Design Manager

Allied Fire Protection•Pearland, TX

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Design Manager will coordinate with Sales and Construction Operations to review scope sheets, verify schedules, and ensure design requirements are met. This role involves managing a team of designers, providing leadership, training, and mentoring. The Design Manager is responsible for quality management throughout the construction design process, ensuring all required plans and CAD files are provided, and scheduling pre-design meetings. They will also communicate project status to stakeholders, perform site surveys, ensure safety procedures are followed, and conduct quality checks on drawings. Additionally, the Design Manager will manage the team's workload, oversee subcontract designers, build relationships with customers and internal teams, and approve all drawings and resubmittals. This role requires knowledge of local codes and AHJ requirements, managing commitment dates, assisting with recruitment, reviewing timesheets, and ensuring project changes are communicated. The Design Manager will also recommend improvements to business practices and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED is required
NICET Level III in Water-Based Systems or RME-G
10+ years of experience in Fire Sprinkler Systems design.
Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
Detail oriented with excellent organization skills
Proficient in working with Microsoft Office Products including Word and Excel
Proficient in PDF creation
Must have valid state driver's license and good driving record
Proficient in MS Office, AutoCAD, and HydraCAD or equal design software
Hydraulic Calculations knowledge and understanding
Capable of supporting and mentoring team members
Proficient in interpreting and applying applicable local AHJ as well as NFPA standards and Building codes
Proficient in reading and interpreting construction documents
Must demonstrate ability to manage a team
Must able to work on a construction job site

Responsibilities

Coordinate with Sales and Construction Operations Manager to review scope sheet, verify schedule and design requirements
Schedule design based on pipe on job and schedule requirements
Ensure projects are assigned to appropriate design team members
Ensure all required plans and CAD files are received and provided to designer assigned to project
Schedule pre-design meeting with the designer, sales and Construction Operations Manager
Ensure quality management throughout construction design process
Responsible for communication and status reporting to design team members, customers and management
Manage team of designers providing leadership, training, mentoring and coaching
Provides responsive, concise, accurate and professional support to all customers and other personnel and ensures timely follow-up on all customer concerns and issues.
Actively participates in turn over meetings, design meetings, post job meetings, and weekly department meeting.
Attends inspections as licensed representative, as needed
Perform site surveys and train team member on proper site survey process
Ensure proper safety procedures and use of equipment
Perform quality checks on drawings through head layout, pipe layout and pipe size review meetings with designer and sales and Construction Operations Manager
Perform field checks and site visits as needed
Manage design team’s workload and obtain branch office and/or subcontract support as required
Oversee subcontract designer’s work and ensure deadlines are being met
Build relationships with customers, sales and operations teams
Design review and approval of all drawings prior to submittal
Review and approve all resubmittals, track rejection comments
Upon submittal approval, ensure designers provide final listings and complete foreman prints prior to pipe on job date
Know local codes & AHJ requirements within local jurisdictions
Manage commitment dates to ensure they are met; communicate to appropriate team members if commitment date is at risk of being missed
Assist with recruitment and interviewing of possible design candidates
Review design team timesheets for accuracy and approval
Ensure designers are reviewing project changes during design phase and notifying operations team regarding impact
Provide awareness to sales and operations team when there is an increase in scope or headcounts from original estimate
Assist with design in order to maintain commitment dates, as required
Recommends improvements in project management procedures and overall company business practices
Other duties as assigned