vide experienced leadership of Comprehensive Design Services for advanced/alternative design and construction delivery contracts. Design Managers partner with designated project and discipline leads from the design and construction teams to ensure design is fully integrated into the overall execution of a design excellence project. From project inception through completion, the Design Manager guides all design decisions to maintain program requirements, schedule, budget, quality commitments and customer delight as well as facilitating team coordination, constructability, and design quality reviews.
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- chitecture or similar design major (Interior Design, Architectural Engineering, etc.)
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- least 5 years post-college experience in Design, Construction and/or Program / Project Management. A graduate architect (5-year degree) with a minimum of 3 years’ experience working for design firms may be considered.
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- perience with an Architectural/Interiors Design Firm, Design-Builder and/or, General Contractor strongly recommended. Preference is exposure to both design and construction outside of college.
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- oven experience with taking a project from Programming through Construction Administration.
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- oven collaboration with Clients, Design Consultants, Builders and Subcontractors.
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- perience in Project Management, Conceptual Estimating / Cost Management and Design Phase Scheduling.
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- lf-starter that thrives on problem-solving.
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- tail orientation to organize and manage multiple project tasks and projects.
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- mprehensive working knowledge of design process, including design documentation, inter-disciplinary design coordination, zoning, permitting, sustainability measures and building codes.
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- rong dedication to multi-disciplinary team environments (e.g., big room).
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- aison / Translator between the languages of design and construction.
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- chitectural License, or other applicable design licensure (e.g., RA, CID, PE, etc.). Additional consideration with DBIA certification
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- sign management, contracts, cost, and scheduling.
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- vanced / Alternative project delivery methods.
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- erging initiatives and technologies for design and construction.
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- todesk Suite – AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, other BIM software.
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- fice365 Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, etc.
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- uebeam, ProCore, Primavera P6, Touchplan, JOIN and other collaboration software.
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roject Pursuit & Design Phase
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- sist operating groups with design team selection.
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- pport proposal development with written narratives, visual images, and graphics.
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- ide the “Winning” strategy during project pursuits.
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- tend presentation preparations and develop presentation skills.
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- view A/E scope, contract terms, and lead design fee discussions.
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- ide the design team through testing program, materials, codes, building systems and constructability.
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- ampion innovation and the best possible project for the customer, within program, quality, budget, schedule, and sustainability constraints.
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- sist project teams with maintaining design in alignment with Owner approved budget and schedule thru routine reviews.
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- ovide peer reviews and write-ups.
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- ad meetings and monitoring the Design Decisions Log.
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- sist with determining functionality and quality of the design team’s solution and documents.
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- ack follow-up items for design team action and information needed from WT, subcontractors, vendors and/or the client to keep the design moving forward.
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- nage the flow of information from the client to the design team, and vice versa.
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nstruction Phase & Post-Construction
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- gularly attend construction meetings and conduct site walks with design team.
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- lp WT project team with design-related issues during construction.
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- sure design team completes their project construction phase and close-out commitments.
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siness Development & Professional Growth
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- pport the Design Management initiative through building resource tools.
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- intain one professional license and get involved in approved associations.
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- ok for ways to improve our approach to benefit our customers, our build partners and design/trade teammates.
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- cilitate a healthy integrated team structure and workflow.
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- cilitate day-to-day activities of how a Design Manager sustain trust between themselves and all design, construction and owner team members and create an environment of idea sharing, fairness, inclusion, diversity of thought and professionalism.
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- rticipating in regional and national professional organizations.
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