Design Manager

Responsibilities

The Design Manager will encourage a culture focused on effective project delivery by supporting our clients, project teams and company in our efforts to provide facilitation and coaching during design / preconstruction resulting in a smooth transition to construction operations.

• Leads project teams including owner, design team, and trade partners with an integrated approach to achieving scope, schedule and budget alignment
• Responsible for establishing an integrated team experience through role clarity, effective communication strategy, and facilitating a culture that fosters collaboration
• Facilitate and collaborate with internal departments and project teams
• Facilitate team alignment and onboarding process at the onset of design and promote accountability to sustain through design
• Facilitate design and decision planning with the construction team, design team, and owner
• Manage, mentor and guide design team members and preconstruction team members to ensure clear direction and execution
• Manage, mentor and guide design assist trade partners to ensure effective integration with the project team
• Guide design teams through the negotiations and decisions to establish essential project scope and program to facilitate business case validation
• Engages with clients and designers to share Brasfield & Gorrie’s integrated delivery approach

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in architecture, industrial engineering, or other design equivalent field
• Skills: Specific experience in industrial manufacturing design, process layout, process design, cleanroom, food and beverage preferred; Strong CAD and Revit capability preferred
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, 5+ years experience in group facilitation and implementing collaborative delivery (Design Build, Conceptual Design Development, etc.) preferred
• Qualifications & Experience: Passionate about leading change and improving industry processes; Strong organizational and project management skills; Ability to speak confidently in groups of 30+; Ability to coach complex and diverse groups; Ability and desire to master new skills