Design Management Intern: Elevate Projects & Teams

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company seeks a Design Manager to support integrated design and project delivery. You will collaborate with design teams, engineers, and clients to balance quality, schedule, and budget while promoting innovative solutions on construction projects.

Responsibilities include attending meetings, reviewing design decisions, assisting with value engineering, maintaining design management tools, and traveling to offices or jobsites as needed to keep design moving forward.

Qualifications

• Architecture or similar design major (Interior Design, Architectural Engineering, etc.).
• General coursework in construction management, estimating, scheduling, and project controls.
• Proficiency with BIM/CAD tools and design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Be an integrated team player balancing design and build to benefit customers.
• Facilitate a healthy integrated team structure and workflow.
• Observe day-to-day activities to foster trust, idea sharing, fairness, and professionalism.
• Support Design Manager with group and project responsibilities and pursuit activities.
• Attend construction meetings and conduct site walks with the design team.
• Assist with design reviews, meetings, and maintaining the Design Decisions Log.
• Assist with value engineering and keeping design moving forward with stakeholders.

Skills

Team collaboration

Innovation mindset

Communication

Education

Architecture degree

Design major

Tools

Autodesk Suite

Office365 Suite

Bluebeam

Primavera P6

Touchplan

Job description

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company seeks a Design Manager to support integrated design and project delivery. You will collaborate with design teams, engineers, and clients to balance quality, schedule, and budget while promoting innovative solutions on construction projects.

Responsibilities include attending meetings, reviewing design decisions, assisting with value engineering, maintaining design management tools, and traveling to offices or jobsites as needed to keep design moving forward.