Integrated Design & Preconstruction Lead

Michels Corporation; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Michels Corporation seeks an experienced Design Integration Manager to lead and coordinate all preconstruction management activities across complex energy, infrastructure, marine and transportation projects.

You will oversee multidisciplinary design efforts, facilitate permitting strategies, assess risk, and guide estimating teams toward preliminary estimates and GMP proposals while aligning scope, cost, schedule, and procurement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 8+ years’ experience in design build, integrated project delivery or complex construction projects.
• Strong understanding of construction execution, sequencing, means and methods, and close-out.
• Experience with alternative delivery methods such as Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, or CM/GC.
• Travel requirements will vary but could exceed 50% depending on assignment and project requirements.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multiple design disciplines and external consultants.
• Understanding and experience with win strategies, pricing and project scheduling.
• Experience in technical writing.
• Understanding of Scheduling, Estimating and Project Controls Software.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all preconstruction management activities—budgeting, scheduling, change management, communication, meetings, and document control—while ensuring team alignment and use of collaboration tools.
• Oversee and integrate multidisciplinary design efforts, ensuring deliverables meet project requirements, are constructible, well-coordinated, properly documented, and supported by accurate field data.
• Facilitate permitting strategies and processes across federal, state, and local levels, including environmental investigations, agency coordination, property access agreements, compliance review, and stakeholder engagement.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks by developing mitigation strategies, maintaining risk documentation, and supporting cost, schedule, and contingency decisions.
• Lead estimating teams through the development of preliminary estimates and GMP proposals by engaging partners, aligning scope, detailing assumptions, while integrating cost, schedule, phasing, and procurement considerations.
• Ensure safety and environmental compliance while implementing a robust quality program with structured reviews to validate and improve design deliverables.
• Develop construction strategies and evaluate design alternatives to optimize cost, schedule, safety, and quality, while facilitating constructability reviews and resolving design issues.
• Support project pursuits by shaping teams, scopes, budgets, schedules, and technical strategies to align with client requirements and proposal commitments.
• Provide continuity from preconstruction into construction by supporting change management, permitting, documentation, and final closeout activities including commissioning and turnover.
• You have a drive to get results.

Skills

Design Integration

Project coordination

Risk management

Scheduling

Estimating

Technical writing

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Scheduling software

Estimating software

Project controls software

Job description

The Michels Corporation seeks an experienced Design Integration Manager to lead and coordinate all preconstruction management activities across complex energy, infrastructure, marine and transportation projects.

You will oversee multidisciplinary design efforts, facilitate permitting strategies, assess risk, and guide estimating teams toward preliminary estimates and GMP proposals while aligning scope, cost, schedule, and procurement.