Design Manager

Voltera Power•Arlington, VA

About The Position

Voltera is seeking an experienced Design Manager to own a portfolio of purpose-built fleet charging hubs from site control through permit approval and handoff to Construction. The role carries projects through design, utility coordination, permitting, and procurement, while directing A&E consultants and specialty vendors, managing cost and schedule, meeting customer design standards, and preparing construction packages. The Design Manager works day to day with Sales Engineering, Real Estate, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Finance. Project success is measured by speed to market for autonomous vehicle and large fleet customers. The position involves managing projects from due diligence and conceptual design through permitting and IFC, coordinating customer requirements with Voltera standards, utility specifications, and local codes, and representing Voltera with customer engineering and operations teams. The manager owns utility applications, permitting, project budgets and schedules through permit approval, and coordination of long-lead equipment procurement. The role also supports Real Estate during due diligence, partners with Construction during handoff, and applies lessons learned to improve the design management workflow. Candidates are preferred in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including Arlington, Virginia; other locations may be considered. Travel to sites and customer offices is expected approximately 25% of the time. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

4–7 years of experience in design management, project management, engineering, or construction, including a track record of leading site designs from intake through IFC.
Electrical, civil, or architectural background and/or experience with site development, planning, and construction.
Hands-on experience with utility coordination and municipal permitting on land development, site civil, or heavy civil projects.
Ability to read, mark up, and provide substantive feedback on civil, electrical, and structural drawing sets.
Ability to manage several projects at different stages and keep them moving through strong organizational habits.
Working proficiency with tools such as AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Procore, and standard project-tracking software.
Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated proficiency with AC and DC power systems, including utility service configurations, transformers, protective devices, and single-line diagrams.
Experience delivering EV charging, substation, or other electrical infrastructure projects, or fleet depots, logistics yards, transit facilities, or other assets that must operate around the clock.
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, civil engineering, architecture, construction management, or a comparable technical field.
Familiarity with utility interconnection processes and permitting.
Experience delivering projects against a customer’s published design standards.

Responsibilities

Own a portfolio of fleet charging hub projects from site control through permit approval and handoff to Construction.
Drive projects from due diligence and conceptual design through permitting and IFC; review and redline design sets to meet Voltera and customer requirements.
Learn customer design standards, reconcile them with Voltera site standards, utility specifications, and local code, and secure customer sign-off at project milestones.
Select and manage A&E consultants and specialty design vendors, including scoping and issuing RFPs, comparing proposals, responding to RFIs, providing design direction, and managing scope, fees, and delivery dates.
Own utility applications and manage AHJ permitting end to end, including assembling application packages, tracking reviews, resolving comments, and escalating utility-related cost and schedule risks.
Own project budgets, schedules, costing, and business cases through permit approval.
Work with internal Engineering to source long-lead procurement in line with construction schedules and budgets.
Support Real Estate as a technical resource during due diligence.
Partner with Construction on project transition and provide ongoing engineering and permitting support.
Capture lessons learned to make design management workflows faster and more repeatable.
Coordinate with Sales Engineering to ensure customer requirements are met and projects are delivered on schedule and on budget.
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.