Associate Program Design Manager

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Associate Program Design Manager supports the development of complex programs from initial concept through engineering completion and handoff to execution. Reporting to the Program Design Manager, this role assists with coordinating program activities, facilitating communication among stakeholders, supporting design development efforts, and helping ensure program requirements, schedules, risks, and decisions are effectively documented and managed.

This position serves as a key support role between engineering, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, construction, and project delivery teams while developing the skills necessary to lead increasingly complex programs. The Associate Program Design Manager supports client interactions, design reviews, coordination meetings, and planning workshops while maintaining program documentation, tracking open items, and helping drive follow-up actions to completion.

Success in this role requires strong organizational skills, technical curiosity, communication ability, and a willingness to learn the design, engineering, manufacturing, and construction processes that support successful program execution. The Associate Program Design Manager is expected to progressively increase responsibility while supporting the Program Design Manager in turning customer requirements into solutions that can be engineered, manufactured, delivered, and successfully executed.

Ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience supporting multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, construction, or project delivery teams as well as familiarity with ETO (Engineered-to-Order) product design, Design-Build, Mission Critical, or integrated project delivery models. Will have experience participating in project meetings, design reviews, coordination activities, or cross-functional project teams and a proven ability to organize information, track action items, coordinate stakeholders, and support timely project decisions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:

High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Experience:

8+ years of experience in engineering, preconstruction, manufacturing, construction, project management, or related technical fields.or

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Industrial Technology, Architecture, Project Management, or related field .

Experience:

4+ years of experience in engineering, preconstruction, manufacturing, construction, project management, or related technical fields.

Travel: 10-30%

Work Schedule:

Typical work hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday. However, work may be performed at any time on any day of the week to meet business needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Supports cross-functional teams from program/project pursuit through design completion and transition to execution.

Reports to and supports the Program Design Manager in coordinating design-phase stakeholders, including clients, consultants, and internal teams, while helping maintain design schedules, deliverables, and timely decisions to support program objectives.

Assists with the development of design solutions from concept through detailed engineering documentation.

Supports standardization and product evolution across programs by documenting lessons learned, reusable design strategies, and continuous improvement opportunities.

Coordinates design…