Design Lead, North
Tesla
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Staff / Principal
- 14 hours ago
- BIM
- Autodesk Revit
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- CAD
14 hours ago
What to Expect
The Design Lead bridges hands-on design execution and team leadership within Tesla’s Infrastructure Development organization. Reporting to the Regional Manager, you will guide and quality-assure the work of Design Managers across the Nordics & Baltics - ensuring every project from feasibility through construction handover meets Tesla’s design standards. You are an expert Revit practitioner and experienced people leader, equally comfortable producing precise documentation and coaching a team member through a complex permit submission.What You’ll Do
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Design Managers; set clear direction, manage workload, and resolve design bottlenecks
- Own the full design lifecycle for complex or flagship projects: feasibility, concept, design development, construction documentation, and post-handover review
- Produce and oversee high-quality, construction-ready Revit models and documentation sets with seamless cross-discipline coordination
- Lead due diligence assessments on potential sites and drive remodel/expansion planning for existing Tesla locations
- Manage permit processes with external vendors and local authorities
- Establish and maintain regional design standards, BIM protocols, and drawing conventions aligned to Tesla standards
- Relentless focus on value engineering to optimize performance and cost
- Support cost estimations and bid packages
- Subject matter expert within the region – primary design contact for internal stakeholders
What You’ll Bring
- Extensive professional experience delivering complex, multi-site architectural programs; demonstrated track record leading or mentoring a design team
- Degree in Architecture or Architectural Engineering (or equivalent evidence of exceptional ability)
- Deep knowledge of the full design lifecycle for commercial or retail projects
- Expert proficiency in Autodesk Revit and BIM 360; able to set BIM standards and audit team outputs
- Strong command of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Cloud; full understanding of CAD and international drawing standards
- Working knowledge of local building codes, European Accessibility Act, zoning regulations, and permit processes across the Western Region
- Clear communicator able to distil complex design challenges for technical and non-technical audiences; strong stakeholder management across internal teams and external partners
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects without sacrificing quality
- English required; Swedish preferred
Design Lead, North · Tesla