Design Manager

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards benefits program

Job summary

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. in Dallas is seeking a Design Integration Manager to lead the DI team through planning, coordination, and execution of integrated design activities across design and construction phases.

You will drive team alignment, schedule management, design review processes, and collaboration with owners, designers, and preconstruction teams to ensure a coherent, efficient project delivery process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in design and/or construction.
• Familiarity with collaborative delivery (design-build, CMAR, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Assist with project startup activities.
• Develop and maintain project organizational charts, roles & responsibilities matrixes, and decision-making workflows.
• Participate in teaming and partnering meetings.
• Lead kickoff meetings and weekly internal and external coordination meetings.
• Establish collaboration procedures with the owner and design team.
• Lead project team alignment effort during transition from design phase to construction.
• Manage and develop other team members.
• Collaboratively develop integrated project schedules including activities for design, preconstruction, permitting, procurement, construction, activation, and closeout.
• Lead phase pull planning sessions.
• Lead weekly pull plan updates.
• Collaboratively develop design deliverables plan with owner, designer, preconstruction and construction teams.
• Lead design review process to ensure design is aligned with owner’s project requirements, design intent that is clear and coordinated, budget, and plan for construction (schedule, quality, safety, etc.).
• Lead design issue management.
• Assist with designer contracting process.
• Manage design-build and design-assist trade partners.
• Coordinate design scopes of service, including design-build, design-assist, and delegated design.
• Work with Business Development team to develop and maintain client relationships.
• Develop understanding of the company’s services, capabilities, strategy, and local/national competition.
• Assist in developing creative solutions for existing clients and new opportunities.
• Participate in pursuits including proposal development and interviews, as needed.
• Participate in industry organizations, including delivering strategic presentations and board representation, as appropriate.

Skills

Design integration

Team leadership

Schedule management

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering related field

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

McCarthy is seeking a Design Integration Manager to join the regional Design Integration (DI) department in the Dallas business unit. Reporting to the regional Senior Design Integration Director, the Manager will apply their technical expertise to oversee planning, coordination, facilitation and implementation of DI activities such as team alignment and collaboration procedures, design schedule management, design alignment and issue management, and design-build/design-assist contract management. DI also supports the business development, preconstruction and operations teams to ensure full team integration and consistency throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Core Competencies

• Resolution Driver: Drives decision making process and issue resolution. Detail oriented. Strong organizational skills.
• Goal Owner: Takes ownership of the planning, organization, and follow through of project results. Self-starter.
• Mature Collaborator: Builds trusting relationships. Resolves conflict while maintaining composure. Fosters collaboration. Builds consensus. Maintains positive and solutions-oriented approach.
• 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.
• Performance Elevator: Creates a team-first environment of growth and development. Enjoys ongoing learning and training others.

Primary Responsibilities

Team Alignment

• Assist with project startup activities.
• Develop and maintain project organizational charts, roles & responsibilities matrixes, and decision-making workflows.
• Participate in teaming and partnering meetings.
• Lead kickoff meetings and weekly internal and external coordination meetings.
• Establish collaboration procedures with the owner and design team.
• Lead project team alignment effort during transition from design phase to construction.
• Manage and develop other team members.

Design Phase Planning & Schedule Management

• Collaboratively develop integrated project schedules including activities for design, preconstruction, permitting, procurement, construction, activation, and closeout.
• Lead phase pull planning sessions.
• Lead weekly pull plan updates.

Design Alignment

• Collaboratively develop design deliverables plan with owner, designer, preconstruction and construction teams.
• Lead design review process to ensure design in aligned with owner’s project requirements, design intent that is clear and coordinated, budget, and plan for construction (schedule, quality, safety, etc.).
• Lead design issue management.

Design Risk Mitigation

• Assist with designer contracting process.
• Manage design-build and design-assist trade partners.
• Coordinate design scopes of service, including design-build, design-assist, and delegated design.

Business Development

• Work with Business Development team to develop and maintain any potential and existing client-business relationships
• Develop a strong understanding of the company's services, capabilities, business strategy, and knowledge of their local/national competition
• Assist in developing creative solutions for existing clients, as well as for new opportunities
• Actively participate in pursuits including proposal development and interviews, as needed
• Actively participate in industry organizations, including the delivery of strategic presentations and board representation, as appropriate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in design and/or construction.
• Strong knowledge and experience in engineering/consulting or estimating/preconstruction.
• Familiarity with collaborative delivery (design-build, CMAR, etc.).
• Proficient in interpreting and understanding technical memoranda, specifications, drawings, process flow diagrams, and other project-related documentation.
• Ability to supervise, interface and develop all levels of personnel.
• This role involves travel up to 25% of the time.

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

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.