Senior Director, Design Management

Overview

As a national leader in the construction industry, Suffolk is redefining what it means to design and build. We challenge the status quo every day by gathering the people, innovations, and partnerships that can explore and go after new ways to do our jobs. Our focus on high-performing teams and technology translates to groundbreaking solutions for all industry sectors and phases of building. We provide value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging our core construction management services alongside vertical service lines, an approach that is revolutionizing the industry and making a permanent mark on the world of business. Join us for a thrilling experience that will energize you, challenge you, and propel your career.  

About Suffolk 

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies) and innovation research/development. 

Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $5.0 billion in annual revenue, 2,600 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. 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. 

The Role 

Suffolk’s vision is to integrate the entire building lifecycle into a seamless platform to redefine how the world builds. A key component of delivering on that vision has been the development of Suffolk Design—an innovative vertical offering fully-integrated design and design management services.  Leveraging Suffolk’s core construction capabilities, technologies, and processes, Suffolk Design aims to reimagine traditional design delivery processes through specialized service offerings, fully integrated with Suffolk’s core construction capabilities.    

As an essential part of Suffolk Design’s growth strategy, the Sr. Director Suffolk Design, Florida East Coast will lead the growth and development of Suffolk Design in the Florida East Coast Region and will be responsible for Technical Design Services, Operational Leadership, and Business Development Support.  

Responsibilities

Technical Design Services 

The Sr. Director Suffolk Design, Florida East Coast will lead day-to-day delivery of Suffolk Design’s work on East Coast Florida projects, ensuring delivery on our clients’ performance, programming, cost, and schedule objectives.  Responsibilities include the following: 

 

• Design Management of Design-Build projects and pursuits 

• Manage all aspects of the design process in accordance with established principles and best practices, such as Design-Build Done Right.    

• Collaborate with clients and other external stakeholders, design teams, and Suffolk Construction to ensure efficiency and predictability in project outcomes. 

• Lead the implementation of Lean design management tools across the preconstruction lifecycle.    

• Design Assist Project Support 

• Assist in the performance of design document constructability reviews across the Florida East Coast Region’s portfolio of projects. 

• Aid construction teams with design and technical support of in-construction projects. 

• Feasibility, optionality, value management, and technical integration support of preconstruction phase projects. 

• Integrated Design-Build 

• Lead the implementation of Suffolk Design’s Integrated Design-Build projects across the Florida East Coast region through client management, deployment of Suffolk Design’s national design and production staff, and seamless integration with Florda East Coast Preconstruction and Operations teams.  

• General Design Services Responsibilities will include: 

• Maintenance and support of client relationships during all project phases, ensuring a client-first mentality that encourages both active engagement in and ownership of all design decisions. 

• Proactive tracking and reporting on prog