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Senior Design Manager

Kitchell 🇺🇸 San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America

$175,000 - $190,000 Full-time Senior

The Senior Design Manager will act as an Owner’s Representative to lead pre-construction activities and manage project development for a large justice market project. Responsibilities include coordinating design-build schedules, ensuring budget alignment, and mitigating design risks while maintaining code and sustainability compliance.

Responsibilities

  • The Senior Design Manager will act as an Owner’s Representative to lead pre-construction activities and manage project development for a large justice market project. Responsibilities include coordinating design-build schedules, ensuring budget alignment, and mitigating design risks while maintaining code and sustainability compliance.

Requirements

  • Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering, with a strong preference for a degree in Architecture. A minimum of 12 years of related experience is required, along with proficiency in project management software and Design-Build experience.

Benefits

  • Profit sharing
  • Discretionary stock options
  • Incentive bonuses
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Health savings accounts
  • 401(k)
  • College savings plans
  • Business travel assistance
  • Discounted auto insurance
  • Discounted homeowner’s insurance
  • Identity theft protection
  • Rewards programs

Key Skills

Project management Design‑build coordination Construction scheduling Budget management Risk mitigation Code compliance Sustainability standards Leadership Stakeholder communication Team collaboration Construction management software AutoCAD (implied) Contract administration Resource allocation Problem solving Decision making Client relationship management Negotiation Quality control Change order management Document control Strategic planning On‑site supervision Regulatory knowledge Mentoring

About Kitchell

Kitchell is a privately-owned company with more than seven decades experience in general contracting, construction management, development, facilities management, engineering and architecture and myriad other services within the built environment. Our 900-plus employee-owners manage projects from main offices in Arizona, California, and Texas. We offer an entrepreneurial environment that fosters personal and professional growth through in-house education programs, formal and informal mentoring and cross-training opportunities. Kitchell encourages employee engagement through our formal performance-based bonuses, opportunity for enhanced ownership and by offering increasing responsibility through career advancement. We are consistently ranked among the top places to work, attributable to our tenured staff and outstanding benefits including health and life insurance, 401(k), college savings plans, business travel assistance and insurance, discounted auto and homeowners insurance, identity

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