Clark Construction

Summary

Clark is currently seeking highly talented Senior Design Managers. Senior Design Managers are integral members of our design-build project teams across the country. As a Senior Design Manager, you will provide critical guidance to partnered design firms on one or more of our projects--leveraging internal resources, creativity, professional relationships, and proven processes to manage complex workflows. Key responsibilities include:

• Successfully delivering a design that is on budget, on schedule, and compliant with program standards
• Actively leading an integrated design-build team, including regular interfaces with clients, designers, trade partners and other key stakeholders
• Leading stakeholder decision meetings, design progress meetings, and design conferences
• Shaping design deliverables and workflow during the design process, including critical decisions regarding design packaging to support subcontracting and permitting
• Organizing and leading the design review process to ensure collection and resolution of all issues
• Managing design issue resolution in real-time
• Leading collaboration internally with technical teams, project managers, cost managers, and purchasing agents
• Participating in development of RFP and RFQ responses including providing strategic insights to pursuit strategy

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in a related field (e.g. Business, Real Estate, Architecture, Construction, Engineering, Economics, etc.) preferred
• 8+ years relevant work experience managing development and/or design to achieve pro-forma goals--cost, schedule, and program
• Technical expertise in building enclosures and/or MEP systems
• Experience managing staff and outside stakeholders
• Working knowledge of Revit and other BIM-related design tools strongly preferred
• Must have strong interest in Design-Build delivery

Skills & Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of design and cost management principles and practices
• Clear understanding of integrated design and construction schedules
• Appreciation and understanding of architecture firms’ business model, design principles, and process
• Ability to lead a collaborative design process with various stakeholders
• Strong leadership, communication and relationship-management skills
• Ability to train, manage, and influence direct reports
• Ability to motivate and collaborate with peers working at other firms
• Ability to work with and present to executive leadership
• Ability to participate in pursuit efforts for design-build projects
• Self-motivated, organized team player with ability to manage work priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to develop and maintain a collaborative, creative work environment and influence others
• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results-oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction, and executes

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