Manager, Design & Architecture

Manager, Design & Architecture, TH, Canada

Restaurant Brands International

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Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with nearly $45 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 32,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories. RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades.

Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities. RBI is committed to growing the TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES® and FIREHOUSE SUBS® brands by leveraging their respective core values, employee and franchisee relationships, and long track records of community support. Each brand benefits from the global scale and shared best practices that come from ownership by Restaurant Brands International Inc.

The Tim Horton’s design team is looking for a design project manager who would be excited to be on the front lines of implementing Tim Horton’s new design image. This role will consist of collaborating with a small internal team to maintain design standards across a network of external architectural consultants as we build new and renovate existing restaurants.

You will be responsible to develop creative, site-specific solutions and adaptations of internal design guidelines across a variety of projects in a variety of markets. Must be able to communicate design to restaurant franchises and internal clients using a variety of written, visual, technological, and verbal skills. Design capabilities should include the ability to lay out front of house public spaces as well as back of house kitchen.

Tim Horton’s internally develops custom millwork, furniture, lighting, and artwork. Any experience in any of these areas will be considered a great asset.

• Collaborate with Architectural Consultants on adapting and applying the design standards to specific projects that modernizes the brand and improves the guest experience.
• Draw and sketching skills including space planning, exterior concept elevations, interior concept elevations/renderings.
• Present and work directly with franchises to review and edit schematic designs as well as guide them through the design development process.
• Develop and present conceptual and schematic design ideas that push the brand image forward while working with consultants to formulate solutions for a variety of business needs.
• Participate in meetings with consultants and executives to understand and respond to a wide range of projects and project types.
• Review and approve prototypical shop drawings and/or physical samples from vendors i.e. millwork, furniture, materials (application), artwork and graphics.
• Collaborate with Design Teams, suppliers, consultants and internal departments such as Construction, Operations, Real Estate, Procurement, etc. on specific project/specific specification requirements.
• Limited travel will be expected, to meet and collaborate with Consultants, Suppliers, review execution in New / Test Markets and review new markets.

• Post‑secondary education in Interior Design or Architecture
• 5+ years’ experience in architecture or interior design, design development, space planning, rendering, drafting and presentations.
• Proficient in AutoCAD – v.2018 and/or subsequent newer releases, Sketch Up or other 3D modeling/rendering software, Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign) and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Design experience in the development of design for retail and/or restaurant industry.
• Experience managing design consultants and clients.

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