Senior Design Manager

The Senior Design Manager develops innovative store designs within brand goals, with a focus on customer experience and operational efficiency. They work collaboratively with the Store Development team and interdepartmentally to ensure successful execution of projects in accordance with financial, social, and environmental goals

If you’re a people person, you’re a PCC person. Maybe it’s our co-op roots, or maybe it’s our Northwest nature, but we embrace stewardship and take action because we care. As one of the most trusted grocers in Seattle, we foster high standards and look to our staff members to build trust by acting with integrity — toward our members and shoppers, and toward each other.

PCC is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We value all the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our staff members invest in their work, stores and communities. Valuing diversity is a significant part of our culture, our values and PCC’s success.

PCC provides equal employment opportunities to all staff members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

• →Oversees fixture plan creation for new stores, innovative remodels and new programs, anticipating potential obstacles and providing cost effective and time efficient solutions
• →Gathers information from site visits to determine project scope, design direction, and analyzes current design methodology to gain insight into department functionality and end user needs
• →Develops fixture and millwork design with department staff to gain insight into department functionality, and assists in new program equipment/fixture roll-outs to stores
• →Confirms stewardship of resources including fiscal management of all facilities planning, design, and construction functions
• →Communicates design intent quickly and efficiently to various groups through sketching, dialogue, and drawings
• →Assists in monitoring internal deadline management, communicating to necessary groups
• →Develops and manages implementation of strategic facilities initiatives
• →Communicates professionally and effectively with vendors, contractors, and architects, holding them accountable for timely and accurate work
• →Works collaboratively with architect, kitchen designer, Merchandising, Facilities, and Operations
• →Conducts ongoing industry research that helps capture current retail and lifestyle trends into the design process
• →Other duties as needed or required, including updating and maintaining the Store Development SharePoint site
• →This position works consistently at a light physical work level and may be asked to work on occasion at a medium or heavy physical work level when supporting stores or other offsite events. Frequently required to sit, walk, reach, and grasp. Occasionally required to be on feet with a mix of standing and walking throughout shift.

• Bachelor’s degree in design or architecture
• 5+ years’ design experience
• Demonstrated proficiency in retail design, with grocery experience preferred
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities concurrently
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in a strongly collaborative environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in MS Office Outlook, Project, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Strong current AutoCAD experience along with working familiarity with Revit, Bluebeam and Sketchup
• Advanced understanding of all stages of design development and processes
• Ability to travel to all PCC locations, including the business office
• This role is expected to be in person at our stores and/or Seattle headquarters 4 days per week, depending on business needs.
• Evening/night/weekend work required depending on the needs of the project

• Passion for food and PCC’s values
• Familiarity with Revit

Work occurs in an office, a variety of off-site environments and in a grocery store environment which includes surfaces that can be wet and slippery, moderate noise level, and temperature extremes in controlled environments in the cooler and freezer, and depending on location, working outside in all temperatures. There may be exposure to certain allergens and / or chemicals. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, and other applicable state or local law, we will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.