Director of Design Management

Education Realty Trust Inc.•Arlington, VA

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About The Position

The Director of Design Management (DM) performs a critical role ensuring Development and Construction design requirements are established, incorporated and coordinated in the design process. The DM will work closely with Preconstruction and Development during the initial phases of a project to ensure design requirements and assumptions are established and ensure those requirements are adhered to throughout the design process. The DM will ensure consistent and robust interim design deliverables throughout the design process (SD, DD, and "GMP" or 95% CD, and IFC set of plans) and ensure that national and regional design standards are incorporated within those deliverables. Furthermore, the DM will coordinate pre-Development schedules with Development teams and ensure a smooth transition from design to execution with the Construction teams. The DM works intimately with the project architect, design teams, and Greystar development, construction and preconstruction teams to manage schedule, drawing quality and design standards. The DM's success in their role will be measured by the completeness of the plans used to construct the project and the adherence to the established design schedules. DMs must be experienced in multifamily architecture and have extensive knowledge of building and energy codes as well as technical knowledge of building systems and be able to defend a design to code officials if necessary.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree with a concentration in architecture, building construction, civil engineering, or related field
5 years of experience in multifamily architecture or design management, with much of that experience in construction administration being preferred.
Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with co-workers, contractors, and vendors
Strong computer skills including Revit, AutoCAD, Excel, Word, Outlook, Bluebeam, etc
Valid driver's license or reliable means of transportation
Ability to travel to field locations and stay overnight as required

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree with a concentration in architecture, building construction, civil engineering, or related field
8 years of experience in multifamily architecture or design management with much of that experience in construction administration
Primavera P6

Responsibilities

Participating in project site planning and visioning meetings to establish the early layout of the project and ensure a consistent vision for the project is applied throughout the design process
Participating in project Due Diligence meetings to identify and address project design issues and elements
Establishing and maintaining project pre-development, design and permitting plans and schedules to ensure that all required submissions are complete and submitted on time.
Communicating effectively with necessary stakeholders (internal and external)
Coordinating and scheduling the project's Design Kickoff meeting, including preparing the meeting agenda and providing minutes after the conclusion of the meeting.
Producing and maintaining a standard list of deliverables for each consultant at each stage of the design process and ensuring that the design teams are consistently designing per those deliverables
Reviewing all document issuances (including both plans and specifications) to confirm the conformance with the established expectations of quality and scope included in the Design Agreements and Greystar National and Regional Standards including: Conceptual Design Schematic Design Design Development 50% Construction Documents Permit/GMP Documents IFC Construction Documents/Issued For Construction sets
Scoping and reviewing design consulting agreements
Ensuring that all 3rd party consultants are engaged by the necessary milestones in the project design schedule
Ensuring that project architects are distributing the necessary deliverables for review by project subconsultants (including waterproofing, sustainability, accessibility, acoustic, and any other consultant whether under the architect or the owner), engaging the project subconsultants, and ensuring that the architect is incorporating the subconsultant's feedback and recommendations into upcoming deliverables
Coordinating and leading plan reviews at Concept, 100% SD, 100% DD, 75% GMP, IFC and any other sets as necessary. Plan reviews are to be managed via Bluebeam and hosted in person as much as practical at a venue suitable to the project team. The Director of Design Management is responsible for ensuring that all project shareholders participate in generating content and comments for the plan reviews via the Bluebeam session, and sorting all content provided in the Bluebeam session
Attending all design meetings for assigned projects either in person or via teleconference
Tracking open items and necessary decisions to ensure timely direction is given to the design team and Construction
Ensuring that the project design teams have incorporated all plan review comments (internal, 3rd party, AHJ, etc…) into subsequent deliverables
Ensuring that all projects include all relevant Greystar National and Regional Standards in the GMP and IFC sets and working closely with Greystar National Quality Control to keep all projects current with respect to any updates to the Greystar National Standards
Working with the design team to ensure that an interior and exterior mockup is included in the project's GMP documents, ensuring that all relevant exterior and unit interior finishes are portrayed on the mockup
Coordinating early (pre-GMP) mockups to ensure Development buy-in within the budget
Working with Preconstruction to review all qualifications and clarifications provided by Greystar Construction or 3rd party general contractors
Working with the Construction, Development and Preconstruction teams to ensure that all unit finishes are selected, unit plans are approved, and an interior design standards are established to avoid delays in design deliverables
Reviewing and vetting VE alternates and ensuring quick decisions on all VE alternates quickly following pricing feedback. Ensuring all alternates are incorporated into the drawings
Working with Development and Construction to ensure efficient and product appropriate design decisions are being made and adhered to
Participating in business building initiatives to help the business improve

Benefits

Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Life insurance benefits. Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage; costs discounted after 3 and 5 years of service.
Generous Paid Time off. All new hires start with 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 11 paid holidays. Plus your birthday off after 1 year of service! Additional vacation accrued with tenure.
For onsite team members, onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.
6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).
401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.
Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).
Employee Assistance Program.
Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Legal Plans.
Charitable giving program and benefits.
Benefits offered for full-time employees. For Union and Prevailing Wage roles, compensation and benefits may vary from the listed information above due to Collective Bargaining Agreements and/or local governing authority.