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Senior Design Manager

Kitchell đŸ‡ș🇾 San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America

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

Lead and coordinate preconstruction and design management for a design-build courthouse project, representing the owner and managing schedules, budgets, risks, design reviews, and coordination across disciplines. Coordinate with the owner, design-builder, utilities, and government agencies; oversee contractual compliance, project meetings, documentation, and quality control.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate preconstruction and design management for a design-build courthouse project, representing the owner and managing schedules, budgets, risks, design reviews, and coordination across disciplines. Coordinate with the owner, design-builder, utilities, and government agencies; oversee contractual compliance, project meetings, documentation, and quality control.

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or a related field is required, with architecture strongly preferred, along with at least 12 years of related project or construction management experience. Design-build experience and proficiency with Microsoft Project are required; courthouse experience, DBIA certification, and familiarity with Bluebeam and Procore are preferred.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • College savings plans
  • Business travel assistance and insurance
  • Discounted auto and homeowners insurance

Key Skills

Construction management Architecture Design‑build project delivery Project scheduling Budget management Risk management Design review coordination Stakeholder communication Cross‑disciplinary coordination Microsoft Project Bluebeam Procore Leadership Team mentoring Quality control Contract compliance Meeting facilitation Documentation management Problem solving Decision making Negotiation Strategic planning Resource allocation Client relationship management Regulatory compliance Construction documentation

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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