Prototype Lab Design Lead & Owner's Rep

Shieldai; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI seeks an experienced Design Manager to lead external A&E teams, directing projects from programming through construction documentation. Manage stakeholders, develop requirements, and ensure designs meet operational goals, budget, schedule, and security constraints.

Initial focus on planning, design, and delivery of a prototype lab facility supporting advanced engineering. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams, coordinate consultants, and drive design reviews to resolve issues, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of design management or owner's representation experience.
• Experience managing architecture and engineering firms on complex facility projects.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. SECRET Security Clearance.
• Familiarity with facility planning, programming, design development, and construction documentation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the owner's lead representative for facility planning, programming, and design execution.
• Manage and direct architecture, engineering, specialty consultant, and design-build teams.
• Develop project requirements in partnership with engineering, manufacturing, operations, security, and executive stakeholders.
• Convert high-level business and operational objectives into actionable facility and infrastructure requirements.
• Lead programming efforts, space planning exercises, feasibility studies, and conceptual design development.
• Oversee design development from concept through construction documents.
• Establish and manage design schedules, consultant deliverables, review cycles, and design budgets.
• Lead design review meetings and drive resolution of technical issues, scope gaps, and coordination conflicts.
• Review architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and specialty system designs.
• Evaluate designs for constructability, maintainability, operational efficiency, scalability, safety, and lifecycle performance.
• Ensure designs support manufacturing operations, engineering workflows, laboratory functions, airfield activities, and secure facility requirements.
• Coordinate internal stakeholder reviews and ensure project requirements are properly incorporated into design documents.
• Support permitting, entitlement, and regulatory approval efforts.
• Provide technical leadership during procurement, contractor selection, and project execution activities.
• Manage design-related RFIs, submittals, field modifications, and consultant support during construction.
• Utilize AutoCAD to review, coordinate, and comment on design documentation.
• Serve as the primary interface between internal stakeholders and external design consultants.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Decision-making

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture/Construction Management/related field

Professional registration or certification (PE/RA/PMP/CCM/LEED)

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Shield AI seeks an experienced Design Manager to lead external A&E teams, directing projects from programming through construction documentation. Manage stakeholders, develop requirements, and ensure designs meet operational goals, budget, schedule, and security constraints.

Initial focus on planning, design, and delivery of a prototype lab facility supporting advanced engineering. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams, coordinate consultants, and drive design reviews to resolve issues, with