Design Project Manager

Ledgent Technology; California; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Design Project Manager to lead project teams and ensure successful project completion. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in large-scale design and construction projects, strong leadership skills, and a background in engineering or architecture. Responsibilities include overseeing project designs, managing budgets, and maintaining client relationships. This role requires a proactive individual who can work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years of experience on large-scale design projects.
• Experience with hyperscale data center projects is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Project Design Team and oversee project timelines.
• Coordinate project designs and manage contract administration.
• Maintain client relationships and ensure performance criteria are met.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or architecture

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Revit

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

SharePoint

Procore

Job description

We are currently seeking a Senior Design Project Manager to join our Project Management Team. This is a senior-level position that requires a self-motivated individual with strong organizational, communication and leadership skills. A successful candidate will be highly analytical, possess exceptional problem-solving skills, can multi-task, work independently and as an effective and engaged team member in a fast-paced environment. As the Sr. Design Project Manager, you will represent as the Engineer of Record / Prime Consultant and provide a very high level of technical leadership and direction to the project team to ensure successful completion of projects. The candidate will represent the firm in all interactions with clients, contractors, and other project team members. In this role, you will oversee the complete project team in the design of the building including in-house mechanical, electrical, plumbing, architectural lighting and technology systems as well as subconsultant technical team members such as architects, structural and civil engineers.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the Project Design Team(s)
• Coordinate project designs, evaluations, and studies.
• Quality control review of designs prepared by others.
• Coordinate and assemble overall team proposals including estimating in-house engineering.
• Manage contract administration, scheduling, and costing.
• Establish project budgets and schedules.
• Track project timelines, expenditures, and project deliverables and report to client and Management.
• Orchestrate and lead project kick off meetings, coordination meetings, and design review meetings for the project team.
• Manage tasks as required to ensure that work is completed on time and on budget. Coordinate, support and communicate with colleagues across disciplines.
• Lead interactions with local municipalities and with contractor teams for permitting and construction activities.
• Monitor and manage the project contracted responsibilities to ensure services provided are in alignment with contracted services and prepare additional service requests if needed.
• Maintain client relationship through prompt response to needs and questions, initiating contact when information is needed, or delays are imminent.
• Staff oversight and mentoring.
• Capable of working in the field on a construction site.
• Arrange construction site walkthroughs and lead project team meetings.
• Ensure that the client's specified performance criteria are met.
• Capable of leading a team of Project Managers and Administrators across multiple large, fast-paced projects for a single client
• Other duties as assigned.

Ideal Candidates

• Demonstrated experience as a self-directed, pro-active and highly motivated team leader.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills and demonstrated ability to communicate with internal and external business partners.
• Solid knowledge of codes, standards, and construction / engineering processes.
• Proclivity for catching the error and enacting appropriate changes.
• Math accuracy
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience working on large-scale design and construction projects.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience working on highly technical design and construction projects such as Mission Critical, Cleanroom, or Manufacturing project.
• Experience working on hyperscale data center projects is highly desirable
• Minimum of ten (10) to twenty (20) years of direct experience working with a design-build contractor or consulting engineering firm with significant experience in a team leadership role.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, SharePoint, ACC and Procore.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or architecture or equivalent combination of work experience and relevant education.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License or Architectural (AIA) License preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred.
• LEED Accreditation and / or WELL Certification preferred.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county , to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.

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