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Design Manager

Ventana Construction Corporation 🇨🇦 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Full-time Manager

Lead design and pre-construction for complex construction projects, coordinating clients, consultants, and internal teams to deliver high-quality, buildable designs aligned with scope, schedule, and budget. Manage consultant performance, design risks, approvals, and the transition into construction while supporting client relationships and proposal pursuits.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and pre-construction for complex construction projects, coordinating clients, consultants, and internal teams to deliver high-quality, buildable designs aligned with scope, schedule, and budget. Manage consultant performance, design risks, approvals, and the transition into construction while supporting client relationships and proposal pursuits.

Requirements

  • Requires 8 or more years of relevant experience and a degree or diploma in construction management, engineering, architecture, a related field, or equivalent industry experience. Candidates should have experience with large-scale projects and collaborative delivery models, strong commercial and communication skills, and familiarity with approvals, BIM/VDC, and project collaboration tools; professional designations are an asset.

Benefits

  • Potential Bonus and Profit Sharing
  • Matching RRSP
  • Extended Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Life Insurance
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Paid Vacation
  • Professional Development Support
  • Catered Lunch
  • Office Gym
  • Group Personal Training Classes
  • Company Social Events

Key Skills

Design coordination Pre‑construction planning Client coordination Consultant management Buildable design delivery Scope alignment Schedule management Budget management Risk management Design approvals BIM/VDC Project collaboration tools Commercial skills Communication Team leadership Construction management Autodesk tools Stakeholder relationship building

About Ventana Construction Corporation

JOIN OUR TEAM AND BE PROUD TO SAY "WE BUILT THAT"​! Ventana Construction Corporation is a general contractor and construction manager that has been operating in British Columbia since 1987. Ventana has 20+ active jobs in the lower mainland and we are constantly looking for great people to join our team. At Ventana, we don't just staff projects, we build teams of motivated, dedicated, and progressive individuals. OUR PEOPLE, OUR PASSION: Construction is primarily a people business and retaining talented employees is essential to maintaining the integrity and principles that shape our company. WELCOME TO THE VENTANA TEAM: We strive to maintain a small-company environment where everyone contributes their unique sets of skills and expertise to our shared success. WORK TOGETHER, PLAY TOGETHER: We are a social group that not only collaborates on our work projects, but also gets together for fun events both inside and outside of the workplace!

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