Facility Design Manager; Project

Position: Facility Design Manager (Project Based Role)
## Facility Design Manager (Project Based Role)
** Project based position:
** This is a project-based role, with an anticipated duration of 2+ years.
**** Compensation:
**** The salary range for this position is $121,391 to $167,520.  Compensation is based on location and experience.  
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* Purpose:

**** Facility Design Manager, where you’ll be responsible for the on-budget and on-time direction and implementation of facility design and construction for new exhibitions, as well as Sustainment and Expansion projects. Specific components include all planning, budgeting, scheduling, estimating, design, construction, fabrication, delivery, and commissioning required to open the project within the assigned budget, quality, schedule, and creative and guest experience targets.

The Facility Design Manager acts as point of contact with customers and stakeholders for all project related issues. Essential to the role is possessing strong interpersonal skills and bringing a partnership approach to project delivery with both internal and external stakeholders who range from Creative Directors to vendor partners.
* Responsible for the coordination between the Architecture of Record including their engineering consultants, and all Meow Wolf scenic show, show tech, creative and art exhibit vendors.
* Cultivate collaboration across Meow Wolf's internal creative, show tech, and scenic teams.
* Understanding and including the development of all preliminary and final facility impacts.
* Responsible for the development of the Architecture and Engineering scope of work / request for proposal documents, the selection and pre-qualification of potential Architecture and Engineering vendors, the response to questions / clarification during the proposal process, the analysis of the proposals and the development of the recommendation for the vendors.
* Oversees the Architecture/Engineering schedule for facility design. Responsible for ensuring that the Architecture and Engineering vendors maintain the required schedule and meet their milestone delivery dates in a timely manner.
* Responsible for managing the Architecture and Engineering vendors contractual obligations including the evaluation of any requests for additional services, the preparation of any directives, the negotiation of all changes and the incorporation of any agreed upon changes into the vendors agreement.
* Manages the Architecture and Engineering vendors throughout the design and construction phases of the project. Ensures that the creative design intent is maintained during the preparation of design documents by the Architecture and Engineering vendors and other outside parties.
* Responsible for the development of a complete cost effective and constructible set of drawings specifically for the facility Architecture/ Engineering of the project.
* Responsible for reviewing the drawings and specifications to ensure that they meet the design intent, the creative appearance and are complete and accurate for construction.
* Monitors construction in the field including identifying and resolving discrepancies between the construction and drawings and/or design intent. Participates in the management and response to the various requests for information. Evaluates the Architecture and Engineering vendor’s responses to requests for information and the preparation of modification documents.
* Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established Meow Wolf policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
* Assist in the development of Meow Wolf BIM standards and Guidelines as well ensuring the Architect and their subconsultants are following them throughout project phases.
* 3D Model management, exporting files as needed to share and collaborate with all vendors.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
* Licensed Architect or in process of taking exams required
* Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, or Engineering from an accredited university or college is required.
* 7-10 years of turn-key project experience, preferably within the entertainment industry, is required.
* Supervisory and contract/vendor…