Posted Sep 30, 2026

Senior Design Manager

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This position offers a base salary range of $116,829 - $194,713 per year, depending on experience and qualifications, plus bonus based on company performance.

 

One of the MANY work perkz at Sheetz is quarterly employee bonuses based on company performance! And there’s more – A LOT more… like competitive salaries, PTO and parental leave, 401k match and employee stock ownership, limitless professional development and growth opportunities, tuition reimbursement, full medical, vision and dental coverage, and snack discounts!


OVERVIEW

Lead the Design team in the execution of the strategic direction of the Sheetz Store Design programs. Collaborate and co-lead with department senior management to build and support a high performing design and architectural studio that positions Sheetz for growth and excellence, creating an exceptional customer experiences, maximizing sales, and ensuring the balance of function and aesthetics.


RESPONSIBILITIES (other duties may be assigned)

  1. Collaborates with the Sheetz Executive Committee, Planning Team, and other key stakeholders to create the strategic direction of the design of our retail stores, to include present and future store designs.
  2. Maximize the development of direct reports through regular performance coaching, performance reviews and presenting development opportunities.
  3. Effectively plan, manage, balance, prioritize & execute upon multiple projects, simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills to meet and support tight timeline requirements for other supporting departments.
  4. Provide oversight to lead, develop, and deliver creative design solutions for our store retail physical spaces for new stores, prototypes, remodels, refreshes, rebuilds, and existing aspects of our business in order to maximize sales opportunities and enhance the customer experience while providing resources and prioritization to design teams for effective workflow.
  5. Plan, manage, balance, prioritize & execute upon multiple projects, simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills to meet and support tight timeline requirements for other supporting departments.
  6. Responsible for setting goals, developing organizational capability, understanding marketing plans, company goals and initiatives, sales data, and customer feedback, and modeling collaborative work processes as a high performing team to translate them into impactful and effective store design solutions.
  7. Manage, monitor, and adhere to annual budgets for assigned area of responsibility to maximize profitability.
  8. Lead creation of visual positioning boards in Mural or similar design collaboration software, on assigned projects, to comprehensively represent project evolution and process through design concept finalization.
  9. Utilize expertise level proficiency in interior architectural design and construction documentation (conceptual, schematic, design development & construction documents), signage, site design and construction administration.
  10. Utilize high level interpersonal and communication skills to ensure a positive and effective relationship within our internal teams and other stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS

(Equivalent combinations of education, licenses, certifications and/or experience may be considered)

 

Education

 

Experience

 

Licenses/Certifications

 

Tools & Equipment:


ACCOMMODATIONS

Sheetz is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. Sheetz is committed to considering all applicants regardless of disability who can perform all essential job duties with or without accommodations.

Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture, or related field from NCARB-accredited program; 8+ years interior architecture design for multi-unit retail; 8+ years Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp; 8+ years supervisory; 7+ years project management; NCIDQ certification required.

Key Responsibilities

Skills & Tools

Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Mural

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Benefits

About Sheetz

A convenience store chain offering food service and retail products. — Industry: Retail and Wholesale