Fixture Design Lead

Title: Fixture Design Lead

Location: Dublin, CA

Duration: 6 month contract to hire

Required Skills & Experience

• Project Management: 3-5 years of project management experience ideally in a retail or fixture design environment - Retail: Retail leadership or retail sales associate background - Vendor Management: Experience with vendor management and able to keep vendors on track, follow up as needed and track down deliverables. - Tech Stack: Familiar with Microsoft suite (Teams, OneNote, Outlook, Excel), especially Visio and OneDrive. - Fast Paced Environment: must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, with changing deliverables and priorities; able to take initiative, be inquisitive, and take ownership of their work and project deadlines

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Photoshop experience - AutoCad or Solidworks

Job Description

An employer in Bay Area, CA is seeking a Fixture Design Lead to join their team. This is a hybrid role, and is required to be onsite 3 days/week in Dublin, CA. Responsibilities include: Project Planning • Develops and supports project timelines and budgets, including creation of project plans, communication to key stakeholders, and assisting in the development of operational procedures. • Coordinates requests for vendor design proposals, and analysis of submittals, for review with leadership. • Develops fixture design concepts for review, including sketches, renderings, engineering drawings, and assembly drawings. • Leads kickoff meetings with project partners. Recaps these meetings and drives resolution of action items. Project Execution • Leads assessment of engineering samples and prototypes for conformance to design specifications, identifies variances and nonconformances, recommends action plans to address, drives closeout of action plan with vendors. • Leads testing of new fixture designs for multiple stores. Provides onsite support for installation as assigned. Validates that new design is installed to standard. Conducts frequent follow-ups, including monthly walkthroughs and rapid response to store feedback, to ensure design is performing as expected. • Maintain schedules to ensure deadlines are met. Resolves issues timely within budget. Sends weekly recaps of project progress including issue resolution status. • Closely tracks projects costs within budget, coordinates approved change orders to address concerns, and provides timely cost information to finance partners. • Creates and tracks the project punchlist to ensure effective and timely closeout. Prepares and sends final project recap, including photo validation, to support documentation of satisfactory project completion.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.