Role OverviewThis Construction Design Manager role will serve as the owner's representative responsible for leading facility planning, programming, design development, and project delivery for manufacturing, engineering, laboratory, office, and secure facility projects. The ideal candidate will lead stakeholder engagement, requirements development, programming, consultant management, design reviews, constructability reviews, and technical decision-making while ensuring designs align with operational objectives, budget constraints, schedule requirements, security requirements, and long-term facility strategies.
What You Will Do
Serve as the owner's lead representative for facility planning, programming, and design execution. Manage and direct architecture, engineering, specialty consultant, and design-build teams. Develop project requirements in partnership with engineering, manufacturing, operations, security, and executive stakeholders.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The successful candidate will thrive in environments where requirements are evolving and can effectively guide design teams through ambiguity to produce practical, constructible, and scalable solutions. Construction oversight is expected, but the primary focus of this role is ensuring design quality, design coordination, and successful project definition before construction begins.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related technical field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in design management, owner's representation, architecture, engineering, facilities development, or capital project delivery
- Demonstrated experience managing architecture and engineering firms on complex facility projects
- Strong understanding of facility planning, programming, design development, and construction documentation
- Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams through all phases of project development
- Ability to review and interpret architectural and engineering drawings, specifications, calculations, and technical documentation
- Working knowledge of building systems, construction methods, codes, and industry best practices
- Proficiency with AutoCAD
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. SECRET Security Clearance
- Ability to lift 50 pounds or greater and perform site visits in active construction environments
Benefits
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