Design Integration Manager

Position Description: Lead process to deliver efficient and economical design to illustrate value through bid and construction phase to satisfy client scope and technical requirements.

Essential Duties

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.