Remote Aviation Design Manager

Lochner and Egis are entering an exciting new chapter as one organization.

We have combined decades of trusted U.S. engineering expertise with the global reach, technical excellence, and career opportunities of a leading international engineering, consulting, and infrastructure firm. While our name has changed, our commitment to our people, clients, and communities is stronger than ever.

At Egis, every project is an opportunity to create lasting impact. We collaborate with public and private clients to design and deliver innovative transportation, aviation, rail, transit, water, structural, environmental, and infrastructure solutions that connect communities and improve everyday life. Join a team where innovation is encouraged, collaboration is valued, and your work helps build a more sustainable future.

The Design Manageris responsible for leading and managing the technical design function within the practice. This role oversees a team of Design Leads and design staff, ensuring work is properly assigned, resources are effectively utilized, and project deliverables meet established quality and design standards. The Design Manager serves as the steward of design excellence by implementing,maintaining, and enforcing design processes, technical standards, and quality control procedures across all projects.

The Design Manager works closely with Project Managers, Practice Leaders, and Discipline Leaders to ensure consistent delivery, efficientutilizationof resources, and high-quality technical outcomes that support organizational goals and client satisfaction.

The Impact You'll Make:

• Lead, mentor, and develop Design Leads and technical staff.
• Establish clear performance expectations and accountability measures for design teams.
• Facilitate staff development, technical growth, and succession planning.
• Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing among design teams.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, and retention of design personnel.
• Manages day-to-day personnel administration of direct reports, including timekeeping, expense approvals, performance evaluations, employee development, and other routine personnel mattersin accordance with company policies

• Coordinate and balance workload across Design Leads and technical teams.
• Assign design resources based on project needs, technical capabilities, and staff development objectives.
• Monitor teamutilizationand proactively address workload imbalances.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to forecast staffing needs andidentifyresource constraints.

• Develop,maintain, and continuously improve design standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Ensure consistent application of organizational CAD, BIM, engineering, and design standards.
• Lead implementation of technical tools, templates, and standard processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and design consistency.
• Serve as the technical authority for design execution and delivery practices.

• Own andmaintainthe organization's design quality control program.
• Establish and enforce QC review procedures and documentation requirements.
• Conduct periodic audits of project deliverables to verify compliance with standards.
• Ensure design reviews are completed at established project milestones.
• Track quality metrics, lessons learned, and corrective actions to continuously improve performance.
• Foster a culture of quality, accountability, and technical excellence.

• Partner with Project Managers to support successful project execution.
• Provide technical oversight on complex or high-risk projects.
• Assistin resolving technical challenges and design conflicts.
• Support proposal development, staffing plans, and project execution strategies.
• Ensure design deliverables align with client requirements, contract obligations, and regulatory standards.

• Quality issues and design rework are minimized.
• Design standards and QC processes are consistently followed.
• Project deliverables are completed on time.
• Staff resources are effectivelyallocatedacross projects.
• Technical staffdemonstrategrowth, engagement, and retention.
• Design reviews and audits are completed with positive results.
• Process improvements are implemented and embraced by the team.

The Design Manager role provides a pathway for expanded leadership…