Senior Design Manager

Kitchell seeks an experienced and dedicated Senior Project Manager / Design Manager to join our Bay Area region in the City of South San Francisco and build a long-term career at one of the most innovative and growth-oriented building companies in the United States.

Provide onsite Pre-com CM Services and PM Services as an owner’s representative on a large Division of the State Architect (DSA) k-12 Education Market Sector program.

• Providing PM/CM Consultant Services for the owner on multiple k-12 projects
• Develop scopes of work in the Pre-con Design phase in the Education Market sector
• Ensure operations are executed in accordance with company project management procedures and policies
• Ensure delivery and adherence to contractual requirements and that all aspects of owner contracts are accomplished
• Manage the procurement phase and development of RFQs and RFPs
• Oversight of contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications to ensure relation and compliance to project requirements
• Coordinate, direct, and monitor activities of contractors/subcontractors, engineers, architects, and related performing entities
• Manage project controls, cost, schedule, performance activities, and procedures required by the client
• Identifies and manages risk on the project, and advises and confers with regional executive prior to implementing risk mitigation actions
• Actively participates on internal teams that focus on continuous improvement of the company
• Ensures workplace health and safety policies and procedures are clearly communicated and understood by direct reports and enforces rules fairly and uniformly

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline is preferred
• 12 or more years of experience in the Design/Engineering/Construction (DEC) industry of which a minimum of 5 years as a Project Manager, Pre-com Manager, or Design Manager is required

• Effective presentation skills, ability to develop and deliver presentations to the end users, stakeholders, and board of education is required
• Ability to debrief stakeholders to develop scopes of work for execution is required
• Proficient user skills with the MS Suite of tools and Bluebeam are required
• Working knowledge of standard industry tools such as P6 and Procore are strongly preferred
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to foster and maintain interpersonal relationships is required
• Provide leadership and financial management support to the project team is required

• A Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential, a Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) certification, and/or a LEED Professional Accreditation is preferred
• A valid California driver’s license and clean driving record is required

This position is performed on location at the project site in the City of South San Francisco, CA.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly work in an office, an office trailer, and/or in a construction jobsite environment. Conditions regularly include exposure to outdoor elements, hot/cold temperatures, wet conditions, noise, atmospheric conditions, and cramped quarters. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly sit, stand, walk, talk or hear and use hands to finger, feel and handle; frequently reach with hands and arms; occasionally climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must frequently lift and or move 10 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.

Founded in 1950, Kitchell began as a commercial contracting business and over the years developed new talents and enterprises, acquiring complementary businesses and expertise to remain competitive. Today, Kitchell Corporation serves as the holding entity for several companies that are integral to Kitchell's core business, as well as those that operate…