Senior Design Manager, ICI Buildings

General Contractor is seeking experienced Senior Design Manager to focus on ICI projects worth $100m+ in Toronto, ON.

Reporting to the Design Services Director, the Senior Design Manager is responsible for contributing to the development of major buildings projects in addition to the overall Pre-Construction process while ensuring procedures and best practices are followed.  The Senior Design Manager manages and provides input into the design process with respect to initial strategy and development of the overarching design philosophy while identifying, managing, and mitigating risk; additionally the individual is accountable for ensuring the Consultant team is meeting compliance and contractual obligations. This role will include meeting with the owner and/or other stakeholders to advance the design in compliance with the contract requirements while facilitating meetings with the Consultant team and the owner to guide the process and ensure meeting the clients’ needs and delivering a cost-effective solution. The individal may also be responsible for management of other Design Specialists and Design Coordinators on multiple projects. The Design Manager will also manage the ESDC (Engineering Services During Construction) process during project execution.  You’re a Design Manager with 15+ years of experience with a proven track record for meeting scope requirements and milestones. Salary range is $160,000 – $200,000. Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role.

Responsibilities of Senior Design Manager

• Ensure that design policies and procedures are followed
• Ensure the team is meeting the compliance and contractual obligations and notify the team of any risks relating to this
• Monitor ongoing design efforts to ensure minimal compliance and most cost-effective design
• Monitor for minimal compliance, including area checks, efficiency of the layout (corridors, electrical), and gross up factors
• Monitor clash-detection processes for design
• Ensure design deliverables are submitted on time
• Meet and ensure the quality of the design documents
• Audit the design documents against the requirements, ensuring they are complete and meet industry quality standards
• Notify the Commercial team of any contract variances to the performance specifications and variances to the original budget
• Lead the Design Management of projects
• Provide support to the Pre-Construction Director, Project Director and the Project Execution team as required
• Ensure the Consultant team is achieving their deliverables on time

Education & Experience of Senior Design Manager

• Degree in Engineering or Architecture
• LEED, PMP, and P. Eng designations are assets
• 15+ years of construction experience
• Experience with Lean or IPD projects would be an asset
• Experience working within design build procurement methods is preferred
• Proficiency using MS Office Suite and BIM software tools
• Working knowledge of Navisworks (3D and 4D) and REVIT (extract data, open models)
• Experience with ACONEX or Revizto is an asset

Benefits:

• Unique career opportunity within a progressive environment with continuous learning and opportunity for growth, as well as a competitive compensation package.
• Competitive wage and bonus opportunities
• RRSP matching
• Health & Dental benefit plans
• Health & Wellness spending account
• Professional career development opportunities
• Social activities

Ideal Candidate:

• Must have vehicle and valid driver’s license for the province of British Columbia.
• Only candidates with authorisation to work in Canada will be considered.

Please clearly highlight relevant work experience, project overviews and project scale ($) in your resume.