Design Manager - Healthcare

The Haskell Company•Atlanta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Design Manager - Healthcare executes design project management for small projects and/or projects with limited disciplines, from proposal phase through project closeout. The role also leads and inspires the design team to collaborate toward project goals. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or a related field, plus 8 or more years of relevant design industry experience, including 3 or more years managing healthcare design projects. Travel up to 30% may be required. The job description includes a hybrid designation in its hashtags. The Design Manager is responsible for contract compliance, consultant coordination, design schedules and reviews, project communications, client relationships, and project financial performance. The role involves developing proposals and scopes, managing budgets and staffing forecasts, addressing scope changes, and leading multidisciplinary teams from project initiation through construction administration. Healthcare work may include renovations in occupied facilities and coordination with clinical stakeholders, permitting, regulatory reviews, and construction processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or a related field.
At least 8 years of relevant design industry experience, including at least 3 years managing healthcare design projects.
Knowledge of relevant architectural and engineering systems, such as facilities, process, and/or packaging systems as applicable.
Knowledge of drawing production software and integration requirements for complete project modeling.
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to adjust to changing timelines, meet deadlines, and manage time effectively.
Demonstrated ability to serve as the primary client contact and lead multidisciplinary teams from project initiation through construction administration.
Experience developing proposals, scopes of services, fees, staffing plans, and project schedules.
Ability to manage project budgets, monitor financial performance, forecast staffing needs, and address scope changes and additional services.
Experience coordinating architects, engineers, specialty consultants, and owner stakeholders.
Understanding of healthcare design, permitting, regulatory reviews, and construction processes.
Experience managing renovations in occupied healthcare facilities, including phasing and operational constraints.
Strong communication, negotiation, organization, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to lead client meetings, document decisions, resolve issues, and maintain accountability for commitments.
Ability to travel for client meetings and project needs.
Professional registration or eligibility is preferred.
The role may require visiting alternate locations and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, lift, carry, or move light to medium weights of 10–50 pounds; use hand and arm dexterity; and have visual acuity for keyboard and equipment use and reading. Sitting, reaching, talking, and hearing are frequently required.

Nice To Haves

Professional registration or eligibility.
Registered Architect or Professional Engineer license.
PMP certification; it is desired but not required.
Experience managing hospital, surgery, imaging, emergency department, or other complex clinical projects.
Experience with CMAR, design-assist, and design-build delivery.
Experience supporting client development, repeat business, and pursuit interviews.
Familiarity with Revit/BIM coordination and project accounting and scheduling software.
PMP, LEED AP, or other relevant professional certification.

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance with all Prime Contract requirements.
Develop, monitor, and update an efficiently sequenced project design schedule and advise the project team of changes.
Ensure design consultants are prequalified.
Prepare Professional Service Agreements for design consultants that minimize risk to the Company.
Evaluate and distribute changes and additional services that affect project scope and schedule.
Prepare clear and concise oral and written project communications.
Build positive, trust-based working relationships with current internal and external clients.
Commit to safe work practices during design document development and in the field.
Facilitate and monitor design document reviews to achieve project quality objectives.
Use standard project management tools and techniques in compliance with company policies from proposal through closeout.
Forecast and report project financial performance and review it with design business unit leaders and project leaders on integrated projects.
Solicit practice-area input for fee proposals, change orders, and additional service requests.
Lead multidisciplinary teams and serve as the primary client contact from project initiation through construction administration.
Develop proposals, scopes of services, fees, staffing plans, and project schedules.
Manage project budgets, monitor financial performance, forecast staffing needs, and address scope changes and additional services.
Coordinate architects, engineers, specialty consultants, and owner stakeholders.
Lead client meetings, document decisions, resolve issues, and maintain accountability for commitments.
Travel for client meetings and project needs, up to 30% as required.