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The Morgan Group · 11 hours ago

Design Manager

Miami, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

The Morgan Group is a community-focused company managing over 70 multifamily properties, emphasizing respect and inclusivity in their work environment. They are seeking a Design Manager to oversee the design process for multifamily projects, ensuring coordination among various teams and compliance with company standards throughout all design stages.

Property ManagementReal EstateResidential

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Manage the overall design process for multifamily projects. Incorporating all of the design intent and programming elements as directed by the PGMgr and Development Mgr., the DM superintends the designers to stay on schedule, produce a well-coordinated set as well as retrieve, disseminate and track-to-completion all plan review comments as sourced from the AHJ, public utilities and all stakeholders without compromising the Morgan standard specifications (full specs to be listed on the plans). Any deviations from the company standards will be brought to the VP of Design Services for review and discussion

Serves as Design Team Leader and primary conduit for communication between development, construction and design team. This is true for all stages of design (Schematic, DD and Construction Documents)

Actively collaborate during construction with Development and Construction to identify and implement most effective solutions for the project

Procure, scope out, and negotiate proposals from design professionals to submit to Developer with a recommendation for approval

Create and enforce a consultant deliverable schedule that supports the Project’s entitlement timeline

Conduct weekly meetings with consultants during preconstruction

Assists the Developer as Design Team Leader in managing the preparation of the Site plan approval submittal. Manages this process through the receipt of AHJ comments and all responses required to achieve Site Plan Approval

Submitting VE and substitution recommendations to the Developer and Program Manager

Fully responsible for managing the AOR to prepare the CDs suitable for bidding, permitting and construction

Creates Bluebeam Collaboration Document for Owner and Contractor comments and transmits to the design team. Follows up to ensure each comment is adequately addressed in subsequent progress set release

Monitor all RFIs and Submittals. Review and assist with all design related RFIs and Submittals. Monitor design team responses and determines if plan revisions will be required

With respect to CA Services provided by various design firms, the DM can be dispatched by the Construction PM to address issues having to do with designers’ responsiveness to the project team in hopes of resolving the delays before needing to escalate the issue to the VP of Design

Design Mgr CA duties to contain some travel. Will perform on-site observation reports at construction phases as scheduled per project

Qualification

Project Architect experienceMultifamily project managementRegistered architectCommunication skillsOrganizedAttention to accuracyMulti-taskSelf-motivatedDetail-oriented