Design Manager

at  Entuitive

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

As the Design Manager, you will lead the design management efforts for complex transportation infrastructure projects, including commuter rail and subway station designs. This is a critical leadership role where you will be responsible for overseeing the design process, managing multi-discipline design teams, coordinating with the project manager, collaborating with the client and other stakeholders, ensuring quality, and driving successful design deliverables from concept to completion.

• Design Leadership: Lead and manage the project design teams for large transportation infrastructure projects, with a focus on commuter rail, subway stations, multi-modal transit hubs, and related transportation systems.
• Project Oversight: Oversee the architectural and engineering design process from initial concept through detailed design, ensuring all work aligns with project requirements, regulatory standards, and project budgets.
• Collaboration: Work closely with project managers, architects, engineers, sub-consultants, operators, maintainers, and other internal and external stakeholders to define the project scope, objectives, and deliverables
• Quality Assurance: In accordance with the project quality management plan, conduct quality checks and approve all technical designs, including plans, specifications, and reports, ensuring compliance with project requirements, industry standards and safety regulations.
• Changes, Risk and Budget Management: In collaboration with the project manager, monitor and manage project design progress, changes, risks, budget, and schedule, identifying critical design issues early and recommending solutions to stay on track.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate effectively with the client and their technical advisors, contractors, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders, including in presentations, ensuring alignment on project requirements and addressing any concerns promptly.
• Innovation and Sustainability: Promote innovative and sustainable design solutions that align with the latest advancements in transportation engineering, architectural, and environmental standards.
• Mentorship and Team Development: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to multi-discipline design teams, fostering team integration, open communication, technical excellence, and a collaborative high-performance work environment.
• Business Development: Assist in the preparation of proposals and technical presentations, leveraging your expertise to win new business opportunities and strengthen client relationships.