WS Development

WS Development

Director

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specified$10k-$15kDetected 49 days ago
Adobe Creative SuiteAccessibilityProject ManagementProcess ImprovementAutoCADLeadershipCommunicationRevit

About the role

  • WS is fast-paced and committed to best-in-class outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Design Leadership Serve as a senior design voice within the Studio, with meaningful authority to define quality standards and push the aesthetic bar across tenant fit-outs, new development, and the public realm.
  • Develop and apply clear design standards, guidelines, and documentation for internal and external stakeholders-including property-specific criteria and Tenant Design Manuals-that reflect WS's aspirations for each asset.
  • Act as a creative resource and design ambassador in work with tenants, consultants, and internal partners-able to make the case for design with both authority and diplomacy.
  • Contribute to the design of the broader built environment, including architecture, landscape, signage and wayfinding, and the public realm.
  • Project Oversight & Delivery Provide design leadership across the full project lifecycle-from Feasibility and Planning through Design, Construction, and Opening-for a portfolio of new and existing mixed-use developments.
  • Review tenant fit-out documentation, storefront and interior design submittals, and lease design and construction terms, ensuring quality and accuracy.
  • Lead detailed design reviews for technical and aesthetic content and manage internal approval processes.
  • Provide critical design collateral-plans, renderings, criteria documents-to Leasing in support of dealflow and tenant negotiations.
  • Collaborate with Development, Construction, Leasing, and Marketing to align design goals with schedule, budget, and strategic objectives.
  • Team & Cross-Functional Partnership Work closely with Studio colleagues and leadership to maintain design consistency and elevate the overall quality of the team's output.

Requirements

  • Degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture, or a related design discipline.
  • Experience with project and/or team management Technical Skills Proficiency with AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and 3D modeling tools (SketchUp or Revit).

Skills

  • Knowledge of materials and product specifications.
  • The expected salary range for this position is $150,000-$165,000 per year.
  • Actual compensation will be based on factors such as skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
  • About WS Development Massachusetts-based WS Development is a mixed-use developer with a singular mission: creating places people want to be.
  • Or for any other reason.
  • About WS Development Massachusetts-based

Compensation

  • $10k-$15k

Benefits

  • The ideal candidate has deep experience in retail, hospitality, or mixed-use environments, and brings both the design vision to set standards and the technical fluency to see them through execution.
  • We're looking for someone who finds real satisfaction in results -- and who wants to do some of the best work of their career in a design-forward, entrepreneurial environment.

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