Design Manager, Industrial/Manufacturing

Overview

Lead design team and manage design process for industrial/manufacturing projects

Key Responsibilities

• cost management
• design review
• document control
• value engineering
• change management
• client coordination

Tasks

-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. -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 the design review process with design team and clients to ensure schedules are met and identifies project risks and opportunities throughout the design phase. -Responsible for managing the external design team ensuring they hit their deadlines and deliverables. -Provides thought leadership and direction to the design process from schematic design through completion. -Provides technical design guidance throughout entire construction process. -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. -Understands project budget and steers project accordingly ensuring the design stays in line with contractual details. -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. -Interprets formal design build RFPs and develops work plans, collaborating with preconstruction, operations, and other key stakeholders. -Provides design engineering support for the entire life cycle of the project (proposal, site survey, engineering, equipment selection, permitting, training, and construction). -Engages in business, industry and community activities to build and strengthen external relationships. -Functions as key liaison between JE Dunn and design team to ensure architect and design partners are accountable for delivering on project strategy. -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. -Manages project documentation such as proposal, drawings, specifications, reports, calculations, and shop drawings using both 3D and 2D file management system. -Reviews and understands bridging documents for project compliance with RFP including comprehension of Codes and Criteria to meet the technical requirements and design deliverables. -Generates cost savings and value-added solutions during design phase. -Manages outside design consultants, assuring they meet the technical requirements as well as schedule requirements for design deliverables. -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. -Coordinates the design document packaging strategies with the project team. -Manages change management with internal team and external design partners throughout the duration of the project. -Supports early phase basic due diligence activities with clients and key stakeholders to ensure professional studies, jurisdictional & permitting requirements are incorporated into design documents.

Requirements

• autocad
• revit
• sketchup
• ms office
• bachelor's
• 10+ years

What You Bring

-Cross-functional knowledge of the key engineering disciplines (Architectural, Structural, MEP, etc.) and relevant trades. -Ability to conduct effective presentations. -Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds -Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit and/or Google SketchUp. -May require extensive periods of travel -Proficiency in MS Office – Intermediate. -Technical market expert with knowledge of industry trends, innovations, etc. -Valid and unrestricted drivers license required -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. -Frequent activity: Sitting, Viewing Computer Screen -Ability to manage budgets, maximize profitability and generate future work through building relationships. -Occasional activity: Standing, Walking, Bending, Climbing, Reaching above Shoulder, Pushing, Pulling -Understands potential client’s business needs and helps create conceptual plans, elevations, 3D models, for support of presentations and win strategies. -Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner. -Experience with U.S. building design codes and material specific standards. -Communication skills, verbal and written – Intermediate. -Ability to build relationships with team members that transcend a project. -Experience taking conceptual design through construction, working with internal and external partners. -Thorough knowledge of project processes and how each supports the successful completion of a project. -10+ years design and/or construction management experience (Preferred). -Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally. -Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet project needs -Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, or related field (Required). -Ability to apply Lean process and philosophy – Intermediate. -Ability to think in a highly structured manner along all design disciplines while also having creativity to develop specialized solutions by anticipating potential challenges.

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About Je Dunn Construction

-Headquartered in Kansas City, the company operates across a wide range of sectors, including commercial, residential, healthcare, and government. -With a track record of delivering complex and high-quality projects, the company is known for its expertise in managing large-scale construction. -The company’s commitment to innovation and safety has earned it recognition as a leader in the industry. -Projects range from hospitals and universities to sports stadiums and office buildings, showcasing the company’s versatility. -The company has consistently earned industry awards for excellence in construction and project management.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-background screening and drug‑free workplace required