Senior Technical Design Manager - Advanced Manufacturing

Clark Construction Group•Knoxville, TN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Clark is seeking a highly talented Senior Technical Design Manager to lead design integration for complex Advanced Manufacturing projects from pursuit through commissioning. The Senior Technical Design Manager serves as the technical leader responsible for integrating owners, architects, engineers, process equipment vendors, commissioning teams, trade partners, and construction operations into one high-performing project team. This role ensures that design decisions support construction execution, procurement, process requirements, startup, operational readiness, budget, schedule, quality, and long-term facility performance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
10+ years of experience managing design for complex industrial, manufacturing, mission-critical, healthcare, pharmaceutical, or large commercial projects.
Experience leading multidisciplinary Design-Build or Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) teams.
Demonstrated experience coordinating engineering consultants, specialty vendors, and process equipment suppliers.
Strong understanding of permitting, procurement, construction sequencing, commissioning, and facility startup.
Working knowledge of BIM platforms including Revit, Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or equivalent collaboration tools.
Experience managing technical stakeholders and cross-functional project teams.

Nice To Haves

Semiconductor manufacturing facilities
Battery manufacturing facilities
Aerospace manufacturing
Nuclear facilities
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences facilities
Mission Critical/Data Centers
Defense manufacturing
Advanced industrial manufacturing
Strong understanding of design management, engineering coordination, and integrated project delivery.
Thorough understanding of construction planning, cost management, procurement, and scheduling.
Knowledge of process equipment integration and operational readiness planning.
Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, and relationship management skills.
Ability to influence multidisciplinary teams without direct authority.
Strong executive presentation and client-facing communication skills.
Exceptional problem-solving and technical decision-making abilities.
Ability to lead collaborative design processes across multiple organizations.
Self-motivated, organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong commitment to quality, safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Lead the overall design management process from project pursuit through project completion.
Develop and maintain the Project Design Execution Plan.
Manage multidisciplinary design teams consisting of architectural, structural, civil, process, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls, fire protection, automation, and specialty engineering disciplines.
Coordinate integration of owner-furnished process equipment into the overall facility design.
Ensure design deliverables support procurement, fabrication, permitting, modularization, construction sequencing, commissioning, and startup activities.
Lead executive-level design coordination meetings, technical workshops, and owner decision-making sessions.
Manage design schedules and ensure alignment with overall project milestones.
Lead constructability, value engineering, and interdisciplinary coordination reviews throughout the design process.
Organize and lead formal design review processes while ensuring timely resolution of review comments.
Drive real-time resolution of design issues to minimize impacts to cost, schedule, and quality.
Collaborate closely with Operations, Preconstruction, Scheduling, Procurement, Cost Management, Commissioning, Quality, and Self-Perform teams.
Coordinate utility infrastructure including process piping, clean utilities, specialty gases, chemical distribution, chilled water, electrical systems, controls, and automation interfaces.
Identify design risks and develop proactive mitigation strategies.
Ensure compliance with applicable codes, client standards, regulatory requirements, and project-specific quality requirements.
Support project pursuits by developing technical strategies, execution plans, schedules, staffing plans, and participating in client interviews.
Evaluate and manage design consultants and specialty engineering partners throughout project execution.