Design Manager

Dynamic Systems (DSI), LLC; Tomball (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dynamic Systems (DSI), LLC is seeking a Design Manager to lead the design function for Off‑Site Manufacturing, owning modularization, shop fabrication packages, and field interface on mission-critical data-center projects. You will manage a team of design engineers, modelers, and detailers, ensuring design quality, schedule adherence, and constructability across prefabricated modules.

The role requires coordination with engineers of record, customer teams, and fabrication shop, while enforcing

Qualifications

• >> Experience leading design for modular or prefabricated construction.
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Responsibilities

• Lead modularization strategy: define module boundaries, transport envelopes, site connections.
• Own shop fabrication packages: spool drawings, weld maps, cut lists, nesting; manage revisions.
• Coordinate design with engineers of record, structural engineers, and customer teams; resolve RFIs to closure.
• Enforce compliance with contract drawings, project specifications, and applicable codes and standards (ASME B31.1/B31.9, ASHRAE, IMC/UPC, AWS D1.1).
• Oversee BIM/VDc execution and coordination across trades.

Skills

Modular design leadership

BIM / VDC coordination

Team management

DFMA practices

Clash detection coordination

Tools

Revit

Fabrication content libraries

Job description

Position Overview

The Design Manager leads the design function for DSI's Off‑Site Manufacturing division, taking mechanical (HVAC and plumbing) scope for mission-critical and data‑center projects from concept through modularization, detailed design, shop fabrication packages, and field installation drawings. The role owns design quality, schedule, and constructability for prefabricated modules, skids, racks, and multi‑trade assemblies, and is the primary design interface between customers, engineers of record, DSI project teams, and the fabrication shop.

Design Leadership

• Lead modularization strategy for each project: define module boundaries, break points, transport envelopes, rigging/lifting provisions, and site connection points.
• Manage development of module design packages — P&IDs, general arrangements, piping isometrics, structural frame/skid drawings, hanger and support details, and bills of material.
• Produce and release shop fabrication packages (spool drawings, weld maps, cut lists, nesting) to the fabrication floor on schedule; manage revision control and as‑built close‑out.
• Coordinate design with engineers of record, structural engineers, and customer engineering teams; resolve RFIs and drive design decisions to closure.
• Enforce compliance with contract drawings, project specifications, and applicable codes and standards (ASME B31.1/B31.9, ASHRAE, IMC/UPC, AWS D1.1, customer welding and passivation specifications).

BIM / VDC & Coordination

• Own the OSM BIM execution plan; set modeling standards, LOD 400 detailing requirements, and Revit/Fabrication content libraries.
• Run multi‑trade clash detection and coordination sign‑off for modules; ensure field‑ready models feed layout, fabrication, and QA/QC.
• Drive design‑for‑manufacturing and design‑for‑assembly (DFMA) practices to reduce shop hours, rework, and field labor.

Team Management

• Hire, develop, and manage a team of design engineers, modelers, and detailers; set priorities, review work, and manage workload across concurrent projects.
• Establish design KPIs — hours per module, drawing release on‑time %, rework/ECN rate, RFI cycle time — and report them monthly.
• Build standards, templates, and a library of typical module designs to accelerate repeat data‑center product lines.

Preconstruction & Project Support

• Support estimating and business development with conceptual module layouts, quantities, and design‑hour estimates during pursuits.
• Participate in project kickoff, constructability reviews, and factory acceptance testing; support commissioning with design documentation.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, Procurement, and Project Management to align design releases with the fabrication schedule and material lead times.