Design Manager

Design Manager Category: Construction Operations Job Location: 300 E. Joppa Road, 8th Floor, Towson, Maryland Additional Locations: 4600 River Road, Suite 200, College Park 707 Westchester Ave., Suite 101, White Plains 1720 Spillman Drive, Suite 180, Bethlehem 3015 West Moore St., Suite 100, Richmond 1317 Executive Blvd., Suite 120, Chesapeake 13454 Sunrise Valley Dr., Suite 110, Herndon 412 Mount Kembel Ave, Morristown 30 Isabella St., Suite 101, Pittsburgh 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 775, Arlington 11820 Fountain Way, Suite 410, Newport News

Position Type: Full-Time, Regular

Please note: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including the disabled and veterans.

Provide 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.

Project Pursuit & Design Phase

• Assist operating groups with design team selection.
• Support proposal development with written narratives, visual images, and graphics.
• Guide the Winning strategy during project pursuits.
• Attend presentation preparations and develop presentation skills.
• Review AE scope, contract terms, and lead design fee discussions.
• Guide the design team through testing program materials, codes, building systems, and constructability.
• Champion innovation and the best possible project for the customer within program quality, budget, schedule, and sustainability constraints.
• Assist project teams with maintaining design in alignment with Owner approved budget and schedule through routine reviews.
• Provide peer reviews and write-ups.
• Lead meetings and monitoring the Design Decision Log.
• Assist with determining functionality and quality of the design teams solution and documents.
• Track follow-up items for design team action and information needed from WT subcontractors, vendors, and/or the client to keep the design moving forward.
• Manage the flow of information from the client to the design team and vice versa.

Construction Phase & Post-Construction

• Regularly attend construction meetings and conduct site walks with the design team.
• Help WT project team with design-related issues during construction.
• Ensure design team completes their project construction phase and close-out commitments.

Business Development & Professional Growth

• Support the Design Management initiative through building resource tools.
• Maintain one professional license and get involved in approved associations.
• Look for ways to improve our approach to benefit our customers, our build partners, and design-trade teammates.
• Facilitate a healthy integrated team structure and workflow.
• Facilitate day-to-day activities of how a Design Manager sustains 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.
• Participating in regional and national professional organizations.

Travel

The Design Management Group has been developed around managing the development and execution of the design teams efforts and bridge the balance between design and construction. To that end, travel will occur during pursuit, design, and construction phases. Travel is not typical for extended periods of time but from time to time, that might be necessary if required by the project requirements and/or Client. Any other conditions will be spelled out in an official offer letter or clearly explained as future potential promotions, which are granted at the discretion of Whiting-Turner Management.

Required Experience

1. College Degree: Architecture or similar design major (Interior Design, Architectural Engineering, etc.).
2. Experience Requirements:
   • At least 5 years post-college experience in Design, Construction, and/or Program Project Management.
   • A graduate architect with a 5-year degree and a minimum of 3 years experience working for design firms may be considered.
   • Experience with an Architectural, Interiors Design Firm, Design-Builder, and/or General Contractor is strongly recommended.
   • Preference is exposure to both design and construction outside of college.
   • Proven experience with taking a project from Programming through Construction Administration.
   • Proven collaboration with Clients, Design Consultants, Builders, and Subcontractors.
   • Experience in Project Management, Conceptual Estimating, Cost Management, and Design Phase Scheduling.
   • Self-starter that thrives on problem-solving.
   • Detail orientation to organize and manage multiple project tasks and projects.
   • Comprehensive working knowledge of the design process, including design documentation, inter-disciplinary design coordination, zoning permitting, sustainability measures, and building codes.
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   • Professional Interests:
     • Strong dedication to multi-disciplinary team environments (e.g., big room).
     • Liaison Translator between the languages of design and construction.
     • Architectural License or other applicable design licensure (e.g., RA, CID, PE, etc.).
     • Additional consideration with DBIA certification.
     • Advanced Alternative project delivery methods.
     • Emerging initiatives and technologies for design and construction.
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     • Software Experience:
       • Autodesk Suite (AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, etc.) and other BIM software.
       • Office365 Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, etc.).
       • Bluebeam Pro, Core, Primavera P6, Touchplan JOIN, and other collaboration software.
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         Salary Range: $74,000.00 - $230,000.00