Construction Design Manager

Responsibilities

• Serve as the owner's lead representative for facility planning, programming, and design execution.
• Manage and direct architecture, engineering, specialty consultant, and design-build teams.
• Develop project requirements with engineering, manufacturing, operations, security, and executive stakeholders.
• Translate business and operational objectives into facility and infrastructure requirements.
• Lead programming, space planning, feasibility studies, and conceptual design development.
• Oversee design development from concept through construction documents.
• Establish and manage design schedules, consultant deliverables, review cycles, and design budgets.
• Lead design reviews and resolve technical issues, scope gaps, and coordination conflicts.
• Review architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and specialty system designs.
• Evaluate designs for constructability, maintainability, operational efficiency, scalability, safety, and lifecycle performance.
• Coordinate stakeholder reviews and ensure requirements are incorporated into design documents.
• Support permitting, entitlement, and regulatory approval efforts.
• Provide technical leadership during procurement, contractor selection, and project execution.
• Manage design-related RFIs, submittals, field modifications, and consultant support during construction.
• Use AutoCAD to review, coordinate, and comment on design documentation.
• Serve as the primary interface between internal stakeholders and external design consultants.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in design management, owner's representation, architecture, engineering, facilities development, or capital project delivery.
• Experience managing architecture and engineering firms on complex facility projects.
• Strong understanding of facility planning, programming, design development, and construction documentation.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams through all project development phases.
• Ability to interpret architectural and engineering drawings, specifications, calculations, and technical documentation.
• Working knowledge of building systems, construction methods, codes, and industry best practices.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD.
• Experience supporting projects in active operational environments, including aviation or airfield facilities.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work effectively with incomplete or evolving requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. SECRET Security Clearance.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds or more and perform site visits in active construction environments.

Nice-to-haves

• Active U.S. SECRET Security Clearance or higher.
• Experience in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or technology environments.
• Experience planning and designing laboratories, prototype development spaces, engineering facilities, or manufacturing operations.
• Familiarity with ICD 705 requirements and secure facility design.
• Experience with SCIF planning, design, and accreditation processes.
• Experience with design-build, progressive design-build, or fast-track delivery methods.
• Professional registration or certification such as PE, RA, PMP, CCM, or LEED.
• Experience managing mission-critical or highly technical facilities.