Design Manager

The Design Manager is responsible for managing and directing external design companies through all design phases on projects that are being pursued or have been awarded to Layton’s National Building Group. This role supports an existing high-volume portfolio of government and private sector projects, ensuring design intent, constructability, cost control, and owner expectations remain aligned from preconstruction through execution.

• Champions, “The Layton Way,” by delivering predictable outcomes for internal teams, external teams, and customers.
• Ensures that, “Constructing with Integrity,” is delivered by working with honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.
• Directs outside consultants through all phases of the design process, serving as an active project leader
• Serves as the primary point of contact and day-to-day collaborator with the architect team, ensuring alignment between design intent and constructability throughout all phases.
• Executes successful process of documenting and locking in design phases to manage owner expectations and changes.
• Must understand and establish design priorities and objectives for each phase of design.
• Develops and maintains a design schedule that interfaces with and supports permitting, procurement, and all construction phases.
• Works directly with estimating to ensure budgets are organized and assumptions are clearly defined within each phase of the design process.
• Successfully transfers all budget and design information to operational team until operation team is in control of execution of the work.
• Converts the owner’s vision into a constructible design solution that aligns with the overall project scope, budget, and schedule.
• Establish excellent working relationships with various partners, including upper management, owners, designers, vendors, government and trades.
• Learn and fully understand the owner’s needs, goals and requirements for the project.
• Record and control change management decisions with owners and trade partners.
• Conduct technical and operational risk assessments and advising on any potential risks, opportunities, and potential hazards.
• Strategically develops the external design team with emphasis on risk management and company qualifications.
• This position operates at a senior level alongside other design management leads supporting the organization's government client relationships
• Lead and encourage teams to reach or exceed their goals, while implementing and promoting the company’s policies, regulations and guidelines.
• Responsible for mentoring, managing, and evaluating the Design Phase Team.

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Estimating, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience).
• Minimum of 7 years of related construction industry experience (general contracting, owners’ representative, design build firm, architecture firm, engineering firm, etc.)
• Experience supporting industrial/cold-storage, mission critical, or other complex project portfolios is preferred.
• Able to review and guide design; coordinate design efforts to keep project outcomes aligned with owner expectations
• High-level knowledge of construction and design industries.
• Strong innovative mindset.
• Ability to interface between design and preconstruction to control cost
• Very strong interpersonal skills — heavily client-facing
• OTA (Other Transaction Authority) contract experience preferred
• Must have strong organizational skills while managing multiple projects across different locations nationally
• Able to travel as needed throughout the country.
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems effectively especially when under pressure or when faced with unexpected changes, situations, or…