Evans General Contractors · 3 weeks ago
Design Manager
Alpharetta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelEvans General Contractors, LLC is seeking a Design Manager who will be responsible for supporting design-build efforts across all market segments within the business. The Design Manager will manage design resources and activities to ensure that all aspects of the design progress as planned, fostering collaboration and tracking progress with project stakeholders.
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Hiring Manager
TJ Scott, CSP
Responsibilities
Support engagement of design resources through solicitation of proposals for design services. Evaluate proposals and support the development of contract documents for a design agreement
Prior to kickoff, examine available information from the Owner to identify potential gaps, confirm scope and deliverables, engage the appropriate stakeholders, establish communications, and devise a regular schedule of goal-oriented meetings
Lead design kick off meeting to align design resources and engage the Owner group to establish the overarching design principles governing the project as well as critical issues and milestones
Develop a Design Execution Plan that will guide the teams and allow Evans to know when the schedule is slipping or when scope is underdeveloped. The design execution plan will include a live tracking schedule with task dependencies in tandem with a design workplan outlining biweekly measurable activities that are reviewed in Owner/ consultant meetings to obtain Owner feedback and gauge progress
Develop and manage design decisions log as a live document outlining issues, identifying risk exposures and actions. Update the log regularly to report on design status, take corrective measures and record decisions
Track and report design progress against fee to project stakeholders. Review consultants and subconsultants design hours or fee spent to gauge percent complete on activities and deliverables and track earned value of the design services
Review project with key stakeholders and work collaboratively to solve issues and clear roadblocks in real time so that the entire team can meet the schedule with an aligned level of completeness
Lead and manage meetings as necessary to communicate progress, solicit feedback, and develop design according to agreed schedule. This would include, but not limited to, the following: Owner Meetings with Design Team, User meetings that will be arranged with Owner input, preplanned as needed, Design Coordination Meetings – Weekly to coordinate design, discuss progress issues and alert the team to potential scope creep, Project Management Meetings - Internal (Evans/Designer Management – weekly & bi-weekly with Owner management team, Sustainability meetings: biweekly or monthly as needed depending on project phase
Develop and manage design execution plan including, but not limited to, scheduling in Microsoft Project, BIM execution plan, key workflows, RFI’s, submittals, design review, and permit submittal
Qualification
Required
Experience in managing design resources and activities
Ability to evaluate proposals and support the development of contract documents for design agreements
Experience in leading design kick-off meetings
Ability to develop a Design Execution Plan
Experience in tracking and reporting design progress against project stakeholders
Ability to review project with key stakeholders and solve issues collaboratively
Experience in leading and managing meetings to communicate progress and solicit feedback
Proficiency in scheduling using Microsoft Project
Experience in developing and managing design execution plans including BIM execution plans and key workflows
Company
Evans General Contractors
Evans General Contractors is a construction firm specializing in design/build and general contracting services.
Founded in 2001
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
RT Evans
President & CEO
Theo Torrance CPA, CA
Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP Finance & Accounting
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