Design Manager

Design Manager DescriptionBalfour Beatty is seeking a Design Manager to join our team in Southern Calif supporrting OC and LA offices. The DM Coordinates and integrates with the owner the builder and their trades and the design team on design-build projects. Manage the design and permitting processes to ensure quality on-time delivery constructability and cost control by working directly with the designers owners and operations teams. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Assist in and potentially lead project pursuits including management of the overall design RFQ and RFP response development of the GMP and management / coordination of team members including design team trade partners internal operations teams marketing and monitor the level of completeness of the design against RFP requirements (or other project requirements) and contractual obligations during pursuits and design phases of a project. Develop deliverable schedules and manage to them. Oversee D-B Program verification/reconciliation during the proposal phase in association with project trade partners and the design monitor the design progression for changes and cost impacts including the identification and preparation of owner-directed enhancements and management of cost trends. Communicate / document noted changes and cost impacts with all relevant parties and actively work with the team to reconcile cost issues as conceptual estimating and its relationship to conceptual design. Identify when design direction is moving away from the project budget and work directly with the estimating and design teams to mitigate any budget challenges. Review and coordinate trade partner estimates to ensure scope and budget alignment during the proposal and design in interviews for new project in contract negotiations with owners designers and trade contractors. Understand scope and other contractual obligations to adequately manage / communicate project expectations and requirements as the project with the design and construction teams to develop a design and permit schedule that integrates directly with the needs of the owner agencies and construction schedule. Manage design and design team progress to be able to regularly update the schedule and resolve impacts review the design development and contract documents for quality and constructability. Facilitate coordination with operations and other field staff to solicit input on construction sequencing methodology and buildability. Work to identify solutions that satisfy the needs of the owner design team and build team. Review contract documents and identify potential design deficiencies associated with stipulated program/Owner criteria establish a strategy with design team and build team to satisfy Owner and/or lead meetings with owners regulators and project team members. Document decisions actions and other meeting outcomes as needed and ensure any actions are progressing. Coordinate on-time completion of additional design deliverables resulting from meetings with Owner and may not be limited to design management of design-build projects and requires adaptability. Depending upon project needs the design manager may be asked to perform other management assignments such as preconstruction management and/or project management on projects with different delivery sound independent judgment maintain a level temperament and understand communicate and implement detailed project goals. Report out on the project status and goals to corporate REQUIREMENTS:Bachelors Degree in Architecture Engineering Construction Management or related field. Equivalent combination of training and/or related experience may be 8-years of experience working on design projects with design teams including the use of project management and scheduling working directly with owners and/or owners working on project and design-build pursuits including the development of pursuit submissions/responses and in developing and analyzing cost estimates and contract documents. Bidding experience is a in construction administration and/or construction project working on large-scale design-build projects. Fast-tracked project experience is a Certification or desire to obtain DBIA Certification within 1-year of licensure as either an Architect or Engineer is a verbal/written communication interpersonal and supervisory skills including public speaking of collaborating and communicating with various individuals designers owners field staff marketing base compensation range for the role of Design Managerin S Ca posted above is $130000 to $160000 annually.*This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and the range may be modified in the future. An employees pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance shift travel requirements any collective bargaining agreements and business or organizational needs. No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus incentive or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law and any applicable plan Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color age sex sexual orientation gender identity religion national origin disability veteran status genetic information or any other criteria protected by federal state or local law.