Description

• Facilitate design phase Pull Planning sessions with design-build team to optimize workflow, improve collaboration, and align the design and construction teams to achieve predictable, efficient progress.
• Anticipate design challenges and propose practical, cost-effective alternatives.
• Collaborate with the Federal Team to support shared goals.
• Review project close-out documentation for accuracy and completeness
• Utilize BIM and other collaboration platforms to coordinate designs and resolve conflicts before construction.
• Balances attention to detail with strategic foresight, ensuring both precision and big-picture alignment.
• Facilitate design reviews for design consistency, constructability, budget compliance, and adherence to client goals and regulatory standards.
• Represent McGough professionally at company and industry events.
• Participate in business development activities (client functions, design firm open houses, conferences, etc.)
• Participate in Lean events and support the McGough Way
• Manage the punchlist process
• Perform pre-punch with an aim at providing a “zero item” punchlist
• Oversee the development and maintenance of progressive design integration processes, BIM workflows, quality control procedures, and design milestone submittal requirements.
• Attend company-sponsored events
• Lead interdisciplinary coordination meetings to ensure alignment and resolve conflicts.
• Monitor and mitigate risks including design flaws, permitting challenges, material shortages, and code compliance issues.
• Foster open communication between creative design teams and construction teams, balancing priorities of aesthetics, function, cost, and schedule.
• Oversee project schedules, budgets, and deliverables across both design and construction phases.
• Attend meetings and pursue ongoing professional development.
• Solicit Professional Services proposals and negotiate contract terms for design services.
• Support sustainable and innovative design practices where applicable.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, legal, and safety requirements.
• Identify early procurement packages and construction packages required during the design phase necessary to meet the project schedule requirements.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings without compromising design quality.
• Champion the use of digital tools to enhance transparency, accuracy, and team efficiency.
• Assist in preparing final as-built plans and documentation
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation and records.
• Apply DBIA best practices and integrated delivery principles to optimize outcomes.
• Provide regular updates to executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Ensure seamless transition from design development to construction execution.
• Identify potential constructability and budget issues during the design phase and coordinate solutions to mitigate delays and cost overruns.
• Foster relationships with clients, architects, engineers, consultants and subcontractors
• Act as the client liaison throughout the design phase, maintaining trust and managing expectations.
• Attend and participate in project management and other company meetings
• Participate in Lean events and initiatives to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Able to manage competing priorities across design and construction phases through proactive planning and structured decision-making.
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Self-directed leader with strong ownership mindset and ability to navigate ambiguity in complex projects.
• Proven experience managing interdisciplinary project teams (design and construction).
• Professional licensure in architecture, engineering, or construction (RA, PE, or PMP).
• Creative and diplomatic problem solver with the ability to balance design excellence, constructability, and client priorities.
• Collaborative leader skilled in guiding interdisciplinary teams and complex project workflows toward alignment and consensus.
• Analytical and systems thinker who synthesizes technical, financial, and operational inputs to guide integrated solutions.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• 2+ years of related experience, including experience with self-perform capabilities
• Familiarity with insurance, bonding, and contractual/legal frameworks in design-build delivery.
• Exceptional communicator who can influence, facilitate, and negotiate effectively at executive and project levels.
• DBIA (Design-Build Institute of America) Certification or equivalent.
• Strategic communicator who translates complex design and construction concepts into clear, actionable insights for diverse stakeholders.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, LEED, or relevant construction management credentials.
• Demonstrated experience building strong partnerships and trust with external partners, including owners, owner’s representatives, design firms, and subcontractors
• Strong knowledge of building codes, permitting processes, and design-build contracts.
• List Qualification Requirements, several listed below. Please edit. Four-year degree in Construction Management or related degree
• Fluency in design and construction technology (BIM/VDC, modeling platforms, collaboration tools) to drive integration and decision-making.
• Experience in multiple markets (Federal, commercial, healthcare, industrial, etc.).
• 15+ years of progressive experience in CM@R, Design-Build, Integrated Project Delivery, or similar project delivery methods.
• Strong understanding of architectural, structural, MEP, and civil design processes, construction means and methods, building systems, and project execution.
• Familiarity with Lean Construction and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) methodologies.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance