Design Project Manager, California

Job Description

The Design Project Manager is responsible for leading and delivering design services for assigned project(s), ensuring alignment with client goals, project objectives, and performance metrics such as quality, schedule, and profitability. This role oversees multidisciplinary design teams, manages project scope and budget, and ensures technical excellence and adherence to design standards. Key responsibilities include client relationship management, coordination across internal disciplines and external partners, quality assurance, and proactive issue resolution. The Design Project Manager plays a critical role in creating both a positive client and employee experience that supports repeat business and long-term partnerships. On occasion, the Design Project Manager will be expected to lead design efforts on a design-build or integrated design and construction project and be responsible for supporting estimate development, managing design scope against overall cost and schedule objectives, interface and report out to a GC team in support of overall delivery, and ensuring design team performance enables successful delivery of the overall project. Assignments may include single project assignment or a portfolio of multiple projects of varying complexity.

Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of design services from proposal development through construction administration for assigned project(s)

Develop and manage design scope, schedule, and budget to meet project and client objectives

Coordinate the work of internal design disciplines and external consultants to ensure cohesive and high-quality deliverables

Serve as the primary design point-of-contact with clients, managing communication and expectations throughout the project lifecycle

Facilitate design reviews and ensure adherence to project requirements, codes, and standards

Monitor and manage design performance metrics, including profitability, schedule adherence, and quality

Oversee design quality assurance and ensure compliance with internal and client QA/QC procedures

Support the development and review of technical content including drawings, specifications, and design narratives

Lead risk identification and mitigation strategies during design phases

On occasion, lead design efforts on integrated design-build projects, including scope alignment with budget and schedule, supporting estimate development, and ensuring design performance enables successful project delivery

Collaborate with construction teams, clients, and other stakeholders during design to support constructability, permitting, and procurement strategies