Design Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Significant experience in the professional design services industry, including relevant design project management experience.
• Experience and industry knowledge aligned with project size, complexity, and type.
• Proven success working on multiple projects and commercial building types across project phases.
• Experience managing teams through the design process, including completion of construction documentation (drawings and specifications).
• Substantial hands-on experience through the full construction administration cycle on multiple projects.
• Proficiency with Building Information Modeling platforms, including the Autodesk Suite, and other industry-standard 3D modeling and analysis software.
• Substantial knowledge of jurisdictional building codes.
• Extensive knowledge of industry standards and resources.
• Must possess Suffolk’s Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring.

Nice To Haves

• Certification as a licensed architect or professional engineer is preferred.
• An advanced professional degree in Architecture or Engineering is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Realize the client’s project vision, including performance, programming, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Lead coordination among design teams, Suffolk Operations, industry professionals, trade partners, regulatory agencies, and other project stakeholders.
• Maintain client relationships throughout project phases and encourage active client engagement in and ownership of design decisions.
• Lead project meetings, workshops, and other collaborative communications throughout the project life cycle.
• Hold project teams accountable for deadlines and troubleshoot challenges by leveraging interdisciplinary teams.
• Develop and manage optimized design processes that deliver coordinated, buildable drawings before construction begins.
• Align design and documentation development with construction planning, sequencing, and workflows.
• Lead real-time constructability reviews with Illuminate VDC and Suffolk preconstruction experts to confirm documentation is complete, coordinated, and buildable.
• Identify design gaps early and enable remediation before construction workflows are disrupted.
• Coordinate with preconstruction teams at key design milestones to evaluate and validate cost and schedule alignment.
• Work with Suffolk field operations to prioritize and expedite design issue resolution in alignment with construction sequencing.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure design decisions meet project schedule and lead-time requirements.
• Establish working relationships with the project design team to identify, resolve, and complete design issues; serve as liaison between the Architect of Record and project team.
• Apply Suffolk and Illuminate technical expertise to develop design solutions for review with the architect and project team.
• Track and report project milestone progress, staffing allocations, and financial health.
• Work with Illuminate leadership and project teams to analyze, refine, and test design-construction workflow assumptions.
• Leverage and grow Suffolk’s constructability knowledge database to support proactive design QA/QC.
• Support design technology staff in introducing automated design and documentation processes and workflows.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Auto allowances and gas cards for certain roles
• Medical benefits
• Emotional and mental health benefits
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Virtual care options for physical therapy and primary care
• Generous paid time off
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Access to expert financial resources
• Company-paid and voluntary life insurance
• Tax-deferred savings accounts
• 10 backup daycare days each year
• Short- and long-term disability
• Commuter benefits