Design Manager (Design Build)

Aecom

The Role

Overview

Lead design of large complex highway projects, manage team, budgets, schedules

Key Responsibilities

  • design management
  • schedule management
  • budget management
  • risk management
  • contract compliance
  • client relations

Tasks

-Manages project resources, including personnel, equipment, and materials, to ensure optimal utilization. -Represents the company at industry events, conferences, and client meetings to promote AECOM's design-build capabilities. -Monitors contract compliance and leads project dispute/resolution process. -Implements innovative design solutions to improve project efficiency and cost-effectiveness. -Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including engineers, architects, and construction managers, to optimize project outcomes. -Mentors, develops, and hires support staff to maintain a high-performing team. -Leads and assists in the development of future design-build proposals. -Builds and maintains relationships with project owners/AHJ's. -Ensures compliance with all relevant codes, standards, and regulations in highway design projects. -Coordinates client needs and develops/builds on relationships for future opportunities. -Manages and leads a team of professionals, overseeing the design of large-complex projects. -Manages design effort, design schedule, and budgets. -Develops and maintains project documentation, including design plans, specifications, and technical reports. -Conducts regular project status meetings and prepares comprehensive reports for stakeholders. -Implements and oversees change and risk management processes throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

  • bachelor's
  • pe license
  • design‑build
  • 20+ years
  • communication
  • team management

What You Bring

-Bachelor's degree + ten years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education. -Excellent Communication Skills and Ability to Lead Staff. -Design Build Project Experience. -20+ years of transportation project experience. -Must possess CA state PE license. -Experience leading and managing transportation design-build projects on large complex highway projects. -Experienced with Design Build delivery for final design. -Position will require frequent travel to project and client sites. -Experience managing a large team in a fast-paced environment.

The Company

About Aecom

-Launched as a bold independent infrastructure consultancy from a merger of five legacy firms dating back over a century. -Handles everything from geotech to electro-mechanical systems, as seen in the award-winning Romaine Hydroelectric Complex in Canada. -Guides projects through every lifecycle stage in transportation, buildings, water systems, energy, and environmental sectors.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Agriculture, Food & Beverage

Automotive & Heavy Equipment & Machinery

Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure

High Performance Logistics

Energy

Renewable Energy

Grid Modernization

Transportation

Transit and Rail Projects

Highways

Bridges

Aviation Facilities

Facilities Management

Educational Institutions

Healthcare Facilities

Commercial Buildings

Corrections Facilities

Urban and Regional Planning

Building Construction

Oil and Gas Industry

Maritime Facilities

Water Management Systems