Design Build Integrator

Kimmel & Associates; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience

Performance-based bonus opportunities

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) and retirement savings program

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development and education

Job summary

Kimmel & Associates in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Design Build Integrator to own the process from sale through buyout and handoff to project management. The role coordinates internal engineering teams, external design partners, estimating, permitting, surveying, and field operations to ensure a ready-for-construction project.

The candidate will identify design gaps, control risk, and seek cost efficiencies while maintaining budget alignment and risk ownership across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive design and construction experience.
• Experience managing external engineering/design consultants, including selection, scoping, fee negotiation, deliverables, and performance.
• Experience managing $5M+ construction projects, including cost, schedule, subcontractors, and clients.
• Strong understanding of construction documents, constructability, estimating, and project risk.
• Experience developing design agreements and subcontracts with an emphasis on scope definition and risk allocation.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD or Civil 3D, Bluebeam, document control platforms, estimating systems, and construction accounting/job-cost systems.
• PE license and DBIA certification are preferred.
• Experience with EOS, Scaling Up, or a similar operating system is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design from pursuit through construction handoff.
• Review plans and specifications for accuracy, cost, constructability, quality, and scope gaps.
• Select and manage external engineering and design partners, including negotiating scopes, fees, agreements, and deliverables.
• Coordinate architectural, structural, MEP, geotechnical, landscape, and specialty design disciplines.
• Lead constructability, sequencing, and value-engineering reviews.
• Identify and quantify savings through material selection, design alternatives, sequencing, and site/earthwork optimization.
• Monitor design development against the contracted budget and identify cost or schedule variances.
• Own the buyout process and ensure scope, cost ownership, and risk are clearly defined before construction.
• Review contract terms and identify exposure related to delays, warranties, indemnity, insurance, and design responsibility.
• Coordinate permitting and agency requirements and help resolve issues that could impact project schedules.
• Execute thorough design-to-construction handoffs, including assumptions, allowances, open items, and basis of design.
• Serve as the design point of contact for changes, submittals, and agency issues through project closeout.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Estimating, Engineering, Survey, Permitting, Project Management, and Field Operations.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cost control

Constructability

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Management, or related field

Tools

AutoCAD / Civil 3D

Bluebeam

Document control systems

Estimating systems

Construction accounting / job-cost systems

Job description

About the Company

Our client is a well-established construction organization specializing in design-build delivery, sports and parks construction, and complex site development projects. The company integrates engineering, estimating, preconstruction, surveying, permitting, project management, and field operations to deliver projects efficiently from pursuit through construction.

With a strong focus on constructability, risk management, cost control, and quality, the organization is seeking a senior professional who can help turn awarded projects into buildable, de-risked, and margin-protected work.

About the Position

We are seeking a Design Build Integrator to join the team in St. Louis, Missouri. This position owns the design-build process from sale and pricing through design, buyout, and handoff to Project Management.

The Design Build Integrator will coordinate internal engineering teams, external design partners, estimating, preconstruction, permitting, surveying, and field operations. The role is responsible for identifying design gaps, controlling risk, finding cost efficiencies, and ensuring projects are ready for construction before they pass the buyout gate.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate design from pursuit through construction handoff.
• Review plans and specifications for accuracy, cost, constructability, quality, and scope gaps.
• Select and manage external engineering and design partners, including negotiating scopes, fees, agreements, and deliverables.
• Coordinate architectural, structural, MEP, geotechnical, landscape, and specialty design disciplines.
• Lead constructability, sequencing, and value-engineering reviews.
• Identify and quantify savings through material selection, design alternatives, sequencing, and site/earthwork optimization.
• Monitor design development against the contracted budget and identify cost or schedule variances.
• Own the buyout process and ensure scope, cost ownership, and risk are clearly defined before construction.
• Review contract terms and identify exposure related to delays, warranties, indemnity, insurance, and design responsibility.
• Coordinate permitting and agency requirements and help resolve issues that could impact project schedules.
• Execute thorough design-to-construction handoffs, including assumptions, allowances, open items, and basis of design.
• Serve as the design point of contact for changes, submittals, and agency issues through project closeout.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Estimating, Engineering, Survey, Permitting, Project Management, and Field Operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Management, or related field , or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive design and construction experience.
• Direct experience coordinating multiple design disciplines on design-build or alternative delivery projects.
• Hands-on field construction experience.
• Experience managing external engineering/design consultants, including selection, scoping, fee negotiation, deliverables, and performance.
• Experience managing $5M+ construction projects , including cost, schedule, subcontractors, and clients.
• Strong understanding of construction documents, constructability, estimating, and project risk.
• Experience developing design agreements and subcontracts with an emphasis on scope definition and risk allocation.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD or Civil 3D, Bluebeam, document control platforms, estimating systems, and construction accounting/job-cost systems.
• Strong ability to translate technical design decisions into cost, schedule, and commercial impacts.
• Sports facility, specialty surfacing, site development, or earthwork design-build experience is preferred.
• PE license and DBIA certification are preferred.
• Experience with EOS, Scaling Up, or a similar operating system is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience $180,000-$200,000
• Performance-based bonus opportunities
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) and retirement savings program
• Paid time off and holidays
• Professional development and continuing education
• Career advancement opportunities
• Employee wellness and support programs