Design Manager - Mission Critical

Big-D is looking for a dynamic Design Manager - Mission Critical. This is a great opportunity to start a career with a company that is on a mission to be the most sought-after company in the business. We seek and employ exceptional, hard-working, lifetime learners; we give them the tools to succeed when we find them. We have a culture of growth and achievement powered by innovation, supported by purpose and joy.

Big-D Construction has an opportunity for a Design Manager - Mission Critical to join our team of construction professionals to work on the Salt Lake City, UT.

Summary

Big-D Mission Critical is searching for an experienced and dynamic Design Manager. This is an exceptional opportunity to advance your career with a company dedicated to being the most sought-after in the industry. We value and hire exceptional, hard-working, lifelong learners who thrive in a culture of growth, innovation, purpose, and fulfillment.

The Design Manager will be skilled and experienced with overseeing teams on large scale and highly technical construction projects with specific responsibilities managing the critical elements of the design phase. This role ensures effective collaboration and successful outcomes for data center clients, end users, consultants, trade partners, and team members.

Education/Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or a related field
• Multiple years of experience in construction management and VDC management
• Knowledge of data center systems
• Strong understanding of industry standards and guidelines related to construction and design
• Effective project management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders including clients, user groups, design teams, consultants, trade partners, and team members.
• Proficient use of Revizto, Revit, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office programs

Essential Duties and Key Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned to meet business and project needs)

• Develop and implement management plans, schedules, and procedures
• Manage design phase and procurement phase timelines to ensure critical milestone achievements
• Manage the VDC process
• 3d and 4d modeling
• Directs, guides, assists, plans and supports the design team, trade partners, and internal team members
• Provide quality control review of plans and specifications
• Leads teams in such a way to maximize contributions and development of each team member
• Exhibits strong commitment to customer service
• Oversees and provides input regarding all issues that require risk management
• Solution-oriented troubleshooting
• Develops contingency plans to mitigate potential risks to projects
• Lead teams in such a way to maximize the contributions of each team member
• Understands prime contracts and subcontract agreements
• Negotiates subcontract modifications with subcontractors to manage risk
• Provide detailed contractual interpretations to team regarding prime contracts and subcontract agreements
• Ability to recognize project issues and timely acquire/coordinate resources to support project team
• Provides overall administration and technical direction
• Coach, monitor and enforce, along with project team, safety standards to maintain safe working environment for all employees and site visitors
• Holds team members accountable during all aspects of the project
• Ensures project team is performing all tasks efficiently and adjusts when necessary
• Clearly, concisely and timely documents all changes or deviations from the contract documents including notifying the Owner and design team of potential issues
• Proficient in technical writing
• Assist in developing prequalified subcontractor lists
• Ensures prime and subcontractor contractual requirements are met prior to performing work
• Responsible to provide technical and procedural construction direction to internal and external shareholders
• Understand, develop, and maintain schedules
• Proactively monitor the progress of the schedule
• Work with project team to ensure schedule milestones are achieved
• Proactively mitigate foreseen constraints, and assist in implementing plans to maintain or recover schedules
• Communicate unresolved constraints and impacts in a timely manner as well as plans to mitigate impacts
• Manage job closeout process associated with as-built documentation

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform their essential responsibilities.

• Regularly required to sit, talk and/or hear
• Regularly required to work with a computer
• Frequently required to use hands to manipulate, handle or feel
• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stand, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, the ability to adjust focus, and color vision

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform their essential responsibilities.

• The noise level in the office work environment is usually quiet to moderate. In the field the noise level may be moderate to loud
• May be required to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions
• Required to use personal protective equipment to prevent exposure to safety hazards while on a jobsite

Benefits:

• Big-D Pays for 100% of your medical and dental insurance- even for family plans.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly Employer Contribution
• 401k w/ match
• Life Insurance & Disability paid for by Big-D
• Voluntary supplemental plans available to sign up for as well.
• PTO & Holidays

Additional Job Information

Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of Big-D Construction. #LI-Onsite

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)