Design Manager - Data Center

Design Manager - Data Center

Job Location s: US-NC-Charlotte | US-VA-Arlington | US-MD-Baltimore | US-OH-Columbus | US-VA-Richmond

Requisition :

Category:
Project Management

Are you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? Gibane is seeking a Design Manager - Data Center who will lead the integration of design and construction teams to deliver coordinated, constructible, and cost-effective designs on schedule and within budget. This role supports advanced delivery models (Design-Build, IPD, P3, EPC), ensuring design intent, risk management, and project readiness for execution.

Who are we?

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you?

You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane's core value of Caring and "People First" workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You're a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence.

A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You're someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.

Your core values match Gilbane's:
Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Tough mindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

What's in it for you?

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

Preconstruction & Proposal Phase

• Serve as primary liaison between design and construction teams during proposals.
• Lead strategy for design services breakdown and integration of specialty consultants or design/build trades.
• Define technical scope, manage RFIs, and ensure comprehensive bridging documents.
• Develop and maintain design deliverable schedules aligned with procurement and build phases.
• Validate A/E scope and fee structure; support Teaming Agreements.
• Collaborate with estimating to break down RFPs and support subcontractor/vendor pricing.
• Assemble and maintain the Endorsed Project Baseline (proposal, estimate, contract, schedule).
• Identify and communicate requirements to clarify RFPs for design and construction.

Design Development & Delivery

• Oversee design progression to ensure alignment with budget, schedule, and constructability; lead target value design.
• Facilitate design charrettes, team chartering, and owner approval processes.
• Coordinate permitting process and maintain related schedules.
• Monitor and document design changes, minimizing scope creep.
• Lead design risk management, including cost-benefit analyses for RFIs and changes.
• Ensure Health & Safety integration: complete Safety Risk Assessments, introduce Hierarchy of Controls, and incorporate logistics planning into design.
• Ensure effective…