Senior Design Manager; Phoenix, AZ

Senior Design Manager (Phoenix, AZ) - Austin Commercial

Job Category: Operations

Requisition Number: SENIO
034046

• Posted :
  September 17, 2026
• Full-Time

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Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to grow your career at one of the industry’s leading construction firms? Put your expertise and project engineering skills to work at Austin Commercial. Austin Commercial is currently seeking a
Senior Design Manager for our Phoenix, AZ
Division to work on a Multi-Billion Dollar Semiconductor Project
.We set the standard for commercial construction and we’re looking for talented construction professionals to join us. Austin is 100% employee-owned, so every one of our employee-owners has a vested interest in our success. As a result, we consistently meet and exceed our customers’ expectations with our commitment to safety, service, and integrity. Join us today. We Own It!

• Day-to-day management of the design services
• Administration of the designer’s agreement to include review or invoices and design change order negotiations
• Management of the design budget as contracted along with any required change orders
• Ensure design packages meet the trade bid requirements by understanding project schedule, procurement strategy and phasing
• Oversee delivery of the contractual deliverable milestones by ensuring each milestone meets the intent of the design submissions in accordance with project agreement and established standards
• Collaborate with Builder and Designer to minimize RFI’s, ASI’s and Change Orders
• Drive timely responses to Owner design review comments
• Review and coordinate responses to constructability issues from document reviews by the Build team
• Supports Project Management and Field Staff teams in evaluating project schedules, compliance with federal, state and municipal laws and ordinances, and cost impacts due to scope change or incompleteness
• Facilitate construction submittal and RFI reviews
• Establish and facilitate the adherence to an established work breakdown structure (WBS) to include the definition of potential multiple design/bid package scoping scenarios, deliverable milestones, Owner reviews and City entitlement timelines that are responsive to the project’s scheduling activities and procurement requirements
• Identify optimized solutions with consideration of cost, quality, constructability, supply chain support and overall customer value
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to address project challenges and achieve project goals
• Oversee design deliverables to ensure compliance with contract obligations including criteria, schedule and budget and their integration with the construction requirements
• Other related duties as assigned

• 10-15 years of diverse commercial design and construction program experience with notable participation within an alternative delivery design environment (Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, CMaR).
• A bachelors or masters degree in architecture or an engineering discipline is preferred
• General understanding of traditional and alternative project delivery types:
  Design/Build, Construction Manager at Risk, Design-Bid-Build, IPD, Lean, etc.
• Ability to understand and communicate project deliverable requirements as defined by contracts, owner criteria, schedules, and authorities having jurisdiction.
• General understanding of the nature of design firm business operations and production process.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement in design management processes and workflows, identifying opportunities for efficiency gains and implementing best practices.
• Functional experience with pre-construction and construction processes.
• Understands BIM software platforms, process, and workflow, and the specific needs of team…