Design Manager

Division: xPL Offsite Project Location(s): Chicago, IL 60604 USA Minimum Years Experience: Travel Involved: 10-20% Job Type: Regular Job Classification: Experienced Education: Job Family: Construction Compensation: Salaried Exempt Position Description: Lead and manage Design & Engineering (D&E) execution for xPL Offsite Manufacturing projects, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, constructible, fabrication-ready, and installation-supported design packages, ensuring alignment with xPL Offsite strategic objectives while promoting innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Serve as primary coordination interface for D&E, managing scope, schedule, priorities, deliverables, design decisions, risks, changes, and handoffs from project intake through production release, and fabrication and installation support. Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities: Lead Design & Engineering (D&E) project execution for xPL Offsite manufacturing initiatives and serve as primary point of contact and coordination interface for D&E across architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, prefabrication, manufacturing, and installation stakeholders. Develop and manage design schedules, budgets, and resource plans for projects to achieve on-time completion, within budget, and to meet or exceed quality and client expectations. Coordinate with internal teams, external consultants, Engineers, and stakeholders to integrate design intent with manufacturability, lean principles, and offsite construction (OSC) best practices. Confirm product designs meet specifications, quality, and contractual requirements throughout review and approval processes for OSM drawings generated for assigned projects. Oversee production of technical drawings, Building Information Modeling (BIM) models, specifications, and documentation, ensuring designs comply with applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements. Facilitate design reviews, value engineering, and constructability assessments to optimize prefabrication opportunities, reduce waste, and improve project outcomes. Own and maintain D&E deliverables tracker, including models, submittal packages, shop drawings, fabrication documentation, Bill of Materials (BOMs), assembly drawings, design reviews, approvals, release milestones, open issues, and lessons learned. Manage design risks, changes, and issues; conduct regular progress meetings, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and provide timely reports to leadership. Support consistent use of digital tools (e.g., BIM, Revit, and other advanced modeling technologies) to enhance design efficiency and collaboration. Manage quality assurance to identify and eliminate model clashes throughout design coordination process. Support team development, reinforce project execution best practices, improve communication routines, contribute feedback to functional leaders, participate in recruiting as requested, and foster culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement. Collaborate with operations, manufacturing, procurement, and construction teams to facilitate seamless transition from design to production and field installation. Review and contribute to proposals, estimates, and contract documents related to design scope. Maintain thorough project documentation, lessons learned, and compliance with safety, quality, and sustainability standards. Travel periodically to manufacturing facilities, project sites, vendor facilities, or other xPL locations to support execution. Contribute to related design, coordination, and manufacturing support activities as needed to advance xPL product and project delivery. Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

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The salary range for this position is estimated to be 0.00 - 0.00 USD annualized. Turner Construction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage. In addition to our extensive benefits offerings, we provide paid vacation, wellness/sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and end-of-year appreciation pay. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree from accredited program in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field preferred, with minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in design project management within construction, prefabrication, modular/offsite manufacturing, design-build, or AEC industry; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience Professional licensure or certification such as (e.g., Professional Engineer (PE), Registered Architect (RA)) or certifications (Project Management Professional (PMP), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)), or equivalent technical/project management credential preferred Experience managing design, engineering, or product-development execution in construction, offsite manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, modular systems, or engineered-product environments, may be considered in lieu of licensure Experience in industrial, power/energy, data center, or modular construction sectors is highly desirable Strong knowledge of Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes, Revit, AutoCAD, and other design/drafting tools; experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/ Material Requirements Planning (MRP) or prefabrication software, a plus Thorough understanding of building codes, OSHA/safety standards, constructability, and lean design/manufacturing principles Track record managing multi-disciplinary design teams, schedules, budgets, and experience managing and delivering concurrent complex projects on time and within budget Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performance of the required duties require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee regularly travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office or remote setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works at manufacturing facilities and construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws. Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. Turner Construction