Design Integration Manager

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Design Integration to lead the design delivery on complex projects. You will organize design participants, processes, and technology to ensure safety, quality, cost, and schedule targets are met.

The role requires proactive management of internal partners and external design teams on design-build or design-assist projects. You will oversee design team coordination, ensure document control, and guide BIM execution plans, while collaborating

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience leading, managing, and coordinating multidisciplinary design teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing the design phase of complex construction projects.
• Strong facilitation and collaboration skills, with the ability to bring diverse stakeholders together to drive alignment and decisions.

Responsibilities

• Interface with Project teams to develop and monitor design document delivery schedules and content.
• Identify decision-makers and critical decision points; obtain client direction and provide internal guidance.
• Coordinate design document packaging strategies and review processes using cloud-based platforms.
• Develop and implement BIM execution plans with the VDC Manager.
• Coordinate with owner stakeholders and vendors to ensure design requirements are incorporated.

Skills

Effective Collaborator

Goal Owner

Adaptable Leader

Education

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

Tools

Procore

Revizto

Mural

JOIN

Smartsheet

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.

Position Summary

The Manager, Design Integration role is responsible for successful delivery of McCarthy projects by organizing the design participants, processes, and technology. Participants may include design teams and trade partners when projects use design-build, design-assist, or other alternate delivery methods. This position requires proactive management of the design process with all parties, including internal McCarthy partners, to ensure coordinated documents support project goals for safety, quality, cost, scope, schedule, and execution. The Manager has overall responsibility for the design process, integration of team members, and design deliverables on assigned projects, while assisting other team leaders on large or mega Design-Build projects.

Core Competencies:

• Effective Collaborator – Builds trusting relationships. Resolves conflict while maintaining composure. Fosters collaboration. Builds consensus. Maintains positive and solutions-oriented approach.
• Goal Owner and Resolution Driver – Takes ownership of the planning, organization, and follow through of project results. Self-starter and can drive the decision-making processes while capturing resolution on issues. Detail oriented. Strong organizational skills.
• Adaptable Leader – Knows when and how to take charge, facilitate, or influence effectively in grey/ambiguous situations, depending on the setting (contract type, relationships, meeting vs one-on-one, etc.). Flexible. Strong communicator.

Responsibilities

Design Team and Deliverable Management

• Interface with Project teams to develop and monitor expectations for schedule, quality and content of design document delivery, ensuring critical elements are incorporated.
• Identify decision-makers and critical decision points. Obtain client direction and provide internal direction as necessary to facilitate the project goals.
• Coordinate design document packaging strategies, manage design review processes, and ensure design document control and collaboration, using 2D/3D cloud-based collaboration platforms.
• Work with VDC Manager to develop and implement project-specific BIM execution plans.
• Coordinate with various owner stakeholders and vendors (such as equipment) to ensure requirements are incorporated into design documents.
• Be knowledgeable of applicable building codes and regulations to assist in code compliance reviews during design delivery. (On larger projects, this could also include the procurement and management of a third-party code consultant peer reviewer.)

Assembling Teams and Contracting

• Assist in the preparation of key RFPs, including the Lead Design Partner, Design Sub-Consultants, Design-Assist and/or Design-Build Trade Partners, defining the Scope of Work.
• Coordinate design services between firms to eliminate gaps in scope/services.
• Coordinate Design-Build/Design-Assist contracts, fees, and scope with key team members.
• Assist and/or lead the creation and execution of collaborative team structures.

Business Development Support

• Assist/coordinate proposal submissions with Business Unit Leaders and our marketing team.
• Assist the Sr. Manager and/or Director on design-build pursuits to identify the appropriate level of design for pursuit pricing. Ensure design solutions are consistent with agreed upon win strategy. Collaborate with the Preconstruction Director and the selected Design Partner.

Preconstruction/Estimating Support

• Facilitate communication of cost management needs between the designer, Design-Build, and Design-Assist trade partners, and estimating teams during all phases.
• While working with the Preconstruction Director, implement Target Value Design strategies and identify major design changes for discussion and tracking via a Trend Log.
• Monitor design scopes and budgets between milestone estimate updates to report and determine corrective course(s) of action required to maintain or lower the overall budget.
• Assist in development of Value Analysis planning and execution of cost management approach with the owner and design team.

Qualifications

Required

• 7+ years of experience leading, managing, and coordinating multidisciplinary design teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing the design phase of complex construction projects.
• Strong facilitation and collaboration skills, with the ability to bring diverse stakeholders together to drive alignment and decisions.
• Proven ability to lead and influence design teams toward positive project outcomes, including alignment of scope, budget, schedule, quality, and constructability.

Preferred

• Experience with collaborative project delivery methods, such as Design-Build, CMAR, or IPD.
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) license and/or hands‑on experience spanning both design and construction.
• Proficiency with relevant project collaboration and design management platforms, including Microsoft Office, Procore, Revizto, Mural, JOIN, Smartsheet, and Bluebeam.

NOTICE TO EXTERNAL SEARCH FIRMS:

McCarthy’s Talent Acquisition Team is the only authorized representative permitted to engage with external search firms, staffing agencies, or other third-party recruiting partners. McCarthy maintains an Approved Agency List for recruiting partners, which is reviewed and updated annually. McCarthy will only consider submissions from agencies with a signed fee agreement in place for the current year. McCarthy does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate submissions, or referrals from agencies that do not meet these requirements. If a candidate is submitted without an active agreement, McCarthy will have no obligation to pay any fees and reserves the right to contact, engage, interview, or hire such candidate(s) without any financial or other responsibility to the submitting agency. Unsolicited resumes, including those sent directly to hiring managers or other employees, will be considered the property of McCarthy.

McCarthy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

For Colorado locations only, in accordance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (SB19-085), we are including McCarthy’s good‑faith and reasonable estimate of a range of entry level base compensation at the time of the posting. This does not include possible bonus and other benefits which can impact total compensation. Given the dynamic nature of the large‑scale commercial construction industry, a candidate’s project portfolio and background can change the role and compensation for which that candidate might be qualified. The title and pay range for this role could change based on candidate qualifications and experience. Pay Range: $115,000 - 130,000.