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Construction Design Manager (R5486)

Shield 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Full-time

Lead facility planning, programming, design development, and project delivery as the owner's representative, directing external architecture, engineering, and specialty consultant teams. Coordinate stakeholders and design reviews, resolve technical and constructability issues, and support procurement and construction while ensuring projects meet operational, budget, schedule, security, and long-term facility requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead facility planning, programming, design development, and project delivery as the owner's representative, directing external architecture, engineering, and specialty consultant teams. Coordinate stakeholders and design reviews, resolve technical and constructability issues, and support procurement and construction while ensuring projects meet operational, budget, schedule, security, and long-term facility requirements.

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or a related technical field, at least 10 years of relevant experience, proficiency with AutoCAD, and experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and complex facility projects. Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. SECRET clearance, interpret technical design documents, and perform site visits and lifting of 50 pounds or more.

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Benefits
  • Equity

Key Skills

Facility Planning Programming Design Development Project Delivery Owner Representation Architecture Coordination Engineering Coordination Specialty Consultant Management Stakeholder Coordination Design Review Facilitation Technical Issue Resolution Constructability Analysis Procurement Support Construction Support Budget Management Schedule Management Security Requirements Long‑term Facility Planning AutoCAD Proficiency Multidisciplinary Team Management U.S. SECRET Clearance Eligibility Technical Document Interpretation Site Visit Execution Physical Lifting (50+ lbs) Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Architecture/Construction Management Leadership Communication Problem Solving Risk Assessment

About Shield

Founded in 2015, Shield is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind mission autonomy, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.

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