Founded in 1983, Hackett stands today as a quintessentially British brand, constantly seeking to define what it means to be a modern day gentleman. Hackett believes that to be a great brand it must also be a great company and can only successfully grow if their employees go on a journey too. Headquartered in London, the brand has built a global reputation for outstanding product design, beautiful store interiors and inherently British style.
We are looking for a store development design manager to join our store development team based in our head office. This role will manage the development of architectural design intent drawing proposals and packages for all projects in the store development department and being brand champion for the Hackett concept.
Other duties include:
to design and develop architectural design intent drawing packages in accordance with agreed methods and standards
to liaise with outside consultants in other countries outside of the UK and to successfully implement all design proposals and packages
to partner with the Head of store design in the design and development of architectural drawing proposals and packages for new store projects, existing store refurbishments and other special projects
to develop plans, comparative studies, elevations and all other planning deemed necessary for appropriate construction planning and tender costing, providing advice on the practicality of each project
prepare support with tender applications and presentations as deemed necessary by the store development project manager or head of store development
prepare and amend construction drawings and all relevant drawing packages as deemed necessary by the store development project manager
to negotiate and partner with contractors and other professionals to ensure best options and to problem solve on sight issues quickly, effectively and professionally
to resolve problems that occur during building, ensuring to liaise with the store development project manager and or the head of store development to ensure appropriate authorisation as necessary
to undertake such further duties as your skills, qualifications and experience allow and/or may be assigned to you by the company from time to time
to continuously challenge systems and processes to improve working methods
We are looking for someone who is qualified to at least degree level within architecture. You must posses proven experience within similar design or architectural role in a retail environment and have solid knowledge of AutoCAD, Vectorworks and Photoshop.
Due to the nature of the role you will need to be highly organised, flexible, analytical, decisive and strategic. You must be a problem solver – always solutions orientated, very effective and influential in your communication. We need a supportive team partner.
There will be some international travel with this role so if you can speak an additional language to English, that would be advantageous.
Application deadline: February 5, 2016
How to apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your salary expectations and notice period to recruitment@hackett.com.