Associate Director - Architecture (Hospitality)

About the role

10 Design, part of Egis' Architecture Line, is an architecture and master planning practice with over 400 architects and designers across London, Hong Kong and San Francisco and six additional studios. This full-time Associate Director position focuses on driving the development and growth of the company by ensuring the profitability of design projects while managing, motivating and developing team members.

Key responsibilities

• Design: set the company's design philosophy and vision, ensure consistent high-quality design, give design direction, attend key design discussions, identify trends, review deliverables, present design at key meetings and submit projects for design review awards.
• Project management: define processes for client satisfaction, promote "Design Excellence", ensure profitability of planning and design assignments, and monitor and adjust resourcing plans.
• Team management: select and motivate team members, set clear goals, manage performance including annual reviews and development plans, run an annual training plan, handle poor performance and promote a learning culture.
• Business development: define the business strategy with stakeholders, win new business, take part in market programmes and client development, and act as primary client contact up to and including sales and closing.
• Support continuous improvement across the office and group, and perform other duties consistent with the role.

Required profile

• Degree or Masters degree.
• Proven management-level experience in a consultancy.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Natural leadership, excellent communication and planning skills, able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Excellent design skills.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Project, Outlook).