Design Coordinator

We are seeking a Design Coordinator to support projects in our Eastern Business Unit. Our ideal candidate will proactively partner with Design Managers and other members of the project team to provide Design Coordination support on projects from start to finish.

• Assist project managers, design managers, and project analysts with design related project kick-off activities, including but not limited to, development of a work breakdown structure, project management plan, project schedule, and identification of key project success metrics.
• Coordinate production of digital and/or hardcopy design submittals for client review.
• Production and oversight of specifications, including formatting, tracking, and cross-referencing. Create and maintain master specification lists, action item lists, consolidated comment logs, decision logs, and other design-related lists/logs as needed.
• Partner with design managers to ensure that all design submittals meet the internal performance requirements of the project QA/QC plan, and maintain documentation of QA/QC (approvals, markups, etc.). Setup workflows and review sessions through Bluebeam Studio.
• Create and manage internal project design and deliverable schedules.
• Maintain internal and external project collaboration sites to ensure continuous communication and document management across the project team, including internal team members, the client, and subconsultants.
• Coordinate and complete construction administration tasks including preparing addenda and conformed documents of the technical specifications. Track, log and distribute contractor submittals, RFIs, WCD and Change Orders for internal review and client review.
• Assist with daily local project and national design needs, as assigned by the design manager, project manager, design coordinator lead, and technical staff.
• Work closely with the design managers to lead the design team coordination and communication. Build relationships with design managers and team members; proactively identify work assignments that need to be completed.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or similar work experiences.
• Minimum two years' experience in a professional office setting required; experience in project coordination and construction specification standards (EJCDC) in the A&E and construction industry preferred.
• Candidate should be highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook;
  Power Point, Project, SharePoint, and Bluebeam skills are a plus.
• Candidate should be able to anticipate project needs and have the ability to identify work assignments independently.
• Candidate should be comfortable working directly with senior managers and technical staff.
• Good communication skills (written and verbal) are essential.
• Successful candidate will be proactive and self‑motivated.
• Ability to multi‑task and prioritize required.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment required.
• Ability to work under multiple deadline pressures required.
• Candidate should be willing to work occasional over‑time.

The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee's primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A: $72,000–$98,000

Location B: $79,000–$108,000

Location C: $87,000–$118,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance‑based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long‑term care insurance.  to see our full list of benefits.

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full‑service environmental engineering and construction firm…