Sr. Technical Manager

About Us

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.

Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other – and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.

At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.

Your Opportunity + Impact

The Senior Technical Manager will coordinate and direct technical teams to identify and accomplish goals by directing the integration of technical activities of a specific professional service. This position is responsible for the overall management of technical aspects of projects to include technical design, quality control, personnel management, scope, budgeting and financial performance. This position is responsible for managing technical teams assigned to various projects and will work closely with Project Managers and other staff to ensure technical project needs are being met. The Senior Technical Manager will also prepare and implement annual business goals and assist with multi-year strategic business plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Reviews and confirms accuracy of the work performed and methods used by technical team.
• Creates and tracks basic budgets & schedules and identifies potential issues.
• Responsible for technical, quality, and financial performance of the technical team.
• Answers questions and resolves issues brought forth by engineering, technical, and project teams.
• Acts as the Designer of Record as required.
• Communicates and collaborates with managers, clients, and contractors.
• Conducts various tests and quality assurance checks to verify the quality of completed projects.
• Assists in preparing workload forecasting reports and staffing plans.
• Proposes and oversees budgets and timelines for engineering and/or technical projects.
• Prepares and delivers various technical presentations, both internally and externally as needed.
• Ensures compliance with all environmental, survey, and other rules, regulations, and permitting requirements.
• Reviews contract plan and agreement documents for accuracy, as related to specific technical discipline.
• Oversees technical staff and ensures supervisory tasks are complete, to include reviewing/approving timesheets, performing annual reviews, and assuring compliance with company and department policies and procedures.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience: Minimum of twenty (20) years’ experience in related discipline. Minimum five (5) years direct experience in managing a professional services group as Designer of Record.
• Licensure/Certification: PE, SE, RA, PLA, PLS or other relevant license within the discipline required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Intermediate to advanced level of knowledge with MS Office, AutoCAD, MicroStation, Deltek Vision, etc. Must possess the ability to work both independently and as part of a Project Team, strong leadership and interpersonal skills, ability to interact with clients, vendors, regulatory agencies, and other external sources in a professional manner.

EEO Statement

Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.