Design Manager

Job Description

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As a member of the project leadership team, the Design Manager (DM) is responsible for the timely development of the project design and its alignment with the project execution plan.

The Design Manager establishes and manages processes on their projects to build and maintain alignment between the design and these project objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the pursuit leader to lead and manage successful competitive Design-Build and heavy Design-Assist pursuits.
• Facilitate and advise design team selections and teaming agreement negotiations.
• Review and validate A / E scopes and support fair fee negotiations that benefit DPR and A / E team.
• Facilitate integration of Self-Perform Work (SPW), Digital Building Components (DBC), Prefabrication, and other services into the design and fabrication model.
• Understand ways the design creates opportunity for prefabrication and modularization.
• Facilitate a culture that builds and sustains open and honest relationships with the design team.
• Support or organize High Performing Team (HPT) project workshops to create an aligned Vision, Mission, Charter, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Utilize a comprehensive understanding of design scope contract risk to develop a mitigation plan.
• Evaluate the project for needed design scope and develop a comprehensive strategy for integrating all stakeholder design responsibilities.
• Actively engage and coordinate with the DPR team to ensure alignment on key responsibilities.
• Recognize and encourage value enhancing design iteration while driving timely design resolution.
• Proactively identify gaps between the agreed basis of design and developing scope creep.
• Manage the Program and Concept Design Validation to budget prior to schematic design production.
• Work with Authorities Having Jurisdiction to establish the appropriate design package permit submittal review process.
• Lead and facilitate Milestone Alignment Planning (MAP) workshops.
• Schedule and Lead Design Quality & Constructability Reviews.
• Develop and manage an accountable design change decision-making and change management process.
• Implement DPR’s Design Acceptance Criteria (DAC) process.

Experience / Skills

• Proven successful experience in Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), Design / Build and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).
• Leadership and management skills required to create one cohesive team.
• Multi-disciplinary fluency in architectural design, engineering, pre-construction and construction processes.
• Ability to influence contractual differences and risks managed by the project team.
• Adept at creative problem-solving of design issues.

DPR has been nationally recognized for its strong company culture, based on a well-defined purpose We Exist to Build Great Things, and four core values : integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness, and ever forward.

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