Senior Design Manager, Highway P3/DBFOM Leadership – Miami

VVA Consultants; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

VVA Consultants is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead design development for major highway P3/DBFOM projects nationwide. You will oversee concept designs, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and align design with RFP requirements, construction, and operations while engaging with clients and public agencies.

The role is based in Miami with regular travel across the United States, offering hands-on leadership, strategic influence, and opportunity to shape the firm’s advisory capabilities in

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in highway and transportation infrastructure projects.
• Experience with P3 / DBFOM environments in the U.S. market.
• Strong background in bid and final design development, including leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience participating in DOT pursuits, proposal development, and ATC processes.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical coordination capabilities.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with flexibility for growth in a boutique advisory environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly across the United States.
• Based in Miami, with duties centered in the U.S. market.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate design development activities for major highway P3 / DBFOM projects across the United States.
• Lead the development and oversight of conceptual designs, technical solutions, and ATCs for major highway pursuits.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, external designers, SPVs, CJVs, and technical advisors.
• Participate in technical meetings, consortium workshops, executive presentations, and coordination sessions with clients and project stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment between design, construction, operations, commercial objectives, and RFP requirements.
• Support design optimization and Value Engineering to improve constructability, efficiency, and project value.
• Monitor progression of design deliverables and submissions against project schedules and milestones.
• Identify technical risks and support mitigation strategies throughout proposal and development phases.
• Lead technical workshops, design coordination meetings, and stakeholder reviews.
• Collaborate directly with clients, public agencies, and project stakeholders to support strategic project objectives.

Skills

Highway projects

P3/DBFOM

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Coordination

Travel willingness

Job description

VVA Consultants is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead design development for major highway P3/DBFOM projects nationwide. You will oversee concept designs, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and align design with RFP requirements, construction, and operations while engaging with clients and public agencies.

The role is based in Miami with regular travel across the United States, offering hands-on leadership, strategic influence, and opportunity to shape the firm’s advisory capabilities in