Design Manager - Aerospace Market Sector

Arcadis delivers sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. The Design Manager will facilitate client requirements and manage the design process for hyperscale aerospace facilities and data centers, from campus planning through construction drawings, while coordinating design teams, procurement, project deliverables, and construction administration. The role also requires stakeholder communication, milestone management, and up to 30% domestic travel.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate client requirements for the design of hyperscale data centers throughout the United States
• The Design Project Manager will be responsible for managing the design process from campus planning/basis of the design stage through issuance of construction drawings. This will include the creation of a shared plan for the execution of design and oversight of the construction administration services provided by the external design team, as well as coordination of procurement, issue, and administration of change orders related to design and project scope, issuance of engineering information to related vendors and suppliers, etc
• Ability to work with internal and external Teams, building strong positive relationships that produce quality work, provide clear communication related to the project, and ensure the progression of the project meets required milestones and deadlines
• Ability to travel to project site, client meetings, etc. Travel is anticipated to total up to 30% of the employee’s schedule
• Ensure project deliverables meet the milestones and deadlines, and are presented in the format required by the final client, as well as related Teams

Requirements:

• 10 or more years of project design experience with Aerospace Facilites designs, OR large complex construction projects like hospitals, high-rises, laboratories, manufacturing plants, or high-power plants, is also acceptable
• Experience working with internal and external multidisciplinary teams, as well as working directly with final client teams
• Experience in the preparation of project plans, technical specifications, development of project implementation plans and schedules, as well as the coordination of internal and external Teams
• Experience working with projects that utilize fundamental knowledge of Autodesk Platforms: Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) or Building Information Modelling (BIM) engineered solutions
• BA in Architecture or Engineering, or a related field
• Strong communication skills – oral and written communication
• Ability to handle multiple projects with evolving priorities in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment
• PE, NCARB, RA