Construction Design Department Manager Job High Point area,North Carolina USA,Design & Architecture

Work Environment:
Primarily In-Office with Travel to Project Sites

Base Salary: $146,000 - $200,000 annually
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Professional Development and Leadership Growth Opportunities

Construction Design Department Manager Essential Functions

Manage EAS Construction Design department w/ the Director of BIM/VDC. Manage design QA/QC and design production to JAMAC shop for prefab and fabrication

Essential Functions

Monitor the design department to ensure the department stays productive and accounts for BIM/VDC PMs’ & Design Project Leads’ time.
Work with BIM/VDC PM’s to ensure the design department stays on track with project/workload schedules and provides necessary support to field and prefab.
Develop BIM/VDC PMs and design project leads to facilitate BIM/Coordination projects and associated assigned team of designers.
Split projects with the Director of BIM/VDC for oversight. For projects responsible check in on BIM/VDC schedules set up by BIM/VDC PMs. Use schedules to track department performance
Work with the Director of BIM/VDC on process and procedure improvements with input from designers.
Update executive team weekly on VDC/BIM/design department status through weekly construction team meetings, huddles, and executive report when the Director of VDC/BIM is out.
Work with sheet metal shop with CAD, CAM, and libraries to ensure good information from design to sheet metal and piping fabrication.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF

THE ROLE:

Assist BIM/VDC PMs and design leads with CAD, Revit, and Fabrication CADmep issues.
Review drawings prior to them leaving the department in addition to review by Design Lead.
Assist Document Control when they are not getting what they need from design leads, designers, project management, and field teams.
Act as lead administrator for creating Database Fabparts/CADmep profiles and requesting Fabparts/CADmep library content.
Give evaluations and review employees in the department for performance each year - BIM/VDC PMs and Project Leads.
Review BIM/VDC PM and design lead time weekly for accuracy and issues. Submit bundled department timesheets to payroll.
Plan, schedule, and conduct department meetings, training meetings, and lunch-and-learns as needed.

WHAT WILL CATCH OUR EYES:

Must be able to use MS Word and Excel (Google Docs or Sheets).
Must be able to use Google Drive, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Pro Core
Proficient with Google Meet and MS Teams.
Proficient with email (Gmail) and calendars.
Revit 2024 or newer
General knowledge of Construction document administration.

Interpersonal

Need to be able to listen to and act on the needs of Construction field project teams, estimating/preconstruction, engineering, Sheet metal/Pipe Shop, and BIM groups.
Need to be able to communicate with outside project teams (outside EAS such as vendors and construction management/general contractor teams).
Need to be able to offer constructive feedback to drive team development

Physical Demands

Be able to walk distances to review ongoing work at project sites and EAS facilities.
Able to stand and walk as needed to observe the project under construction.
Able to climb ladders or stairs as needed to observe the project under construction.