Design Manager (Reno, NV)

Planate Management Group

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance/Dental/Vision

401K plan eligibility

Health and Savings Account plan

Life/AD&D Insurance Coverage

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Wellness Offering

Training and Development

License/Certification support

Recognition and Rewards program

Travel Insurance

Job summary

Planate Management Group seeks a Design Manager to lead design projects for VA facilities, ensuring on-schedule, within-budget delivery. The role collaborates with the PDT to define scope and optimize space, cost and lifecycle performance, with support from the DOR and consultants.

You will manage design reviews, coordinate cross-functional meetings, and ensure quality deliverables while aligning with sustainability and project standards.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering.
Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing assigned design projects.
Able to conduct comprehensive research and analysis of technical and cost data.
Able to read and interpret acquisition policy, regulations, and directives.
Able to provide clear guidance to all lower level acquisition personnel.
Able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Must lawfully reside in the United States and eligible for employment (Planate does not sponsor visas or work permits).

Responsibilities

Manage assigned design projects consistent with VA planning and design goals and standards.
Coordinate with the Project Development Team to establish project scope and optimize space efficiency.
Oversee DOR and consultants to ensure quality design within budget and schedule.
Review contracts, scopes of work, plans and codes to meet milestones and deliverables.
Develop and implement design and construction standards compatible with sustainability plans.

Skills

Communication

Policy interpretation

Research and analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or Engineering

Job description

Company Overview

Planate Management Group (PMG) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and Orlando, Florida USA with a technical support center in South East Asia and East Africa, that provides program management and facilities engineering services worldwide. Planate is a small business provider of planning, design, infrastructure management, technical consulting, engineering, and construction management services in support of the US Department of Defense (DOD) and its Service (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps) missions, along with other US federal agencies, all over the world.

As a Design Manager, you will handle and manage assigned design projects consistent with the planning and design goals and standards as established in the project management plan (PMP) of the Veterans Affairs Hospital. You will also be responsible for ensuring the completion of the design work and participate in planning the phases to prevent disruption and help minimize overall costs.

The work assignment will be located in Reno, NV with occasional travel in Seatle, Washington.

Key Responsibilities

Manage assigned design projects consistent with the planning and design goals and standards of VA, as established in the project management plan (PMP); ensure that capital project management processes enable the completion of projects on time and within budget
Coordinate with and assist the Project Development Team (PDT) to establish a well-defined project scope that reflects the input of appropriate departments to optimize program and space efficiency, flexibility and life cycle cost
Comprehensive knowledge and experience in the use of Project Management standards, and systems to ensure completion of design projects on time and within budget, and the ability to modify or alter standard procedure to meet crucial deadlines.
Work with the Project Manager (PM) and the Contracting Officer (CO) in procuring the best qualified Engineer/Architect to be the designer of record (DOR), within project cost and time parameters; and establish the need for additional consultant studies and services required during the planning and design phase to ensure quality design deliverables.
Oversee the day-to-day performance of the DOR and related consultants to ensure quality design within the contract cost and schedule; manage the conduct of design reviews; participate in cross-functional and departmental meetings to ensure business and functional needs are achieved with design
Provide input for the development and implementation of design and construction standards to ensure projects are executed at appropriate levels of quality, are compatible with BA sustainability plans, and are effectively commissioned prior to occupancy.
Develop and implement systems to monitor project design against budget authorization, and project schedules
Lead a timely decision-making process to ensure all outstanding design issues are resolved; act as a solution consultant to engineers, architects, and other outside consultants; and seek to improve cost effectiveness related to the facility design process.
Review contracts, scopes of work, specifications, plans and pertinent jurisdictional codes to ensure that project design milestones and deliverable dates are being met while providing contract compliant, cost effective facilities
Other tasks required by PDT to deliver a project design and PMP.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering
Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing assigned design projects consistent with the planning and design goals and standards
Able to conduct comprehensive research and analysis of technical and cost data
Able to read and interpret acquisition policy, regulations, and directives
Able to provide clear guidance to all lower level acquisition personnel
Able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Must lawfully reside in the United States and eligible for employment (Planate does not sponsor visas or work permits)

Why Planate?

Planate Management Group is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Joining the Planate team opens you to an experience working for a Global company where you are among a team that is considered a premier trusted partner for planning, design, engineering, asset management, and professional service solutions anytime, anywhere. We Take Care of Our Own; Personally, and Profession.

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