Business Operations Manager, Architecture & Interior Design

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About the role

  • Business Operations Manager supporting Ware Malcomb’s commercial real estate architecture and interior design practice. Optimizing staffing, project delivery, financial forecasts, QA/QC, and office operations.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with office and studio leaders to assess business operations using office financials, project portfolio, and practice fundamentals
  • Develop organizational charts and staffing road maps based on financials, skill sets, and project types
  • Vet, interview, and hire candidates
  • Create weekly forecast updates and action plans with regional leadership
  • Review proposals and pursuits, maintain opportunity forecasts, and ensure competitive fees and achievable project scopes
  • Reassign staff between offices and assist with staffing adjustments
  • Review, stamp, and sign construction documents in the office
  • Review project billing drafts against forecasts before submitting to accounting
  • Ensure Project Planner work plans align staffing with revenue and maintain a minimum 15% profit margin
  • Conduct weekly project manager meetings covering forecasts, QA/QC, project awareness, accounts receivable, client or consultant issues, and resource status
  • Develop and monitor a strategic business plan
  • Build relationships with corporate enterprise teams to support project performance and service delivery
  • Ensure high client service and repeat business through effective QA/QC processes
  • Serve as a technical resource to staff
  • Identify and discuss HR issues with office and group leaders
  • Foster a strong team atmosphere and positive morale
  • Oversee office training in technical topics, processes, software, financial management, and project management
  • Attend the annual Business Management Summit and disseminate information to office staff
  • Discuss project liability concerns with office and studio leaders

Requirements

  • Preferred equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in architecture, interior design, or civil engineering
  • 8 years of practice experience
  • 2 years of project management experience leading successful project teams, inclusive of resource teams, or equivalent business operations experience
  • Excellent communication skills

Benefits

  • Full-time, long-term position
  • Hybrid work arrangement

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

HybridVaughanCanada

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