Senior Design Manager

Overview

About Suffolk  

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. We provide value across the entire project lifecycle through our core construction management services and complementary business lines in real estate investment, design, self-perform construction, and technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies). By integrating data, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology through our Seamless Platform, we connect design, construction, and operations to deliver smarter, more predictable results and redefine how America builds. 

 

Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $9 billion in annual revenue, 3,000 employees, and 17 offices, including Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Herndon, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other key markets. Suffolk manages some of the most complex and transformative projects in the country, serving clients across healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, aviation, transportation, government, mission critical, and commercial sectors. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram. 

 

At Suffolk, we believe that our total rewards program should offer you and your family the support you need when it matters most. That’s why we have created a program that provides employees with access to a wide variety of options that can be personalized to support you and your loved ones physically, emotionally, and financially. 

 

Benefits include, competitive salaries, auto allowances and gas cards for certain roles, access to market leading medical and emotional and mental health benefits, dental, and vision insurance plans, virtual care options for physical therapy and primary care, generous paid time off, 401k plan with employer match and access to expert financial resources, company paid and voluntary life insurance, tax deferred savings accounts, 10 backup daycare days each year, short- and long-term disability, commuter benefits and more.  For more information, click here. 

 

The Role

Suffolk is seeking people who are bold. Curious. Innovative. Caring. Looking for the career opportunity of a lifetime. We’ll challenge and inspire you to be your very best. We’ll embrace what makes you unique and lift you up as you take chances. Here, you’ll find a place where you can act with purpose and integrity, bringing intelligence and grit to every aspect of your job. Join us for the chance to achieve your ambitions and build your legacy

 

As part of a Design Build team, the Sr. Design Manager will proactively and collaboratively work as part of a unified team, comprising various Suffolk stakeholders and design professionals, through Suffolk’s optimized, end-to-end design-build management process. This role demands strategic project leadership, technical rigor, and seamless coordination across disciplines and stakeholders to ensure design excellence and delivery precision.

 

The ideal candidate is deeply committed to enhancing the efficiency, accuracy, completeness, and speed of the design, documentation, and construction process. They will champion Suffolk’s design-build vision, leveraging innovative tools, technologies, and procedures to exceed client expectations. From pursuit through close-out, the Sr. Manager will drive alignment between design intent and construction execution, ensuring that every project design milestone is met with clarity, creativity, and accountability.

 

Responsibilities

During each phase of a design-build project lifecycle, the Sr. Manager will lead the interface between Suffolk Construction, external design and industry professionals, trade partners, regulatory agencies, and other project stakeholders to mitigate risk and achieve project goals, all the while embracing culture of authentic collaboration and technical competence.

 

Pursuit Phase

• Review RFQ/RFPs and develop a deliverable matrix.
• Participate in negotiating teaming and design services agreements.
• Identify, assess and develop mitigation strategies for design-related risks.
• Interview / approve Design Managers and oversee proposal development.
• Align design deliverables with cost models and schedules.
• Coordinate scope validation, value engineering, and RFP submittals.

Design Phase

• Provide technical guidance to external design professionals and manage scope control.
• Facilitate integrated design