City of Houston is hiring: Assistant Director - Design Management in Houston

This position will direct and manage design management services associated with design, construction, commissioning, ORAT and closeout phases of complex airfields, terminals and other passenger handling facilities at Domestic and International Airports. They will serve as the Principal Point of Contact for design management of all contracts associated with IAH/HOU/EFD Capital and Operational & Maintenance Development Projects, Terminal, Airside and Landside as part of the Infrastructure Program Management Delivery Team. The successful candidate will set and continually manage design projects and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders. The position will oversee the work of no less than six architects and engineers and communicate their progress to senior management at regular intervals. Priority will be developing scopes of work, schedules, and cost estimates for projects; coordinating efforts with the project delivery team, asset engineering, project management, construction management, and permitting to prepare the final deliverables in the form or engineer reports and /or constructible plan set; evaluate & perform risk management to achieve project scope, schedule and budget expectations. The position will ensure regular reporting and tracking metrics consistent with the measures and tools set by Program Controls.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Verify all project level designs comply with codes and standards.
• Manage design assignments for every design package, whether performed in-house or contracted out, holding to approved scope, budget, schedule and quality.
• Provide overall management of the INF Design Services Team during design, construction, testing, acceptance and turnover of the IAH or HOU/EFD Capital Development Initiatives as well as Operational & Maintenance projects led by the Infrastructure Division.
• Provide on-site leadership for the Design Management team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals and adhere to their responsibilities and project milestones. Prepare performance reviews, identify and provide opportunities for staff development, and other personnel matters.
• Manage resources, schedules, financials, and adhere to quality guidelines in alignment with design services projects and contract guidelines to ensure that design efforts and the associated projects progress on time and on budget. Develop and deliver progress reports, requirements documentation, briefings and presentations to various audiences, including the project team, sponsors, the business community (i.e. Industry Day), Director of Aviation and other internal and external key stakeholders.
• Develop and recommend project level sustainability plans for implementation during design and construction. Review and analyze design progress reports and incorporate them into project level status reports. Develop recovery plans as necessary.
• Develop program guidelines and protocols for cost reduction initiatives. Review project level cost reduction recommendations.
• Perform constructability review and provide recommendations for all HAS projects.
• Review design diversity plans for all HAS projects/ contracts in accordance with Diversity Policy and Procedures. Perform diversity compliance, monitoring and reporting. Respond to diversity issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Establishes practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.
• Facilitation of collaborative communication between all stakeholders for the successful delivery of the IAH or HOU/EFD Projects as a part of the overall Capital Development program.