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Job Description As a member of the project leadership team, the Design Manager (DM) is responsible for the timely development of the project design and its alignment with the project execution plan. The Design Manager establishes and manages processes on their projects to build and maintain alignment between the design and these project objectives. Key Responsibilities Lead and manage successful competitive Design-Build pursuits. Facilitate and advise design team selections and teaming agreement negotiations. Review and validate A/E scopes and support fair fee negotiations that benefit DPR and A/E team. Facilitate integration of Self-Perform Work (SPW), Digital Building Components (DBC), Prefabrication, DPR Technical Design Services, EIG, SurePods and Vueops into the design and fabrication model where value is added to the project. Understand ways the design creates opportunity for prefabrication, self-performed work, and modularization to deliver more project value. Facilitate a culture that builds and sustains open and honest, trusting relationships with the design team. Support or organize and facilitate High Performing Team (HPT) project workshops to create an aligned Vision, Mission, Charter and Key Performance Indicator’s (KPI’s) to measure successful outcomes. Organize and support cluster group, or similar, formation strategy during the design phase and project workshops. Utilize a comprehensive understanding of design scope contract risk to develop a mitigation plan for effectively managing design related project risk. Evaluate the project for needed design scope and develop a comprehensive strategy for integrating ALL stakeholder design responsibilities. Understand and use the Owner’s business case and steer the design to meet client expectations. Actively engage and coordinate with the DPR team to ensure alignment on key responsibilities in support of the design process. Work as part of the Design-To-Build team to support the identification of opportunities and integration for DPR services during the design phase. Recognize and encourage value enhancing design iteration while driving timely design resolution that supports the project budget and client expectations. Proactively identify gaps between the agreed basis of design and developing scope creep. Manage the Program and Concept Design Validation to budget prior to schematic design production. Work with Authorities Having Jurisdiction to establish the appropriate design package permit submittal review process. Lead and facilitate Milestone Alignment Planning (MAP) workshops. Schedule and Lead Design Quality & Constructability Reviews aligning the design team. Set up and manage the internal DPR bulletin review process. Develop and manage an accountable design change decision-making and change management process. Implement DPR’s Design Acceptance Criteria (DAC) process. Experience / Skills Proven successful experience in Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), Design/Build and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). Leadership and management skills required to create one cohesive team. Multi-disciplinary fluency in architectural design, engineering, pre-construction and construction processes. Ability to influence contractual differences and risks managed by the project team. Adept at the creative problem-solving of design issues by identifying optimized solutions. DPR has been nationally recognized for its strong company culture, based on a well-defined purpose “We Exist to Build Great Things,” and four core values: integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and ever forward. #J-18808-Ljbffr DPR Construction

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