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 core values of:
Genuine. We, Not I. All In.

How do McCarthy partners define our culture?

• 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.

McCarthy is looking for a Design Manager in the Bay Area. The Design Manager is responsible to ensure successful delivery of McCarthy projects by managing the design process and participants. Participants include the design team(s) and subcontractors when projects utilize design build, design assist or other alternate delivery methods. This position requires proactive management of the design process with all parties ensuring coordinated documents that support the project goals for:
Quality, Cost, Scope and Execution.

The Design Manager will also be responsible to coordinate the resolution of design issues which occur during the course of construction, typically in a field related role.

• Define, schedule and monitor design deliverables on projects that include design build or other alternate forms of delivery.
• Monitor quality and timeliness of design deliverables to all parties.
• Coordinate all design document packaging strategies with McCarthy Project team.
• Interface with Project teams, internal and external, to develop expectations for content of design documents at various stages of design, to establish content quality and to define key milestones/metrics to verify expectations will be met.
• Inform McCarthy project team and other 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 all periods of the design phase to successful resolution for all parties.
• Manage the RFI (design Issues) process for communication of questions and answers between the Owner and the design team.
• Manage the file management system for document control.
• Host and 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 (Including federal requirements if applicable) related to project. Monitor document development to ensure codes are incorporated into the design.
• Ensure that the project specifications meet the requirements of the project for compliance with local and federal regulations. Coordinate specifications and drawings to ensure requirements of each are properly coordinated. Ensure Owner program, design standards and expected outcomes are incorporated into the design.
• Coordinate with Owner vendors (such as equipment) to ensure requirements for Owner’s vendors are incorporated.
• 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. Coordinate design services between firms to ensure no gaps in design services.
• Coordinate contract terms and…