• Upload as an attachment - you may have to condense the file.

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Diversity Information

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We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.