HPM · 10 hours ago
Senior Design Manager / HPM
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expHPM is a consulting firm focused on program management, and they are seeking a Senior Design Manager to provide strategic oversight and technical leadership for architectural and engineering design activities in a large K–12 school district's Capital Improvement Program. The role involves ensuring design outcomes align with educational goals and managing multiple capital projects effectively.
ConsultingReal Estate
Responsibilities
Represent the District as part of the consultant team in overseeing architectural and engineering design consultants across multiple K–12 projects
Lead and facilitate design reviews at all phases, including Programming, Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documents
Ensure consistency with District design standards, educational specifications, space guidelines, and sustainability objectives
Review design deliverables for constructability, cost alignment, and schedule feasibility
Serve as a primary point of coordination between the District, design consultants, construction managers, and internal stakeholders
Support the District in managing A/E consultant contracts, scope adherence, and performance expectations
Participate in procurement support activities, including RFQ/RFP development, proposal evaluations, and consultant negotiations
Monitor design schedules and budgets to ensure alignment with approved E-SPLOST funding parameters
Identify design-related risks, scope gaps, and potential cost escalation and recommend mitigation strategies
Support value engineering and alternatives analysis to maintain fiscal discipline while preserving educational and functional requirements
Ensure compliance with applicable building codes, ADA requirements, life safety regulations, and state and local education facility standards
Coordinate and oversee QA/QC reviews of design documents prior to District and regulatory submissions
Support permitting and agency review processes through approvals
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field
10–15 years of progressive experience in design management, owner's representation, or program management consulting
Demonstrated experience delivering K–12 school facilities within large public-sector or school district capital programs
Strong understanding of K–12 educational facility planning and delivery
Proven ability to manage multi-consultant design teams in a public-sector environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills suitable for executive and board-level reporting
Proficiency with Bluebeam, BIM coordination tools, and program management platforms
Ensure compliance with applicable building codes, ADA requirements, life safety regulations, and state and local education facility standards
Coordinate and oversee QA/QC reviews of design documents prior to District and regulatory submissions
Preferred
Master's degree
Experience supporting bond-funded or sales tax-funded programs (E-SPLOST or equivalent) strongly preferred
Company
HPM
HPM combines comprehensive construction-related experience with design, build, audit and move resources to offer clients a one-stop approach to complete program management for capital building investments.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase