VP, DESIGN SERVICES

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. 

Equal Opportunity Employer

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO:

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Summary

This position provides administrative oversight of the design services department by planning, designing, and managing the development of facility conceptual designs and project specifications. Manages and coordinates the design and development of architectural plans, specifications, and written submittals as required with department staff, consultants and various departments. Ensures all proposal development deliverables are completed within necessary timelines.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversees the preparation of all architectural design projects of the Company.
• Prepares final specifications and provides overall guidance on objectives and concepts.
• Coordinates design objectives and concepts with department staff, consultants, and various departments.
• Develops and manages the refinement of facility conceptual designs and company standard project specifications.
• Maintains effective communications and coordination between company departments, and consultants to ensure timeliness and accuracy of project design, specifications and submittals.
• Supervises and evaluates work of subordinate architects and technicians.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Architectural Registration in at least one State.
• Fifteen (15) years of progressive work experience demonstrating the ability to work independently on projects, knowledge of how projects need to be completed, and the ability to ensure that projects stay within necessary budgets and timeframes.
• Demonstrated project design and management responsibility for multi-million dollar institutional projects.
• Demonstrated department/office management responsibility.
• Ability to utilize experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Ability to perform a variety of complex tasks.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.

The GEO Group, Inc.