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Design Manager (Reno, NV)

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Planate Management Group (PMG) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that provides program management and facilities engineering services worldwide. As a Design Manager, you will handle and manage assigned design projects consistent with the planning and design goals and standards, ensuring the completion of the design work and minimizing overall costs.

Commercial Real EstateFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesReal Estate

No H1B

Responsibilities

Manage assigned design projects consistent with the planning and design goals and standards of VA, as established in the project management plan (PMP); ensure that capital project management processes enable the completion of projects on time and within budget

Coordinate with and assist the Project Development Team (PDT) to establish a well-defined project scope that reflects the input of appropriate departments to optimize program and space efficiency, flexibility and life cycle cost

Comprehensive knowledge and experience in the use of Project Management standards, and systems to ensure completion of design projects on time and within budget, and the ability to modify or alter standard procedure to meet crucial deadlines

Work with the Project Manager (PM) and the Contracting Officer (CO) in procuring the best qualified Engineer/Architect to be the designer of record (DOR), within project cost and time parameters; and establish the need for additional consultant studies and services required during the planning and design phase to ensure quality design deliverables

Oversee the day-to-day performance of the DOR and related consultants to ensure quality design within the contract cost and schedule; manage the conduct of design reviews; participate in cross-functional and departmental meetings to ensure business and functional needs are achieved with design

Provide input for the development and implementation of design and construction standards to ensure projects are executed at appropriate levels of quality, are compatible with BA sustainability plans, and are effectively commissioned prior to occupancy

Develop and implement systems to monitor project design against budget authorization, and project schedules

Lead a timely decision-making process to ensure all outstanding design issues are resolved; act as a solution consultant to engineers, architects, and other outside consultants; and seek to improve cost effectiveness related to the facility design process

Review contracts, scopes of work, specifications, plans and pertinent jurisdictional codes to ensure that project design milestones and deliverable dates are being met while providing contract compliant, cost effective facilities

Other tasks required by PDT to deliver a project design and PMP