ACADEMY DESIGNER at Kiddie Academy in Abingdon, Maryland

Job Description:

Kiddie Academy® Educational Child Care has been preparing young minds for future success since its founding in 1981. With more than 245 independently owned franchises throughout the United States, Kiddie Academy provides quality educational child care for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Kiddie Academy was ranked #7 on the 2019 Forbes list of Best Franchises to Buy. In 2018, Kiddie Academy was recognized as one of the fastest- and smartest-growing franchise companies in the nation by Entrepreneur and Franchise Time magazines. Locally, we were ranked by the Baltimore Business Journal as #18 on its list of Top 100 Private Companies and #28 on its list of the Top 50 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Greater Baltimore. 

Kiddie Academy is seeking an Academy Designer to perform a wide variety of duties to coordinate and implement the construction process, including: initial space plan for all new academies, participation in conference calls, and respond to franchisee and contractor request for information (“RFI”). This position reports to the Vice President of Construction.

The essential functions of this position include:

• Work directly with franchisee on design of the interior space (“Concept Plan”) and playground area


• Provide real estate team with concept plans for potential sites


• Provide equipment and emergency evacuation plans, and play plan layout


• Assist operating locations with improvement designs


• Participate in regularly scheduled conference calls with franchisees


• Assist Project Manager with project tracking


• Foster and help maintain good relationships with franchisees, landlords and vendors.

 
This job description highlights responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other related duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned and/or changed at any time with or without notice.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be proficient with the latest business software regarding office and project management including Revit, CAD, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, Power Point 


• Possess experience working with other architectural design platforms


• Be experienced with time tracking software


• Hold a bachelor's degree or certification in design preferred, or have equivalent and related job experience