Design & Project Management Lead at Turnkey Project Services, LLC – Minneapolis, Minnesota

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Meso (mezz-oh) is a national leader in commercial interiors and facility services — delivering an end-to-end digital experience and off-site pre-fabrication process that enables faster turnaround times, precise estimating, and reduced waste. Our innovative solutions are ideal for hospitality, retail, healthcare, corporate, and educational environments.

Meso is part of Omni Workspace, a national platform that provides strategic leadership, operational resources, and shared expertise to a portfolio of Steelcase and commercial facility services companies. Omni Workspace’s family of distinctive brands — including Atmosphere Commercial Interiors, Aurora Procurement Solutions, Emerald Blue, Meso Built, and Turnkey Project Services — each demonstrates market leadership within its specialty while working together to deliver superior products, services, and long-term value to clients.

Being part of the Omni Workspace umbrella allows Meso to combine local market expertise with national scale, enabling us to build enduring partnerships and deliver innovative, high-impact solutions for the organizations we serve.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Client Engagement & Scope Development: Promote Falkbuilt’s strengths to existing and prospective clients. Meet with clients and stakeholders to define project requirements, scope, objectives, and technical feasibility during pre-construction and construction phases. Lead value engineering efforts and propose alternative solutions that align with budget and project goals.
2. Design & Technical Documentation: Develop preliminary and final project designs using Falkbuilt Revit families and add-ins. Produce detailed drawings, renderings, 3D models, fly-throughs, and submittal packages. Evaluate site conditions and construction constraints, and create supporting documentation including spreadsheets, diagrams, and process maps.
3. Bidding, Estimating & Contracts: Attend bid walks as required and gather information for the bidding process. Review and interpret bid documents and specifications, identifying key inclusions, exclusions, and risks. Assist in estimating installation costs with support from Falkbuilt HQ. Prepare and review proposals, project plans, contracts, schedules, funding margins, and scope of work documentation to protect and maximize profitability.
4. Project Planning & Coordination: Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation and schedules using Falkbuilt HQ tools. Coordinate internal teams, installation crews, vendors, factory partners, consultants, and local/state jurisdictions to ensure seamless execution. Manage procurement schedules and material takeoffs to ensure timely and accurate delivery.
5. Project Execution & Site Leadership: Provide on-site project management for Falkbuilt/Atmosphere installation teams. Serve as the primary point of contact for all project stakeholders. Oversee submittals, RFIs, plan revisions, change orders, and punch list items. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, within budget, and to required quality standards.
6. Financial & Schedule Management: Monitor budgets and financial performance, adjusting project constraints as needed. Meet budgetary objectives, manage milestones, and ensure timely completion of design and construction deliverables.
7. Communication & Reporting: Provide regular project updates including weekly and monthly progress reports with photo documentation. Proactively identify risks, resolve issues, and maintain clear, consistent communication with all stakeholders.
8. Quality, Relationships & Culture: Ensure quality standards and design approvals are met throughout the project lifecycle. Develop and maintain relationships with local installation teams and vendors that enhance Falkbuilt’s solutions. Champion and promote the Falkbuilt and Atmosphere cultures internally and externally.
9. While this job description accurately represents the current primary duties of the role, functions may be adapted as necessary to meet business need.

CORE STRENGTHS/ATTRIBUTES

• Communicates/Collaborates Effectively: Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills. Ability to tailor message across a variety of audiences. Strong interpersonal skills; develops and maintains positive relationships internally and externally. Strong team player.
• Demonstrates Accountability: Strong self discipline and motivation. Shows initiative, takes responsibility for work and actions, high level of integrity.
• Strategizes and Problem Solves: Problem solving orientation; critical thinking skills; understands how their work relates to the whole; generates new ideas that add value; ability to seek out appropriate information to make effective decisions.
• Resilient and Adaptable: open to new experiences to develop skills and ability to work in a fast paced, continuously evolving role.
• Execution Management: Works quickly to get things done; uses resources effectively; detail oriented and high level of accuracy. Owns execution of tasks and demonstrates excellent follow through. Drives for Results and fosters a sense of urgency.
• Leadership skills: ability to provide direction, develop and implement processes, motivate others, and build consensus with large groups including cross-pyramid teams. Influences without authority, giving direction and delegating tasks. Nurtures fresh approaches and appropriate risk taking.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Project Management or other business-related field
• 2+ years construction or project managements related experience
• Experience with Revit (using Revit/design drawing logic to create an architectural construction set including floor plans, elevations, electrical plans, architectural details, door & finish schedules)
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suites
• Strong understanding of the construction process and job site conditions
• Skilled at negotiating with clients and vendors
• Knowledge of approval agencies and processes for Division of State Architect (DSA)
• Ability to prepare and interpret flowcharts, schedules (including Gantt charts), and step-by-step action plans
• Ability to read and understand construction documents and specifications, architectural and structural plans, as well as working knowledge of the local Building Code and Uniform Building Code (UBC)
• Experience with project management software (Basecamp, OuickBase, Sage, Builder Trend, etc.)

DESIRED JOB REQUIREMENTS

• PMP, CMT, or Project management certification
• Experience with SketchUp, Enscape, and AutoCAD
• Experience with Revit model management - loading families, Revit versioning, Revit model saving/sharing best practices
• Experience reviewing submittal drawing packages for architectural coordination
• Experience translating sketches and CAD/Revit documents into realized 3D models and images
• Trained in diverse platforms to work on a variety of project types
• Able to research solutions to either artistic or technical issues when they arise

Employees are responsible, as a condition of hire and continued employment, for following all prescribed safety rules and procedures to prevent workplace injuries. All employees are expected to cooperate in every aspect of the company’s safety program and follow safe work practices.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, we comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.