Director of Design Technology – Snøhetta 2123 VISI – Whydentify – Frantz

Director of Design Technology
Snøhetta Oslo

Location: Oslo Closing date: ASAP

Om stillingen

About the
position

Snøhetta is seeking a visionary and hands-on Director of Design Technology to lead the digital evolution of our company. This newly established position will drive the development of smarter, more efficient project workflows by identifying and delivering on organizational and strategic needs together with our specialists across BIM, AI, Sustainability, Quality Management, and Workshop/Visualization. In this role, you will enhance the way we work, collaborate, and deliver projects by integrating digital innovation, data-driven insights, and emerging technologies.

You will

Lead and drive the implementation of cutting-edge design technologies to foster continuous innovation in how Snøhetta works
Set direction for the development of tools and templates that streamline and elevate our design processes
Be responsible for the digital ecosystem (tools, standards, and software) used in Snøhetta Oslo
Stay at the forefront of global best practice and emerging digital methodologies, perform competitor analysis, and build a network of forward-thinking specialists and collaborators
Share insights internally to cultivate a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and excellence
Inspire and grow a high-performing Design Technology team, leading our specialists within BIM, Sustainability, Quality Assurance and Workshop/ visualization
Liaise with the other Snøhetta studios to ensure best practice is shared and implemented

Your innovative efforts and technological expertise will reduce routine tasks, freeing up time in our project teams to focus on creativity and craft. By optimizing workflows, you’ll help us deliver higher quality outcomes, more sustainable projects and improve profitability.

Qualifications

Strong digital mindset combined with the ability to inspire, teach and develop others
Proven experience of driving operational excellence within design technology
Strong on strategy, decision making, action planning, and prioritization
Open and curious mindset, and be genuinely interested in how Snøhetta can experiment and improve how we work
Confident in working in a complex and international transdisciplinary environment
Fluent in More languages are an asset.
Degree in BIM/MBA/Operations Management/MArch/Civil Engineer or other relevant higher education

Interested? Contact Visindi: Christian Heiberg at +47 992 98 574 or Are Gjølberg Lien at +47 412 37 158. All enquiries will be treated confidentially, if desired also towards the client in the initial phase. Please submit your application and CV as soon as possible.

Reports to: Managing Director

Place of work: The main location for the position is Oslo. Travel must be expected.

About the company

For more than 35 years, Snøhetta has designed some of the world’s most notable public and cultural projects. Since its inception, the practice has maintained its original transdisciplinary approach, and often integrates a combination of architecture, landscape, interior, product, graphic, digital design and art across its projects. The collaborative nature between Snøhetta’s different disciplines is an essential driving force of the practice.

Today, Snøhetta has a global presence, with studios spanning from Oslo to Paris, Innsbruck, New York, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Melbourne. Snøhetta is currently working on a wide range of international projects, amongst other the Shanghai Grand Opera House, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota, Harbourside redevelopment in Sidney and La Croisette in Cannes.