Atkinson Construction is currently seeking highly talented Senior Design Managers. Senior Design Managers are integral members of our design-build project teams across the country. As a Senior Design Manager, you will provide critical guidance to partnered design firms on one or more of our projects-leveraging internal resources, creativity, professional relationships, and proven processes to manage complex workflows.

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Successfully delivering a design that is on budget, on schedule, and compliant with program standards

• Actively leading an integrated design-build team, including regular interfaces with clients, designers, trade partners and other key stakeholders

• Leading stakeholder decision meetings, design progress meetings, and design conferences

• Shaping design deliverables and workflow during the design process, including critical decisions regarding design packaging to support subcontracting and permitting

• Organizing and leading the design review process to ensure collection and resolution of all comments

• Managing design issue resolution in real-time

• Leading collaboration internally with technical teams, project managers, cost managers, and purchasing agents

• Participating in development of RFP and RFQ responses including providing strategic insights to pursuit strategy

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in a related field (e.g. Business, Real Estate, Architecture, Construction, Engineering, Economics, etc.)

• 8+ years relevant work experience managing development and/or design to achieve pro-forma goals-cost, schedule, and program

• Experience managing staff and outside stakeholders

• Working knowledge of Revit and other BIM-related design tools strongly preferred

• Must have strong interest in Design-Build delivery

Skills & Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of design and cost management principles and practice

• Clear understanding of integrated design and construction schedules

• Appreciation and understanding of architecture firms’ business model, design principles, and process

• Ability to lead a collaborative design process with various stakeholders

• Strong leadership, communication and relationship-management skills

• Ability to train, manage, and influence direct reports

• Ability to motivate and collaborate with peers working at other firms

• Ability to work with and present to executive leadership

• Ability to participate in pursuit efforts for design-build projects

• Self-motivated, organized team player with ability to manage work priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to develop and maintain a collaborative, creative work environment and influence others