Traveling Design Manager - MSG - Pharmaceutical

Turner Construction Company; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Construction Company is seeking a Design Manager for a full-time traveling assignment supporting our Advanced Technology Group. Prior biotech/pharma experience is strongly preferred.

The role leads design from schematic design through construction, coordinating with the project team to satisfy client scope and technical requirements. Salary range listed below; travel is 100% and duties include driving design reviews, lean construction principles, and collaboration with Designers and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited engineering or architecture program.
• 10 years of experience in engineering or design project management.
• Designer experience is desired.
• Cross-disciplinary knowledge of architectural, structural, MEP/HVAC and related trades.

Responsibilities

• Direct the design team from schematic design through construction.
• Lead construction team and collaborate with Project Executive/Manager.
• Define scopes and contractual terms with Designers.
• Coordinate communication between Designers, Construction team, and client.
• Review construction/shop drawings to meet contractual obligations.
• Manage timely delivery of design documents.
• Initiate design reviews and optimize for constructability and risk.
• Apply lean design principles to reduce costs and speed delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Design coordination

Construction administration

Lean design

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Architecture

Job description

Division: Pharmaceutical

Project Location(s): Greenville, SC 29601 USA

Minimum Years Experience:

Travel Involved: 100%

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification: Experienced

Education:

Job Family: Construction

Compensation: Salaried Exempt

*** This position is for a full time traveling assignment supporting our Advanced Technology Group. Previous Biotech/pharma experience is strongly preferred. ***

The Design Manager leads the process to deliver efficient and economical design to illustrate value through bid and construction phase to satisfy client scope and technical requirements.

Essential Duties and Key Responsibilities

• Determine fundamental direction of design, continuously lead entire design team and design process from first step in design phase (schematic design) throughout execution until completion.
• Integral part of construction team, work closely with Project Executive/Manager and perform decisive leadership role.
• Establish appropriate scopes and contractual agreements between Designers necessary to deliver project.
• Communicate effectively between Designers, Construction team and client representatives.
• Through review and approval of all construction and shop drawings generated by design partners and subcontractors secure the design in all phases meets contractual obligations.
• Manage timely delivery of all design documents.
• Generate and coordinate relevant subcontractor contractual language relating to design.
• Initiate design reviews and leverage opportunities to optimize design, improve constructability and to detect risks.
• Understand and utilize lean aspects to minimize costs for and speeds delivery of design preparation; strive to create designs to be delivered more efficiently (prefabrication and other lean techniques), delivered more safely (safety in design), and balance first costs and life cycle costs.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned

Salary: $170,000.00 - 264,000.00 annualized.

Benefits:

• medical coverage
• dental coverage
• vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• wellness benefits
• a voluntary legal plan
• identity theft coverage
• life insurance
• short-term disability coverage
• long-term disability coverage

Position Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree from accredited and credentialed degree program in Engineering or Architecture and 10 years of experience in Engineering or Design Project Management, including Construction Administration portion of Engineering and Design Management or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience. Previous industry experience as Designer, desired. Extensive Designing and Estimating experience. Think in highly structured manner along all design disciplines with creativity to develop specialized solutions and anticipating potential challenges and opportunities, required. Cross-functional knowledge of key engineering disciplines (Architectural, Structural, MEP/ HVAC, etc.) and relevant trades. Must be integrative by involving Design Specialists and experts, consultancy and support. Enjoy working in professional interdisciplinary team environment while keeping independent and professional design view. Leadership skills to lead large teams and achieve goals.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.

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