Design Manager Major Projects

Mott MacDonald; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 215,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Paid holidays

PTO

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

The Design Manager at Mott MacDonald leads multidisciplinary design delivery on major projects, ensuring technical integrity, schedule adherence, and cost control. You’ll work with the Project Manager and Discipline Leads to define standards, manage interfaces, and drive timely resolutions through IDRs.

Based in North America with a hybrid in-office pattern, you will collaborate with clients, the Authority, and the supply chain, balancing excellence with practical project constraints to achieve

Responsibilities

• Prepare design fee estimate and preliminary schedule for proposal phase
• Act as accountable design authority for technical coherence and design solutions
• Provide design team with contract materials to deliver within budget and schedule
• Confirm that design delivers project aims, objectives and benefits
• Provide Discipline Leads with interface, coordination matrix and accountability
• Support PM with WBS, CBS and OBS alignment of design with milestones
• Monitor design budget and identify variances
• Enforce quality processes and ensure peer reviews across disciplines
• Support Discipline Leads with resource planning and succession planning
• Lead multidisciplinary discussions to resolve technical issues
• Prepare, manage and distribute design standards and requirements
• Interface with contractor's Design Coordinator on technical matters
• Interface with Client Owner and Authority Having Jurisdiction
• Maintain communication with stakeholders to meet contractual obligations
• Manage design variances from standards and secure approvals
• Manage project Technical Requirements register
• Coordinate subconsultant and specialist inputs
• Ensure design checking and approval processes are completed
• Coordinate completion, review and issue of technical deliverables
• Support identification of design changes and cost estimates
• Identify and mitigate design risks and issues
• Lead Design Review Meetings and Interdisciplinary Design Reviews

Job description

New York, New York, United States / Iselin, New Jersey, United States

Country

United States

Contract type

Regular (US only)

Work pattern

Full Time

Market

Civil, Project programme and commercial management

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

If you share that vision, even if you don't meet every requirement listed, we'd still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let's explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

The Design Manager is a key member of the senior leadership team on a Design-Build or Major Project, responsible for the technical integrity, coordination and delivery of multidisciplinary design solutions. The Design Manager reports to the Project Manager or Project Principal and partners closely with them to deliver contract-compliant technical solutions.

Key activities and responsibilities include:

• Preparing the design fee estimate and preliminary design schedule for the proposal phase.
• Acting as the single accountable design authority, responsible for technical coherence, design suitability, and appropriateness of solutions delivered across a multidisciplinary team.
• Providing the design team with all contract materials, including the design scope and requirements, to deliver the project within budget and schedule.
• Confirming that the design delivers the project's aims, objectives and defined benefits.
• Providing Discipline Leads with an internal interface, coordination matrix and facilitating clear accountability and responsibility for interdisciplinary interfaces.
• Supporting the Project Manager in developing an effective Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) to align design delivery with technical assurance and project milestones.
• Monitoring the design budget and identifying emerging variances.
• Enforcing quality processes and making sure that peer reviews are being carried out within each discipline.
• Supporting Discipline Leads and Package Managers with resource planning, deployment and contributing to succession planning.
• Leading multidisciplinary discussions to communicate technical issues, track actions, and drive resolutions that culminate in a coordinated design.
• Preparing, managing, and distributing design standards and technical requirements.
• Interfacing with the contractor's Design Coordinator on technical and process matters and managing constructability input from construction staff and supply chain partners.
• Interfacing with the Client Owner and Authority's Having Jurisdiction on technical and design-process matters.
• Maintaining consistent communication with project stakeholders to meet contractual and technical obligations.
• Managing design variances from the standards register and securing approvals.
• Managing the project Technical Requirements register.
• Coordinating the integration of subconsultant and specialist inputs.
• Confirming that design checking and approval processes are completed and maintaining associated records.
• Coordinating completion, review, and issue of all technical deliverables.
• Supporting identification of design-related changes and providing associated cost estimates.
• Identifying and managing design risks and issues and implementing mitigation plans.
• Leading Design Review Meetings and Interdisciplinary Design Reviews (IDRs).

Benefits & Reward

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

The expected salary for this position is $215,000 - $265,000

Collaboration at Our Core

At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we're together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.