Design Manager, Industrial​/Manufacturing

Design Manager, Industrial/Manufacturing

Location:

Kansas City, MO 64106
Austin, TX 78704
Atlanta, GA 30339
Tempe, AZ 85281
Houston, TX 77057
Nashville, TN 37210

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

JE Dunn’s Advanced Facilities Group (AFG) combines Mission Critical, Advanced Industries, and Industrial & Manufacturing into one high‑performing team focused on cutting‑edge work to serve innovative clients on large Industrial & Manufacturing, Data Center, and Semiconductor projects. As part of the Advanced Facilities team, you'll work on some of the most advanced construction projects across the country, growing your career alongside our diverse team of industry professionals.

The Design Manager is responsible for successful delivery of projects by leading the design participants, process and technology. Participants include the design team(s) and trade partners when projects utilize design‑build, design assist or other alternate delivery methods. This position requires proactive leadership of the design process from initial business development phase through project completion. Plays an integral role with project team ensuring project goals are achieved.

All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

• Interprets formal design‑build RFPs and develops work plans, collaborating with preconstruction, operations, and other key stakeholders.

• Understands potential client’s business needs and helps create conceptual plans, elevations, 3D models, for support of presentations and win strategies.

• Reviews and understands bridging documents for project compliance with RFP including comprehension of Codes and Criteria to meet the technical requirements and design deliverables.

• Supports early phase basic due diligence activities with clients and key stakeholders to ensure professional studies, jurisdictional & permitting requirements are incorporated into design documents.

• Manages outside design consultants, assuring they meet the technical requirements as well as schedule requirements for design deliverables.

• Manages the design review process with design team and clients to ensure schedules are met and identifies project risks and opportunities throughout the design phase.

• Leverages design experiences and knowledge to work with project teams identifying solutions to project specific challenges while monitoring expectations for design schedules, quality control, and content for design document delivery.

• Generates cost savings and value‑added solutions during design phase.

• Monitors and controls our design partner’s and consultant’s cost through the design development, both cost of project and cost of the design services for added scope.

• Reviews design and provides quality control review comments to ensure the program specifications and life‑safety requirements are met.

• Coordinates the design document packaging strategies with the project team.

• Manages project documentation such as proposal, drawings, specifications, reports, calculations, and shop drawings using both 3D and 2D file management system.

• Capable of developing sketches and plans to assist preconstruction with pricing of conceptual ideas. Coordinates with VDC team to develop and implement project(s) as needed.

• Provides technical design guidance throughout entire construction process.

• Provides design engineering support for the entire life cycle of the project (proposal, site survey, engineering, equipment selection, permitting, training, and construction).

• Understands project budget and steers project accordingly ensuring the design stays in line with contractual details.

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