Design Manager - Renewable Energy

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is seeking a Design Manager to drive the design development for renewable energy projects in our Newport Beach office.

You will lead the design team, coordinate with consultants and subcontractors, and ensure coordination documents meet project goals for quality, cost, scope, and execution. You will manage RFIs, run value analyses, and collaborate with Owners and vendors to implement design requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or Engineering required.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in project or design management positions.
• Strong facilitator capabilities.
• Process oriented; able to drive design outcomes.
• Ability to direct the design team to positive project outcomes.
• Hands-on field experience in design and construction preferred.
• Hands-on experience with photovoltaic systems preferred.
• Enjoys training others; team builder.
• Proficient in PowerPoint, MS Project, Excel, Word.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership through the design function to help teams achieve business strategy and project goals.
• Define, schedule, and monitor design deliverables to meet quality and schedule; manage design conflicts.
• Manage RFIs and design issue resolution between Owner and team.
• Lead value analysis sessions to identify cost-effective approaches.
• Coordinate with Owner vendors to ensure requirements are incorporated.
• Develop RFPs for design firms and design-build subcontractors.
• Lead pursuit designs and ensure complete design services.
• Coordinate designs to control budgets and communicate trends.

Skills

Facilitation

Process oriented

Team builder

Field experience in design and build

PV system experience

Training others

Leadership

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

PowerPoint

MS Project

Excel

Word

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 Design Manager is responsible for ensuring successful delivery of McCarthy Renewable Energy projects by managing the design process and participants. Participants include the design team(s), design consultants, and subcontractors for our design build/EPC projects. This position requires proactive management of the design process with all parties ensuring coordinated documents that support the project goals for: quality, cost, scope, and Execution. The Design Manager will also be responsible for coordinating the resolution of design issues which occur during construction, typically in a field-related role.

Responsibilities

Design Management

• Provide leadership through the design function to help teams achieve our business strategy, goals, and objectives broadly. Use the design function to help lead the continuous improvement of the organization and our projects.

Design Development

• With input from the Project, Precon, and Design directors as well as the larger team, develop a design packaging strategy to meet owner requirements, McCarthy business strategy, drive innovation and deliver a successful project.
• Define, schedule, and monitor design deliverables on projects to meet quality and schedule as well as prevent cost and scope creep. Manage conflicts within the design documents.
• Manage the RFI (design Issues) process for communication between the Owner and the team.
• Host and manage value analysis sessions to look for cost effective approaches.
• Coordinate with Owner vendors to ensure requirements are incorporated.

Pursuits

• Develop RFPs for design firm responses or design build/design assist subcontractor responses.
• Lead the development of pursuit designs.

Contracting

• Prepare designer and subcontractor scopes of work ensure no gaps in design services.

Budget

• Coordinate designs to control budgets and communicate to the team via trend logs.

Other

• Build effective and strong relationships with Executive Management/Business Unit Leaders/Key Division Management.
• Build effective and strong relationships with Key Owners/Architects/Engineers.
• Support the development of workload and workflow management systems.
• Lead a continuous improvement process to grow team capabilities and use design to improve the organization. Document lessons learned and best practices.
• Engage with project teams to support field operations and coordinate the engineering and precon resources to support during construction and commissioning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or Engineering related field required
• Minimum 5 years' experience in project or design management positions
• Strong facilitator capabilities
• Process oriented
• Ability to direct the design team to positive outcomes for the project.
• Hands-on field experience in design and construction is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with photovoltaic systems is preferred.
• Enjoys training others
• Team builder
• Good computer skills, including proficiency in software programs (PowerPoint, MS Project, Excel, Word).

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