Senior Design Manager

Exyte GmbH • Raleigh, NC

27d

About The Position

The Senior Design Manager, with expertise in Biopharma Life Sciences, will oversee a multidisciplinary project design team—comprising engineers, designers, and support staff—to deliver high-quality design outputs and provide construction support in full compliance with contractual requirements.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• 12+ years of experience showing increasing responsibility leading teams
• Consulting engineering experience
• Experience working within a team environment
• Experience in the quality control review process
• Experience contributing to continuous improvement processes
• Experience leading a team to a successful outcome
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with the capacity to maintain information confidentiality
• Excellent time management skills with a strong work ethic
• Strong written and oral communication skills are essential
• Must be a strong team player with an ability to build effective working relationships with individuals, department leads, and client representatives
• Energetic and self-motivated
• Ability to mentor and train junior staff
• Leads the development of project budget and schedule to meet requirements
• Ability to effectively lead teams ranging from 10-100+ individuals
• Ability to resolve conflict and solve problems while leading by example
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Working knowledge of building components, process, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred
• Professional Engineering or Architect License preferred
• Biopharma Life Sciences experience preferred
• Knowledge of Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, BIM360 and/or Navisworks a plus

Responsibilities

• Ensures the overall project design and production process is conducted following the prescribed Company processes and procedures and is in accordance with the stipulated project budget and schedule (including planning, monitoring and reporting)
• Ensures the project is following the basis of design by performing inter-disciplinary quality, coordination and space management reviews via weekly reviews with project teams.
• Ensures the project is adhering to a strict change management process in accordance with project budget and schedule
• Executes and enforces the Project Execution Plan (PEP) including updating the PEP and associated material as needed when project conditions change
• Confirms to Project Manager adequate design and production resources are assigned to meet the project's overall cost, quality and schedule commitments as well as ensuring the forecast is current in Manpower Management System (MMS)
• Single point of contact for all design related issues internally and externally, representing the overall project in communications with the client, having final technical accountability for overall project design and production (includes managing consultants not managed under other respective Disciplines)
• Oversees the Project VDC Coordination ensuring adequate hardware and software availability for project team including managing record drawings documentation, operation and maintenance manuals and hand over documentation
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees