Senior Design Manager

DPR Construction • San Francisco, CA

67d • $170,000 - $291,000

About The Position

As a member of the project leadership team, the Senior Design Manager (SDM) is responsible for the timely development of the project design and its alignment with the project execution plan. As the project execution plan includes client expectations, scope of work packaging, delivery methods, cost budget, sequence of work, quality expectations, and planned schedule, the Senior Design Manager establishes and manages processes on their projects to build and maintain alignment between the design and these project objectives. As design documents are not the design itself, but rather a snapshot in time of particular project design aspects, the Senior Design Manager's key points of interface start with the designers themselves at the outset of the project.

Requirements

• Proven successful experience in Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), Design/Build and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).
• Architectural / Design or technical background in managing the design coordination process.
• In-depth knowledge of all aspects of a construction project including design coordination, permitting and model coordination.
• In-depth knowledge of Building Information Modeling software including AutoCad and Autodesk Building Design Suite, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Navisworks, Trimble Tekla Structures.
• Good communication and people skills and management skills.
• Ability to influence contractual differences and risks managed by the project team.
• Adept at creative problem-solving of design issues.
• Ability to travel to jobsites or design team offices when required.
• Providing constructability and cost feedback to the Design team.
• Providing estimating and quantity take offs to various designs.
• A Bachelor's degree in Architecture / Civil Engineering or Construction Management or equivalent engineering discipline.
• At least 6-10 years of experience in a Construction Management, General contracting or Architectural firm in Project engineering or Project management roles.
• Minimum 6 years of experience working on construction projects either in the field or field office.
• Proficiency with BIM software including AutoCad and Autodesk Building Design Suite, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Navisworks, Trimble Tekla Structures.
• Proficiency with Lean Construction scheduling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Work with the pursuit leader to lead and manage successful competitive Design-Build, and heavy Design-Assist pursuits.
• Facilitate and advise design team selections and teaming agreement negotiations.
• Review and validate A/E scopes and support fair fee negotiations that benefit DPR and A/E team.
• Promote the use of GPLA as SEOR for strategic advantage.
• Facilitate integration of Self-Perform Work (SPW), Digital Building Components (DBC), Prefabrication, DPR Technical Design Services, EIG, SurePods and Vueops into the design and fabrication model.
• Understand ways the design creates opportunity for prefabrication, self-performed work, and modularization.
• Facilitate a culture that builds and sustains open and honest, trusting relationships with the design team.
• Support or organize and facilitate High Performing Team (HPT) project workshops.
• Organize and support cluster group formation strategy during the design phase and project workshops.
• Utilize a comprehensive understanding of design scope contract risk to develop a mitigation plan.
• Evaluate the project for needed design scope and develop a comprehensive strategy for integrating stakeholder design responsibilities.
• Understand and use the Owner's business case and steer the design to meet client expectations.
• Actively engage and coordinate with the DPR team to ensure alignment on key responsibilities.
• Recognize and encourage value enhancing design iteration while driving timely design resolution.
• Proactively identify gaps between the agreed basis of design and developing scope creep.
• Manage the Program and Concept Design Validation to budget prior to schematic design production.
• Work with Authorities Having Jurisdiction to establish the appropriate design package permit submittal review process.
• Lead and facilitate Milestone Alignment Planning (MAP) workshops.
• Schedule and Lead Design Quality & Constructability Reviews.
• Set up and manage the internal DPR bulletin review process.
• Develop and manage an accountable design change decision-making and change management process.
• Implement DPR's Design Acceptance Criteria (DAC) process.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Wellness benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Construction of Buildings
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees