Senior Design Manager / HPM

Hoar Construction
Atlanta, GA
Category Engineering
Job Description
The Senior Design Manager serves as a senior member of the Program Management Consultant (PMC) team assigned to support a large K–12 school district’s Capital Improvement Program funded through E-SPLOST. Acting on behalf of the District, this role provides strategic oversight and technical leadership for all architectural and engineering design activities across multiple capital projects.

Requirements

  • Represent the District as part of the consultant team in overseeing architectural and engineering design consultants across multiple K–12 projects.
  • Lead and facilitate design reviews at all phases, including Programming, Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documents.
  • Ensure consistency with District design standards, educational specifications, space guidelines, and sustainability objectives.
  • Review design deliverables for constructability, cost alignment, and schedule feasibility.
  • Serve as a primary point of coordination between the District, design consultants, construction managers, and internal stakeholders.
  • Support the District in managing A/E consultant contracts, scope adherence, and performance expectations.
  • Participate in procurement support activities, including RFQ/RFP development, proposal evaluations, and consultant negotiations.
  • Monitor design schedules and budgets to ensure alignment with approved E-SPLOST funding parameters.
  • Identify design-related risks, scope gaps, and potential cost escalation and recommend mitigation strategies.
  • Support value engineering and alternatives analysis to maintain fiscal discipline while preserving educational and functional requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable building codes, ADA requirements, life safety regulations, and state and local education facility standards.
  • Coordinate and oversee QA/QC reviews of design documents prior to District and regulatory submissions.
  • Support permitting and agency review processes through approvals.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off
  • 401k Matching
  • Retirement Plan
  • Health Insurance
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