Senior Design Manager / HPM

Hoar•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Senior Design Manager serves as a senior member of the Program Management Consultant (PMC) team assigned to support a large K–12 school district’s Capital Improvement Program funded through E-SPLOST. Acting on behalf of the District, this role provides strategic oversight and technical leadership for all architectural and engineering design activities across multiple capital projects. The Senior Design Manager ensures that design outcomes align with District educational goals, operational standards, budget constraints, schedule requirements, and public accountability expectations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
10–15 years of progressive experience in design management, owner’s representation, or program management consulting.
Demonstrated experience delivering K–12 school facilities within large public-sector or school district capital programs.
Experience supporting bond-funded or sales tax-funded programs (E-SPLOST or equivalent) strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of K–12 educational facility planning and delivery.
Proven ability to manage multi-consultant design teams in a public-sector environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills suitable for executive and board-level reporting.
Proficiency with Bluebeam, BIM coordination tools, and program management platforms.

Responsibilities

Represent the District as part of the consultant team in overseeing architectural and engineering design consultants across multiple K–12 projects.
Lead and facilitate design reviews at all phases, including Programming, Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documents.
Ensure consistency with District design standards, educational specifications, space guidelines, and sustainability objectives.
Review design deliverables for constructability, cost alignment, and schedule feasibility.
Serve as a primary point of coordination between the District, design consultants, construction managers, and internal stakeholders.
Support the District in managing A/E consultant contracts, scope adherence, and performance expectations.
Participate in procurement support activities, including RFQ/RFP development, proposal evaluations, and consultant negotiations.
Monitor design schedules and budgets to ensure alignment with approved E-SPLOST funding parameters.
Identify design-related risks, scope gaps, and potential cost escalation and recommend mitigation strategies.
Support value engineering and alternatives analysis to maintain fiscal discipline while preserving educational and functional requirements.
Ensure compliance with applicable building codes, ADA requirements, life safety regulations, and state and local education facility standards.
Coordinate and oversee QA/QC reviews of design documents prior to District and regulatory submissions.
Support permitting and agency review processes through approvals.