KOMPAN Inc Americas · 7 hours ago
Architectural Planning Manager
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelKOMPAN Inc Americas is a leader in designing and building innovative commercial playground equipment and outdoor fitness sites. The Architectural Planning Manager will lead a team of Architectural Planners, ensuring designs align with organizational goals while fostering professional growth and maintaining high-quality planning outputs.
Recreational Facilities & Services
Responsibilities
Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of Architectural Planners through regular feedback, coaching, and career development
Build a supportive and high-performing team culture, encouraging creativity, collaboration, and professional growth
Set clear goals, expectations, and priorities, ensuring alignment with company objectives
Provide expert review of layouts, construction drawings, and permitting documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance with ASTM, CPSC, ADA, and CSA standards
Act as a point of escalation for complex design and code compliance challenges, providing solutions and guidance
Establish and uphold best practices, design standards, and quality assurance processes across the planning team
Serve as a primary liaison between the planning team and the other design teams, such as Architectural Design and 3D Art
Collaborate with Sales Representatives and the Department Coordinator to ensure projects meet client needs, budgets, and schedules
Represent departmental policies, making strategic decisions about how and when to apply them in collaboration with the Design Director and Sales
Monitor project pipeline and allocate resources effectively to balance workload across the team
Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, and efficiencies within the planning workflow
Contribute to strategic planning within the Design Department by providing insights from the team’s experience and client feedback
Qualification
Required
Strong technical knowledge of ASTM, CPSC, ADA, and CSA standards
Proven ability to review and QA/QC complex drawing sets
Strategic thinker with strong organizational and prioritization skills
Comfortable serving as a point of escalation and decision-maker
Ability to balance process consistency with practical flexibility
Experience managing workloads, pipelines, and resources across a team
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental plans
Employer-paid life and disability insurance
401(k) retirement plan with company match
Competitive PTO and robust holiday schedule
Company
KOMPAN Inc Americas
Creating healthier and happier communities. We believe that play should be accessible to everyone.
Founded in 1970
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Brad Pittam
Sales Director, North American Agency Partners
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