OverviewAre you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? Transition Consultant II (Furniture Design Role) is responsible for managing furniture design, procurement, and installation activities in support of facility activation projects. This role serves as a primary liaison between clients, vendors, and project stakeholders, ensuring design intent is executed efficiently from planning through close-out.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the furniture design process, including schedule development, stakeholder coordination, documentation of decisions, and acting as the primary point of contact for the design team
- Develop competitive solicitation packages from design documents; identify qualified bidders and facilitate procurement activities
- Track and coordinate furniture orders from acknowledgement through delivery and installation
- Serve as the primary point of contact for change order coordination and documentation
- Validate utility locations and perform field measurements to support design accuracy
- Coordinate delivery, warehousing, and installation activities with vendors
- Perform punch list reviews, verify invoices, monitor payments, and manage project close-out
- Act as owner’s representative during activation, managing onsite vendor activities
- Serve as a direct client interface for assigned projects, ensuring clear communication and issue resolution
- Develop and maintain project schedules, logs, and tracking tools (including complex databases as required)
- Prepare and present materials to support client decision-making
- Develop monthly reports for internal review and client submission
- Monitor adherence to contract requirements and project scope
- Identify project risks/issues and proactively drive solutions
- Work independently to initiate and manage required project tasks
- Supervise and mentor junior staff in execution of project responsibilities
- Participate in performance reviews of project staff, as requested
Qualifications
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field
- 4-8 years of experience in furniture design, procurement or related field
- ideally 1 year of project management or consulting experience
- Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Strong understanding of furniture design, procurement, and activation processes
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Teams)
- Ability to read and interpret construction documents and drawings
- Familiarity with Bluebeam
- Excellent verbal, written, and listening skills
- Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to travel up to 50% and work evenings/weekends as needed
***The initial project is located in Southern VA; however, future assignments may require up to 60% travel.***
Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team.
For VA this ranges from $85,000.00-$115,000.00 plus benefits and retirement program.
Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
