Design Manager

Stantec•Boise, ID

About The Position

Stantec is seeking a Design Manager to lead the day-to-day coordination and execution of multidisciplinary design packages for advanced manufacturing and technology facilities. Working closely with the Senior Project Manager and discipline leads, the Design Manager translates program priorities into coordinated design deliverables, manages technical interfaces, and supports timely, high-quality releases in an accelerated environment. The role calls for technical credibility, rigorous follow-through, and the ability to bring diverse teams together. The Design Manager coordinates design integration and delivery across architecture, structural, mechanical, electrical, and specialty disciplines. The role supports technical quality through interdisciplinary reviews, issue resolution, review and checking processes, and document traceability. It also monitors schedules and resources, identifies changes and impacts, reports status and risks, and leads effective team coordination. Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The company describes its work as addressing issues including climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing cities and infrastructure, with the aim of advancing communities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related field, with a minimum of 7 years of related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Experience coordinating integrated design on semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, science and technology, mission-critical, or comparably complex facilities.
Strong understanding of architectural and engineering design workflows, technical interfaces, phased deliverables, and construction coordination.
Proven ability to manage fast-moving design teams, competing deadlines, and geographically distributed contributors.
Familiarity with BIM/Revit coordination, Bluebeam, document control platforms, and Microsoft Office / Project tools.
Strong facilitation, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Valid driver's license and good driving record.

Nice To Haves

Design-build or other fast-track delivery experience.
Experience in semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, science and technology, or similarly complex projects.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day design coordination across architecture, structural, mechanical, electrical, and specialty disciplines for assigned packages.
Translate project milestones into discipline-level design activities, interface deadlines, review gates, and release plans.
Manage design inputs, assumptions, dependencies, and technical decisions across concurrent work packages.
Coordinate with clients, contractors, vendors, and consultants to resolve design interfaces and maintain alignment with requirements.
Facilitate interdisciplinary reviews and identify clashes, gaps, constructability issues, and incomplete design interfaces before release.
Work with discipline leads to confirm technical ownership, appropriate review and checking, and closure of review comments.
Maintain design decision, action, interface, and deliverable registers with clear accountability and due dates.
Support phased issuance, design revisions, RFIs, and construction-stage coordination while maintaining document traceability.
Monitor design production progress against agreed package schedules and flag constraints early.
Coordinate discipline capacity, distributed-team inputs, and timely specialist engagement with the Senior Project Manager.
Identify scope changes, rework, and schedule impacts and elevate them for project and commercial evaluation.
Provide concise design status reporting that highlights upcoming deliverables, unresolved decisions, risks, and recovery actions.
Lead coordination meetings and drive timely resolution of cross-disciplinary issues.
Promote practical, buildable, maintainable design solutions consistent with client objectives and operational needs.
Coach team members in design coordination, communication, and disciplined document delivery.