About the job:
We build Blue Bottle cafes for the simple purpose of getting great coffee to everyone who asks for it. Our Global Cafe Design team designs and delivers cafes throughout the United States and Asia. Our team strives to build cafes with as much care, craft and attention to detail as our roasters and baristas put into every cup of coffee we serve. We are seeking a passionate people leader and design manager with a zeal for creating and realizing progressive design within tight budgets and schedules.
You will:
- Partner with the Global Head of Cafe Design to create and realize best in class cafe designs and experiences with a focus in Asia markets
- Partner with the Global Head of Cafe Design to develop and implement strategic design concepts and initiatives for new and existing cafe formats
- Support Head of Asia with cafe growth through a Globally led process
- Lead and support the Cafe Development Teams in Asia Market on all design related matters
- Manage and lead communication and planning for Cafe Design and Development with BBC Partnership models
- Manage the design roll out and support internal and external partners for syndicated cafe formats with focus a in Asia markets
- Enforce the Cafe Design Process in close collaboration with key cross functional partners through all Development phases including but not limited to project briefing, real estate exploration, preliminary feasibility studies, pre-design due diligence, formal design, and construction.
- Intake Design related projects from cross functional global teams and collaborate closely with PPM (Project and Portfolio Management) to manage schedules and priority.
- Communicate with Global Cafe Design teams and cross-functional partners to track all design-related project schedules and budgets
- Collaborate closely with the Prototypes and Standards Design Manager to ensure all functional design meets current design, technical, and operational requirements
- Produce design studies (in house) through CAD, 3D modeling software, and other graphics software as needed.
- Prepare and present design presentations to members of the leadership team
- Manage global vendor contracts
You are:
- Highly organized
- A natural leader
- Always thinking about who needs to know what and when
- Passionately empathetic about the customers and teams you’re serving with design
- Observant of human behavior cause and effect
- Thoughtful about improving customer experience and operational efficiencies
- As delighted to work on a Gantt chart as you are sketching a design solution
- Excited to be challenged by high design expectations on a tight budget and timeline
- Able to develop quantitative justification for qualitative design features
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, frequently changing work environment
You have:
- Bachelors degree (or equivalent experience) in architecture
- 10 or more years of architectural design and project management experience
- 5 or more years of cafe, restaurant and/or retail design experience
- 3 or more years of architectural roll out experience
- Global project management or direct global project experience
- Experience in designing for a wide range of real estate typologies including but not limited to warm and cold vanilla shell spaces, indoor and outdoor malls, transit centers, temporary use spaces, historic buildings, ground up construction and more across the US
- Experience in designing small formats and temporary structures ie. food trucks, temporary pop up structures, trade shows, kiosks and more.
- Strong proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, and rendering software
- Proficiency in project management tools including gantt charts, spreadsheets, etc.
- A strong understanding of millwork design and fabrication methodologies
- An understanding of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Structural systems
- Strong verbal, written, and graphic communication skills
- Last but not least, a deep love for great coffee, food, and exceptional hospitality
Travel:
- This role requires travel up to 30%. Additional walking, stooping, sitting, and mobility may be required. Exposure to outside environmental elements may be experienced due to travel through airports, airplanes, and in between facilities
A few benefits we offer:
- Health coverage for eligible employees starting on your first day
- Paid time off
- Free drinks at any of our cafes and a complimentary bag of beans to take home each week
- Discounts on any Blue Bottle food items and merchandise
- And more!
Blue Bottle is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value an open mind, dedication to work, and a collaborative spirit. We hire based on these qualities, a job’s requirements, our business’s needs, and an applicant’s qualifications. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind—in the hiring process or in the workplace.