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Design Manager - Michels Preconstruction Services, Inc.

Michels Corporation 🇺🇸 Renton, Washington, United States of America

Onsite $161,000 - $242,000 Full-time Senior

The Design Manager leads and coordinates all aspects of the preconstruction phase, including design, permitting, risk management, and construction planning. They ensure multidisciplinary teams remain aligned while optimizing project strategies for cost, schedule, safety, and quality.

Responsibilities

  • The Design Manager leads and coordinates all aspects of the preconstruction phase, including design, permitting, risk management, and construction planning. They ensure multidisciplinary teams remain aligned while optimizing project strategies for cost, schedule, safety, and quality.

Requirements

  • Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management and possess over 8 years of experience in complex construction or design-build projects. Proficiency in construction execution, technical writing, and project controls software is required, with PE or DBIA certifications being highly desired.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings account
  • Short term disability insurance
  • Long term disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Legal plan
  • Identity theft and monitoring plan

Key Skills

Preconstruction Planning Design Coordination Permitting Management Risk Management Construction Planning Cost Optimization Schedule Optimization Safety Management Quality Management Multidisciplinary Team Leadership Construction Execution Technical Writing Project Controls Software PE Certification DBIA Certification Stakeholder Communication Contract Review Value Engineering Bid Management Mentoring

About Michels Corporation

Established in 1959 in Brownsville, WI, Michels is an international leader in energy and infrastructure construction. Through organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and an understanding of our customers’ current and future needs, Michels has expanded into the civil, energy, energy transition and renewables, foundations, marine, transportation, and water and wastewater industries. Michels is a proud, family owned and operated company. We build solutions for safe, modern infrastructure throughout the world. Our engineering, procurement and construction services are supported by 8,000 people, 18,000 pieces of heavy equipment, more than 50 offices in the United States, and operations in Canada, Australia, and Europe. In 2023, Michels was named the 32nd largest contractor on the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 400 list.

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