Integrated Design Manager

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is America's premier, 100% employee‑owned commercial construction company. With offices nationwide, we specialize in a wide range of project types that are as diverse and wide‑ranging as the communities in which we build. Our innovative teams collaborate with clients and industry partners throughout the project life cycle, starting in the earliest stages of design, throughout construction and beyond project completion.

McCarthy’s reputation for tackling the toughest building challenges starts with our focus on developing high‑performing individuals and teams. We do this through our award‑winning training programs, a best‑in‑class Total Rewards benefits program, and a focus on equipping diverse teams of employee owners through a connected and inclusive culture aligned with our values of:
Genuine. We, Not I. All In.

We Live Our Core Values. We do whatever it takes to deliver on our promises with honesty and integrity.

We are Employee Owned. We are personally invested in building the things people need in our communities.

We Feel Like a Family. We value genuine connections and help each other succeed in an inclusive environment.

We are Builders. We respect the work we do and everyone who helps make it happen safely.

The Design Manager is responsible to help ensure successful delivery of McCarthy projects by managing the design process with regard to defining deliverables, scheduling design and defining potential obstacles, monitoring and developing work as required. McCarthy projects may include design‑build projects and projects for which McCarthy performs preconstruction services (typically include design reviews, constructability reviews and value management of design documents).

• Define, schedule and monitor quality of design deliverables on projects that include design build or other alternate forms of delivery
• Interface with project teams to develop expectations for content of design documents at various stages, coordinate design document packaging strategy, establish content quality and define key milestones/metrics to verify expectations will be met
• Inform all project participants of design status, design quality and liabilities related to design
• Review design progress to prevent cost and scope creep
• Manage all conflicts within the documents during design phase to successful resolution for all parties
• Manage the RFI process for communication between the owner and design team
• Manage the file system for document control
• Host/manage Value Analysis sessions as needed to look for cost effective details and material selections to maintain or improve the project budget or GMP
• Become knowledgeable of all building codes related to project and ensure they are incorporated into design
• Ensure project specifications meet requirements for compliance with local/federal regulations and the requirements of owner vendors/design standards/expected outcomes
• Coordinate proposal submissions with BUL and Division Marketing to the extent required
• Develop RFP’s for design firm responses or design build/design assist subcontractor responses
• Prepare designer and subcontractor scopes of work, coordinating between firms to ensure no gaps in design services
• Coordinate contract terms and conditions with McCarthy team
• Coordinate responsibilities for VDC and develop workflows to support the use of VDC
• Coordinate co‑location requirements
• Coordinate all preconstruction/construction budgets, ensuring any changes are communicated to team
• Develop plan to monitor design based on target budget(s) or systems budget(s) for construction
• Coordinate with owner all permits and utility services for project
• Become familiar with project development agreements as they apply, to ensure work performed by McCarthy is in conformance to these agreements
• Coordinate with team initial budgets, GMPs or lump sum values for subcontractors performing Design‑Build or Design‑Assist services and become familiar with all scopes/budgets to ensure a coordinated approach to estimating and design monitoring/scope monitoring
• Monitor design between estimate updates to report, review and determine corrective course(s) of action…