Design Manager - Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Developer - Base Salary to 140k/year - Bloomington, IN

Design Manager - Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Developer - Base Salary to 140k/year - Bloomington, IN

Our client is a growing commercial real estate development firm focused on large-scale industrial and advanced manufacturing development. The company manages major ground-up projects across multiple U.S. markets and is seeking an experienced Design Manager to oversee the architectural and engineering design process for large-scale industrial and manufacturing facilities.

The Design Manager will manage the design process from early development and conceptual design through construction documentation and project delivery. This position will coordinate multiple external architecture and engineering (A&E) firms and multidisciplinary consultants while ensuring designs align with project scope, schedule, budget, constructability, quality standards, and development objectives.

This is a remote position with national project responsibilities and requires travel to project sites, design meetings, and other locations as project needs require.

Responsibilities:

Manage the architectural and engineering design process for large-scale, ground-up industrial and advanced manufacturing development projects.

Serve as the owner's primary point of contact for external architecture and engineering (A&E) firms.

Select, engage, coordinate, and manage outside architects, engineers, design consultants, and multidisciplinary A&E teams.

Establish and maintain project design schedules, milestones, deliverables, and coordination requirements.

Lead design coordination from conceptual design and design development through construction documents and project handoff.

Review architectural drawings, engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documents for alignment with project requirements, development objectives, budget, schedule, and applicable standards.

Coordinate architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), and other engineering disciplines.

Identify design conflicts, gaps, and project risks and coordinate with consultants to develop solutions.

Manage design changes and evaluate impacts on project cost, schedule, constructability, and overall project objectives.

Coordinate with development, construction, and project management teams throughout the project lifecycle.

Participate in design reviews, consultant meetings, owner meetings, and project coordination meetings.

Help establish project design standards and maintain consistency across the development portfolio.

Monitor consultant performance, schedules, deliverables, and design quality.

Assist with value engineering, constructability reviews, and design optimization.

Support permitting and entitlement activities related to project design.

Support development and construction teams with design-related issues during construction.

Travel nationally to project sites and meetings as project needs require.

Qualifications:

5+ years of professional experience in architecture, design management, project management, or a related field.

Experience with commercial, manufacturing, and/or industrial building design and development.

Experience managing large-scale ground-up projects, ideally 250,000+ square feet.

Experience managing architectural and engineering design processes from conceptual design through construction documentation.

Demonstrated experience managing external A&E firms and multidisciplinary design consultants.

Experience coordinating architectural, structural, civil, MEP, and other engineering disciplines.

Ability to review and understand architectural and engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documents.

Experience managing design schedules, deliverables, design changes, and consultant coordination.

Experience identifying and resolving design issues involving constructability, project requirements, cost, or schedule.

Ability to travel within the United States to project sites and meetings as project needs require.

Compensation:

Base salary in the 120k - 140k/year range

Annual bonus structure

Paid travel

Health insurance packages

401k with match

PTO and paid holidays

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