The Design Management Lead role will lead the planning, scheduling and implementation of complex design projects. The role will develop detailed project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and budget estimates. The role will involve coordinating with various teams to ensure that project plans are realistic and achievable. The role will also be responsible for monitoring project progress, identifying potential delays, and implementing corrective actions.
Responsibilities
- Lead comprehensive design process, which includes strategic, conceptual, and technical phases.
- Coordinate and lead the design team to establish clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
- Assist the Project Manager in the development and implementation of design scope, ensure to stay within set schedule and budget criteria.
- Oversee design resource management, ensure optimal use of personnel, materials, and software to execute design projects.
- Manage the creation, submission, and revision of design deliverables to meet project demands.
- Manage design Quality Assurance and Quality Control, to ensure the highest level of design integrity and regulatory compliance.
- Monitor design deliverables, ensure timely completion and quality of design projects.
- Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.
Mentorship
- May provide mentorship, guidance, support, and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow within their roles.
Skills and Competencies
- Effective leadership in navigating the design process, from conceptualization to finished product.
- Strong understanding of design processes and project management principles.
- Strong technical leadership and decision making.
- Competency with the technologies, processes and disciplines included in the projects.
- Highly efficient in resource management and coordinating and managing a multi-disciplinary design team.
- Ability to manage several projects concurrently.
- Strong skills in quality assurance and control management, with a keen eye for detail and design standards.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Project or other scheduling software.
Experience
- Typically requires minimum of 10 years of design management or related professional experience.
- Typically requires a minimum of 1 to 2 years of project management experience.
- Licensed Professional Engineer required.
Education
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering or architecture or related professional experience is required.
Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Location A:
Salary: $144,000 - $196,000
You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.
Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.
About Brown and Caldwell
Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm with 52 offices and over 1,900 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com.
This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.
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Skills Required
- Minimum of 10 years of design management experience
- Minimum of 1-2 years of project management experience
- Licensed Professional Engineer
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or architecture
What We Do
Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Brown and Caldwell is an employee-owned firm with 2,100+ professionals serving clients locally and globally from 52 locations. We are the largest engineering and construction firm solely focused on the U.S. water and environmental sectors. Our creative designs and progressive solutions have helped municipal, federal and private organizations overcome their most complex environmental challenges. We offer a comprehensive range of engineering, scientific, consulting and construction services and all the essential ingredients® for a successful project and a standout experience. We are passionate about delivering exceptional service, collaborating with clients, adding value through innovation and building relationships that last. This passion dates back to Ken Brown and Dave Caldwell, who, since founding the company in 1947, stood out for their ability to solve engineering challenges, apply technology to emerging environmental problems, and serve their community. Service, great technical solutions, innovation. These are the qualities our founders carried forward as the world changed and the company grew into what it is today. Now, more than 75 years later, these qualities are just as important – essential, really – to Brown and Caldwell and to our clients.
