Design Manager - Semiconductor Construction

Description

The role is the Owner's Representative for large capital projects at a semiconductor campus, covering everything from project start through construction.

You lead and coordinate the design work across several consultants, contractors, and stakeholders, keeping deliverables on track against project goals, technical needs, milestones, and quality standards.

You are the main link between the owner, design teams, contractors, and stakeholders, keeping design work matched to the execution strategy and long-term program goals.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Owner's Representative, running the design process from project start to final design completion.
• Manage design consultants and engineering firms so design packages, studies, reports, calculations, and other deliverables arrive on time.
• Lead oversight of Design-Build, CM/GC, Progressive Design-Build, and other alternative delivery projects.
• Build and maintain design schedules across disciplines, stakeholders, consultants, and contractors, along with the design execution plan and milestone tracking.
• Hold consultants, design partners, and stakeholders to their commitments, deliverables, and design dates.
• Run design coordination meetings and keep engineering disciplines, consultants, construction teams, and owner stakeholders communicating.
• Manage design reviews, stakeholder comments, and comment resolution, and keep comment logs, action items, and decision registers current.
• Watch design progress and flag early any schedule impacts, technical risks, resource gaps, or execution problems.
• Review design deliverables for completeness, quality, constructability, and fit with project objectives.
• Coordinate design with permitting, procurement, utility work, and construction planning.
• Support value engineering, risk assessments, and design optimization throughout development.
• Build and update long-range look-ahead schedules and forecasting tools across project teams and workstreams.
• Track key decisions, technical risks, permit requirements, and design dependencies that could affect delivery.
• Prepare status updates, schedule summaries, risk reports, and presentation material for executive reporting.
• Work with project controls, construction management, and program management to keep design and execution aligned.
• Support constructability reviews and provide design leadership through preconstruction and construction.
• Resolve stakeholder issues and advise leadership on project risks, schedule recovery options, and design concerns.
• Contribute to lessons learned, continuous improvement, and design management best practices across the organization.
• Maintain design management processes, procedures, and standards that support consistent delivery.
• Perform other duties assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or a closely related field.
• 7+ years of experience managing design development, design coordination, or delivery on large capital projects.
• Experience supporting Design-Build, CM/GC, Progressive Design-Build, or other alternative delivery methods.
• Solid understanding of engineering and design development across multiple disciplines.
• Experience managing consultants, design firms, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage complex schedules while coordinating many stakeholders at the same time.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including leading meetings and communicating with executives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, project management software, and document management systems.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Conditions

Pay range: $120,000 - $180,000 USD.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, accident, and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% company match when you contribute at least 5%.
• 15 days of paid time off.
• 8 paid national holidays.
• Reimbursement for professional licenses and certifications.