CannonDesign has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Quality Leader for our Los Angeles office. Look at the description below. If you think your skills and experience, make you a good match for this position, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for creative, curious, empathetic people to join our Living-Centered Design movement.ABOUT OUR FIRMCannonDesign is an integrated design solutions firm focused on helping people continuously flourish. Whether designing for innovations in health, new scientific discoveries, equity in education or the next big idea in business, we use our Living-Centered Design approach to help organizations realize widespread change. Our ability to design transformational places, plans and strategies is why Fast Company named us a World Changing Company and one of the most innovative design firms in the world.ABOUT THE ROLE The successful candidate will perform in the role of Quality Leader for the Los Angeles office and be part of a multi-disciplinary leadership team to provide Quality oversight on projects. WHAT YOU WILL DO Manages and monitors integrated quality review processes within the office, or within responsible offices, for all projects across all disciplines. Meets regularly with the Business Practice Leader (BPL) and provides information on project status and potential risk. Attends office Practice Integration meetings. Works with project leadership in office(s) to schedule and coordinate staffing for quality reviews for all disciplines. Also meets regularly with office senior Project Architects and engineering Discipline Leaders to discuss quality reviews and ongoing challenges. Attends, participates, and engages in Quality Leader meetings held with the Quality Leadership group. Participates in ongoing planning with fellow Quality Leaders and the Quality Leader group to develop and improve quality resources and initiatives. Establishes strategies that drive the capture and reuse of institutional knowledge within the firm and share with the Quality Leadership team. Leads development of office quality plan(s) that define a customized, effective quality strategy for the office. Leads and initiates ongoing mentoring and training to support a culture of continuous quality improvement. Participates in the interview process for new technical staff within the office(s). Contributes to integrated Quality/CA/Revit and specification development and review processes within the firm. Monitors overall office metrics, including Deltek Practice Metrics and CA metrics, to ensure project success. Implements firm technical document standards and CA policies for the office(s) project teams. Participates in the development of Project Risk Analyses and Project Quality Plans. Drives updates as required. Actively works with project teams to develop a quality assurance process in addition to the milestone quality reviews which may include pinups/charettes and development of guidelines to inform the documentation. Strategically engage in project phase quality reviews while engaging and managing other project reviewers. Strategize to engage senior Project Architects’ proactive involvement in other projects, to ensure that all projects have senior guidance and proactive mentoring. Acts as a proactive resource to project teams in their decision-making processes and provides support in the development of technically sound and innovative design solutions, focused on those projects at greatest risk. Engage members of the Quality Leaders Group as needed. Meet with project team members on a regular basis to monitor work in progress and ensure that the firm’s process standards and procedures are being implemented. Writes technical articles relating to technical quality subjects for internal and/or external publication within area of expertise. Meets established utilization target. May perform other duties as needed. ABOUT YOUR QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in Architecture required. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture from an accredited program preferred. Minimum 15 years of related professional experience in Architecture. Experience includes 5 years in demonstrated increasingly responsible roles in construction documentation on institutional and commercial projects and at least 3 years in a responsible role in construction administration on institutional or commercial projects. Demonstrated focus on quality. Architectural Registration in the California required. LEED accreditation preferred. Familiar with California DSA or HCAI approval process including successful permit and processing close out. Must have the ability to be client facing with strong verbal and written communication skills. Strong business acumen, technical knowledge, coordination skills and the ability to build a rapport with the project team and client is essential. Familiarity with Revit, SketchUp, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, and Procore. As a Federal Contractor, CannonDesign is required to comply with President Biden’s Executive Order 14042. Therefore, as a condition of employment, all employees must provide proof of receipt of a full COVID-19 vaccination unless qualified for a valid medical or religious accommodation.ABOUT WORKING HERE We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about. We are committed to ensuring our practice is equitable for all employees, representative of the communities around us – and focused on the future of design. We advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through the leadership of our DEI Council, Employee Resource Groups and other community advocacy initiatives. We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at www.cannondesign.com/careers/ Please note that candidates can only apply to our positions on our company Careers site. It’s not uncommon for scammers to create positions that look legitimate on other sites; never enter your information or apply for CannonDesign positions on any platform. Should an issue arise that you feel we should be aware of, please contact us. Please provide your resume and portfolio when applying. As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.CannonDesign recognizes the value of diversity in our workforce. We are committed to equal opportunity. We consider all qualified employment applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, partnership status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Individuals who hold legal work authorization applicable to employment at CannonDesign in the United States will be considered without regard to citizenship/alienage.