Construction Design Department Manager

Construction Design Department Manager-

Location: High Point, North Carolina,

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Environment: Primarily In-Office with Travel to Project Sites

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $146,000 – $200,000 annually
• Company Cell Phone or Cell Phone Reimbursement
• Company Laptop
• Company Credit Card
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Professional Development and Leadership Growth Opportunities

Construction Design Department Manager Essential Functions

Manage EAS Construction Design department w/ the Director of BIM/VDC. Manage design QA/QC and design production to JAMAC shop for prefab and fabrication

Essential Functions

● Monitor the design department to ensure the department stays productive and accounts for BIM/VDC PMs’ & Design Project Leads’ time.

● Work with BIM/VDC PM’s to ensure the design department stays on track with project/workload schedules and provides necessary support to field and prefab.

● Develop BIM/VDC PMs and design project leads to facilitate BIM/Coordination projects and associated assigned team of designers.

● Split projects with the Director of BIM/VDC for oversight. For projects responsible check in on BIM/VDC schedules set up by BIM/VDC PMs. Use schedules to track department performance

● Work with the Director of BIM/VDC on process and procedure improvements with input from designers.

● Update executive team weekly on VDC/BIM/design department status through weekly construction team meetings, huddles, and executive report when the Director of VDC/BIM is out.

● Work with sheet metal shop with CAD, CAM, and libraries to ensure good information from design to sheet metal and piping fabrication.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:

● Assist BIM/VDC PMs and design leads with CAD, Revit, and Fabrication CADmep issues.

● Review drawings prior to them leaving the department in addition to review by Design Lead.

● Assist Document Control when they are not getting what they need from design leads, designers, project management, and field teams.

● Act as lead administrator for creating Database Fabparts/CADmep profiles and requesting Fabparts/CADmep library content.

● Give evaluations and review employees in the department for performance each year - BIM/VDC PMs and Project Leads.

● Review BIM/VDC PM and design lead time weekly for accuracy and issues. Submit bundled department timesheets to payroll.

● Plan, schedule, and conduct department meetings, training meetings, and lunch-and-learns as needed.

WHAT WILL CATCH OUR EYES:

● Must be able to use MS Word and Excel (Google Docs or Sheets).

● Must be able to use Google Drive, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and ProCore

● Proficient with Google Meet and MS Teams.

● Proficient with email (Gmail) and calendars.

● Revit 2024 or newer

● Bluebeam

● General knowledge of Construction document administration.

Interpersonal

● Need to be able to listen to and act on the needs of Construction field project teams,

estimating/preconstruction, engineering, Sheetmetal/Pipe Shop, and BIM groups.

● Need to be able to communicate with outside project teams (outside EAS such as vendors and construction

management/general contractor teams)

● Need to be able to offer constructive feedback to drive team development

Physical Demands

● Be able to walk distances to review ongoing work at project sites and EAS facilities.

● Able to stand and walk as needed to observe the project under construction.

● Able to climb ladders or stairs as needed to observe the project under construction.

● Lift 50lbs