Director of New Design

How Your Role Will Shape Our Success

As Director of Design in Atlanta, you’ll have the opportunity to help build and lead a growing design practice while remaining closely connected to clients and projects. You’ll provide leadership across project delivery, client relationships, team development, and business growth, helping establish the direction and presence of Walker’s design services in the Atlanta market.

This role is ideal for an experienced design leader who enjoys building relationships and developing people just as much as delivering great projects.

What You’ll Do

• Provide leadership and direction for the Atlanta design practice.
• Lead and oversee complex building and parking design projects from planning through construction.
• Develop strong relationships with existing and prospective clients and serve as a trusted advisor.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to grow the design practice in Atlanta and the surrounding market.
• Lead proposals, interviews, client presentations, and other business development efforts.
• Oversee project planning, staffing, financial performance, schedules, and quality.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams of engineers, architects, consultants, and technical professionals.
• Mentor and develop project managers and technical staff.
• Partner with other Walker leaders and offices to leverage expertise and resources across the organization.
• Balance technical leadership, project delivery, people leadership, and practice growth.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
• Significant experience leading complex building design projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Professional Engineer (PE), Structural Engineer (SE), or Architect licensure.
• Proven experience managing client relationships and developing new business.
• Strong understanding of project financials, contracts, staffing, scheduling, and quality management.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop technical professionals and project leaders.
• Strong communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience in parking, functional design, or related building design markets is highly valued.
• An established network of industry and client relationships in Atlanta or the Southeast would be a plus.

We offer a robust total compensation and rewards package designed to support our employees’ well-being, growth, and diverse needs, including:

Annual discretionary bonus program 

Opportunity to purchase Walker stock – Walker is 100% employee-owned! 

Medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance

Mental wellness benefits

Health Savings Account with company contribution

401(k) with company match 

Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Spending Accounts

529 college savings plan 

A minimum of 3 weeks of Paid Time Off per year 

9 paid holidays per year, including 3 paid floating holidays 

5 days of bereavement leave and PTO Donation Bank to help during difficult times 

100% compensation replacement during short-term disability leaves

Paid parental leave that allows an additional week of paid time alongside short-term disability leave and/or applicable state paid leave programs 

Paid community involvement hours 

Tuition and licensure reimbursement and sponsorship of professional memberships

Internal conferences and professional development opportunities

Employee Resource Groups and Affinity Groups

Why Walker Consultants? Walker Consultants holds a storied legacy in parking design, tracing back to its inception in 1965 as a trailblazer in structural engineering and parking design. Drawing from decades of expertise, the company's position as an industry leader is firmly established. By the 1980s, Walker had risen to prominence as the premier parking consulting firm in the United States, offering employees the unique opportunity to contribute to and learn from a distinguished and successful team. With an unwavering commitment to visionary design, Walker’s team of experts focuses on creating parking facilities that remain relevant and functional for years to come, providing an intellectually stimulating and fulfilling environment. In the face of a swiftly evolving landscape driven by ride apps, novel mobility choices, autonomous and electric vehicles, and sustainability imperatives, our role at the forefront of designing adaptable, efficient, and future-proof parking structures reflects our embrace of innovation and change. As a creative professional within our ranks, you'll contribute your expertise to shaping aesthetically pleasing, technologically advanced parking facilities, encompassing the broader impact of urban planning, traffic management, and sustainability. Join Us! We know that great talent comes in many forms. If you're excited about this role but don’t meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply! You might just be the right person for this role—or another opportunity on our team. At Walker Consultants, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all abilities. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, or in the workplace, please let us know—we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience. Walker Consultants is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We invite all qualified applicants to apply and do not discriminate against individuals because of their race, color, religion, national origin, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or age.

NOTICE TO 3RD PARTY RECRUITERS: 

Any candidate information, including resumes, submitted to Walker Consultants or to any of our employees without a fully executed agreement will be considered unsolicited and non-confidential. Walker Consultants reserves the right to review and pursue such candidates independently, and no placement fees or other compensation will be owed to the submitting party. Candidates submitted in this manner will be treated as direct applicants. Submission of candidate information to Waller Consultants constitutes acceptance of this policy. External recruiters interested in working with Walker Consultants may contact Lindsey Eggerding at leggerding@walkerconsultants.com.