Engages in business, industry and community activities to build and strengthen external relationships.
Manages change management with internal team and external design partners throughout the duration of the project.
Capable of developing sketches and plans to assist preconstruction with pricing of conceptual ideas. Coordinates with VDC team to develop and implement project(s) as needed.
Manages project documentation such as proposal, drawings, specifications, reports, calculations, and shop drawings using both 3D and 2D file management system.
Directs the selection of design professionals during the pre-qualification process to enable Design Build projects by evaluating design partners through RFP and selection process.
Provides technical design guidance throughout entire construction process.
Functions as key liaison between JE Dunn and design team to ensure architect and design partners are accountable for delivering on project strategy.
Manages the design review process with design team and clients to ensure schedules are met and identifies project risks and opportunities throughout the design phase.
Generates cost savings and value-added solutions during design phase.
Plays a lead role with the Project Executive to set design budgets, schedules and fees, and influences ongoing decisions throughout the project lifecycle that impacts cost, schedule, and budget.
Reviews and understands bridging documents for project compliance with RFP including comprehension of Codes and Criteria to meet the technical requirements and design deliverables.
Monitors and controls our design partner’s and consultant’s cost through the design development, both cost of project and cost of the design services for added scope.
Coordinates the design document packaging strategies with the project team.
Interprets formal design build RFPs and develops work plans, collaborating with preconstruction, operations, and other key stakeholders.
Leads the process to understand potential client’s business needs and helps create conceptual plans, elevations, and 3D models in support of presentations and win strategies.
Responsible for managing the external design team ensuring they hit their deadlines and deliverables.
Reviews design and provides quality control review comments to ensure the program specifications and life-safety requirements are met.
Leverages design experiences and knowledge to work with project teams identifying solutions to project specific challenges while monitoring expectations for design schedules, quality control, and content for design document delivery.
Manages outside design consultants, assuring they meet the technical requirements as well as schedule requirements for design deliverables.
Supports early phase basic due diligence activities with clients and key stakeholders to ensure professional studies, jurisdictional & permitting requirements are incorporated into design documents.
Provides thought leadership and direction to the design process from schematic design through completion.
Provides design engineering support for the entire life cycle of the project (proposal, site survey, engineering, equipment selection, permitting, training, and construction).
Understands project budget and steers project accordingly ensuring the design stays in line with contractual details.
Requirements
revit
autocad
sketchup
bachelor's
10+ years
lean
Ability to conduct effective presentations.
Ability to manage budgets, maximize profitability and generate future work through building relationships.
Understands potential client’s business needs and helps create conceptual plans, elevations, 3D models, for support of presentations and win strategies.
Conversant with linked design disciplines, e.g. Geotechnical/Civil, Architecture, Building Façade, Structural, MEP, Data/Communications, Vertical Transportation, Acoustics, and Fire and Life Safety, etc.
Ability to think in a highly structured manner along all design disciplines while also having creativity to develop specialized solutions by anticipating potential challenges.