Technical Coordinating Director

Description

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At Vocon, we are proud of the diverse range of backgrounds, personalities, and passions that make up our team. But for all our differences, we are united by a core passion: creating designs that tell a story. We are an interdisciplinary team of thinkers, makers, doers and, most importantly, people. Our interdisciplinary team may have diverse backgrounds, but we speak with one voice. We share a passion for the power of design, and a commitment to collaboration at every stage of the creative process.

Technical Coordinating Director

Overview

The Technical Coordinating Director is responsible for the development, maintenance, quality control, and continuous improvement of the firm’s architectural and interior details library, including the creation of new content. This role ensures that existing and new details align with the firm's graphic standards, reflect current best practices, support constructability, and promote consistency across all project teams.

Working closely with the Quality Assurance Team, Technical Directors, Technology Team, and discipline experts, this position will lead the creation, review, editing, organization, and implementation of standard details while coordinating production resources to execute revisions and maintain library accuracy. The role serves as a key steward for the firm’s technical knowledge and project delivery standards.

Preferred Remote Work Locations: New York City, New York, Chicago, Illinois, Cleveland, Ohio

Responsibilities

Standards Development & Library Management

• Review, evaluate, and update architectural and interior design details to improve quality, clarity, consistency, and constructability.
• Identify gaps in the detail library and lead the creation of new details across all studios and offices.
• Incorporate firm graphic standards into all details and establish consistent presentation requirements.
• Develop and maintain documentation standards, drafting conventions, annotation standards, and detail organization protocols.
• Coordinate details with current building codes, industry standards, construction methods, and firm best practices.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate, eliminate, or develop new details based on project team needs and lessons learned.

Technical Quality & Constructability

• Perform detailed technical reviews of details for accuracy, coordination, and practical application.
• Collaborate with Technical Directors and subject matter experts to validate technical content and constructability.
• Evaluate recurring project issues and incorporate corrective improvements into library standards.
• Assist in establishing firm-wide standards for detailing and technical documentation.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• As a member of the Quality Assurance/Risk Management Team (QA/RM), align the detail library updates with quality initiatives and project delivery standards.
• Partner with QA/RM Team and Technical Directors to establish priorities, review revisions, and obtain technical approval of updated content.
• Work with the Technology Team to improve organization, accessibility, version control, and maintenance of the detail library resources.
• Facilitate communications between technical leadership, project teams, and content contributors regarding library changes and standards implementation.
• Coordination with materials librarians to understand new product introductions and implementation.

Production Management

• Prepare new details, as well as redlines, markups, and revisions of existing details for assigned production team members.
• Coordinate internal staff and external consultants assigned to execute detailed updates and revisions.
• Review completed revisions and perform back-checks to verify accuracy, consistency, and compliance with established standards.
• Track progress of ongoing library initiatives and update related schedules.
• Manage multiple detail library improvement efforts simultaneously while maintaining established priorities and deadlines.

Training & Implementation

• Communicate library updates and standards changes to affected project teams and the firm as a whole.
• Support technical training initiatives related to detailing standards and documentation quality.
• Assist in developing guidance materials and best-practice resources for architects and interior designers.
• Promote consistent application of firm standards across all studios and offices.
• Mentor architectural and interiors staff.

Capabilities

• Strong technical knowledge of architectural and interior construction detailing.
• Extensive experience in construction documentation, detailing, project delivery, and construction administration.
• Thorough understanding of building systems, materials, assemblies, and construction methods for both ground-up projects and interior architecture projects.
• Strong graphic communication and documentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify constructability concerns and develop practical solutions.
• Excellent organization, project management, and coordination skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with the QA/RM Team, Technical Directors, technology team, and production staff.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design from an accredited program.
• Registered Architect and/or NCIDQ certification preferred.
• 10+ years of professional experience in architecture, interior design, construction documentation, technical leadership, or quality assurance.
• Advanced proficiency in Revit and related documentation software.
• Experience developing firm standards, technical resources, or detail libraries.
• Comprehensive knowledge of commercial building construction and project delivery processes.

This description indicates in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification. The duties described are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive to any specific employee. Management reserves the rights to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

Salary Description

$160,000 - $180,000