Large general contractor seeking experienced Design Manager with 10+ years of experience in civil and infrastructure projects including rail, highways, bridges, water, etc. in Vancouver BC and Toronto ON. Salary range is $150,000 – $200,000. Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role.
Responsibilities of Design Manager :
- Put your research skills to work and provide a thorough review of project documentation including design requirements;
- Play a key role in the management of design and design consultants in design-build and P3 projects in both proposal and execution phases;
- Design Manager will develop and implement design procedures, ensuring quality and conformity to client’s requirements and applicable norms;
- Get creative and lead on value engineering and optimization processes to put together winning design strategies;
- Work closely with method engineers, construction department and technical experts to create winning designs that are buildable, safe, efficient and sustainable;
- Collaborate and support our estimation team by providing suitable designs and technical information to estimate the project and tracking quantity movements during design development;
- Put your organizational and time management skills to the test through managing design planning, monitoring and closing;
- Team up with our proposal and project teams for the development of proposal submissions, design presentations and design review submissions;
- Celebrate the successes and be a key member of the project processes.
Qualifications of Design Manager :
Design Manager will have a minimum 10 years of experience including at least 5 years in a similar role on large scale civil and infrastructure projects;Member of a professional regulating body (PE);Experience in establishment of concepts and management of multidisciplinary design teams;Initiative, innovation, discipline and leadership in the planning and delivery of designs;Strong knowledge of construction, project management and scheduling;Outstanding leadership and organizational skills with the ability to effectively influence others;Proven interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written);Strategic thinking and the ability to be influential with internal and external stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes;Familiar with Building Information Modeling-Virtual Design Construction (BIM-VDC) models;Solution-oriented mindset and the ability to mobilize people.Ideal Candidate
Local Canadian experience preferred — minimum of one year local experience.Only exceptional overseas Design Manager candidates who require sponsorship will be considered for this role.Please clearly highlight relevant work experience, project overviews and project scale ($) in your resume.Benefits :
Competitive salary4 weeks’ vacationGroup insurance (including a health spending account!)Group RRSP#J-18808-Ljbffr