Design Engineering Manager

CMS Corporation is seeking a Design Engineering Manager who will lead and manage multidisciplinary engineering design efforts from proposal development through project closeout. The role involves overseeing all phases of the design process, ensuring technical excellence and compliance with industry standards while coordinating with various teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in site visits as requested
• Serve as the Design Manager for Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build projects
• Develop, monitor, and manage project design schedules, budgets, milestones, and deliverables
• Coordinate and supervise outside architectural, engineering, and specialty consultants
• Ensure design documents comply with applicable Federal, DoD, UFC, UFGS, IBC, ASCE, AISC, ACI, and other governing codes and standards
• Provide technical leadership and engineering oversight for civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and specialty design disciplines
• Review engineering calculations, drawings, specifications, technical reports, and design analyses for completeness, quality, constructability, and compliance
• Lead interdisciplinary design coordination meetings and resolve technical conflicts between disciplines
• Participate in site investigations, field assessments, and design verification activities as required
• Support proposal development by preparing technical narratives, design concepts, basis of design documents, and engineering approaches
• Assist the Estimating team with conceptual designs, quantity development, cost estimates, and project execution planning
• Support Operations with subcontractor scopes of work, technical evaluations, Requests for Information (RFIs), and engineering issue resolution during construction
• Perform constructability reviews and provide recommendations to improve efficiency, quality, and cost
• Identify and mitigate design risks while ensuring client requirements and project objectives are achieved
• Develop and maintain project design documentation, reports, and technical deliverables
• Mentor engineering staff and provide technical guidance to improve engineering capabilities throughout the organization
• Support Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) processes and participate in internal and external design reviews
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, consultants, and project stakeholders
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Excellent knowledge of engineering design principles and construction practices
• Experience managing Design-Build project delivery
• Strong understanding of Federal, DoD, USACE, NAVFAC, and AFCEC design requirements
• Knowledge of UFC, UFGS, IBC, ASCE, AISC, ACI, and applicable engineering standards
• Ability to review engineering calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical reports
• Experience coordinating multiple engineering disciplines throughout project development
• Strong project management, planning, scheduling, and organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management abilities
• Experience in preparing technical proposals and engineering narratives
• Ability to resolve complex technical and constructability issues
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, and AutoCAD
• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience with Design-Build, civil, and multidisciplinary projects
• Bachelor's degree in civil/construction/ Engineering with 10 or more years of related experience
• Minimum 3–5 years leading multidisciplinary engineering or design teams
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Civil Engineering preferred
• Experience with BIM/Revit is preferred