Energy Storage-Senior Design Phase Manager I

SENIOR DESIGN PHASE MANAGER

SUMMARY:

Mortenson is currently seeking a Senior Design Phase Manager to join our Energy Storage Group with the ability to interact with a variety of staff at all levels in an ever-changing environment, remaining flexible, resourceful, proactive, and efficient with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. The Senior Design Phase Manager must have a strong Electrical background and will partner with Construction Executives to provide dedicated design phase services to project owners and design teams. Strong communication skills are necessary as you will coordinate with staff at all levels in an ever-changing environment. Your ability to remain flexible, inventive, dedicated, and efficient with a high level of integrity and confidentiality is vital to your success in this role.

Hiring Locations: MN, CO, TX

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead team members in resourcefulness, self-starting work habits, problem solving based on information and good judgement
• Responsible for the mentoring, management, and timely performance evaluation of Design Phase Managers
• Act as primary point of contact with owners, architects, engineers, and trade partners during the design phase
• Learn and understand owner's project needs, goals, and requirements
• Promote and facilitate open communication and issue resolution between team members
• Define and track critical success factors to be incorporated into the PES process
• Track and handle change management decisions with owners and trade partners
• Manage, mentor, and guide design phase team members to ensure clear direction and career growth
• Develop and/or lead the preparation and presentation of project proposals
• Effectively work and build relationships with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels 
• Lead team members by example, offer effective coaching and feedback, and effectively manage performance

Lead the design development

• Translate the owner's vision into a constructible design solution within the overall project scope, budget, and schedule
• Provide direction and input on preferred construction means, methods, and materials for incorporation into the construction documents
• Provide input which supports overall project constructability and logistics
• Obtain, review, and coordinate information from design assist trade partners
• Incorporate trade partner recommendations and preferences into design documents where appropriate
• Lead the estimating team in translating the design solution into technical and financial cost documentation
• Includes preparation of value engineering, budget, and life cycle cost estimates
• Lead the design phase team in making critical project decisions at the right time to maintain the design schedule, and developing and accepting solutions to design issues that support the project scope, budget, schedule, and goals
• Coordinate the efforts of multiple design entities contracted with Mortenson
• Coordinate, review, and submit design documents to the owner
• Develops, identifies, and coordinates initial project VDC requirements

Acquire services of consultants and trade partners

• Procure critical scopes of work early in the project
• Develop and implement a buyout plan that transfers design and construction risk to trade partners at the appropriate time
• Supervise budget and make recommendations for trade partner selections with the design team, keeping within project schedule and budget parameters
• Solicit, select, and contract with designers for design-build projects

Assist on-site project teams

• Obtain input from the team to support a single project vision between Mortenson's design and on-site project teams
• Assure applicable permits are in place to begin construction
• Utilize Mortenson standard financial and project management control procedures to ensure a smooth transition to on-site project management activities
• Initiate, facilitate, and lead early meetings between trade partners related to project coordination if requested by on-site project team
• Develop and run preliminary on-site logistics and utilization plans until on-site project team is assigned to project

Other duties as assigned, including:

• Act as the Project Manager until a full-time project manager is identified
• Provide mentorship to employees encouraging development and growth
• Provide design solution input to business development and estimating departments as requested

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachel