Integration Manager

Integration Manager

JPI has an exciting opportunity for an Integration Manager to join our DfX team in the Central region. This role is the connective point across the technical, permitting, and commercial work streams on assigned projects, coordinating with Technical Leads and Permit Leads to keep design, approvals, and vendor commitments moving together through the DFX project life cycle. The Integration Manager tracks open items and hand-offs across the process, steps in directly on permitting issues as they arise, and supports vendor procurement and soft and hard-cost budget tracking. The position reports to the Director, DfX.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

DFX Process Integration & Coordination

• Serve as the connective point across technical, permitting, and commercial work streams on assigned projects, coordinating with Technical Leads, Permit Leads, and preconstruction to keep the DFX process moving end to end.
• Track open items, decisions, and hand-offs across the full DFX life cycle, and close gaps before they turn into schedule or cost impacts.
• Document process steps and hand-off points across the DFX life cycle to build a consistent, repeatable approach across projects.
• Escalate issues early and route them to the right owner, functioning as the point of accountability for keeping the overall process on track.

Design Phase Risk Management

• Coordinate with the Technical Leads on each project to ensure constructability reviews and de-risking sessions happen at every design milestone, and confirm findings carry through to the next phase.
• Follow up with consultants and trade partners on critical systems validation, closing the loop with the Technical Lead on outstanding items.
• Track the risk register and mitigation plan across projects, connecting design, permitting, and commercial inputs so open items don't stall between hand-offs.
• Flag drawing package issues that historically cause rework or schedule impacts, and confirm they get resolved before the package moves forward.

Permitting & Regulatory Ownership

• Step in directly on permitting issues as they arise across projects, working with the Permit Lead(s) to clear roadblocks and keep approvals moving.
• Own the permitting process for assigned projects, including tracking milestones, managing submittals, and mitigating delays.
• Engage directly with AHJ representatives to confirm requirements, resolve comments, and coordinate resubmittals with the design team.
• Interpret agency feedback and translate it into design and construction direction, avoiding rejections or restarts.
• Maintain city-specific requirements, including startup procedures, Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO), Certificate of Occupancy (CO), and inspection sequencing, and align them with building phasing plans.

Value Analysis

• Coordinate final Best Value decisions across construction, design, and development teams, and confirm outcomes are reflected in IFC (issued for construction) drawing sets.
• Support evaluation of alternative systems or materials that offer lifecycle cost benefits without sacrificing design intent.
• Track Best Value recommendations against historical cost data and constructability input from trade partners.

Vendor Procurement & Commercial Integration

• Support procurement of relevant vendors for assigned scopes, from qualification through award.
• Track soft-cost budgets for assigned projects against plan and flag variances early.
• Coordinate with preconstruction and purchasing to align technical decisions with cost and contract terms.
• Serve as the connecting point between technical execution and the commercial process throughout the DFX phase.

AI, Automation

• Uses approved enterprise AI tools (e.g., Claude Cowork, Microsoft Copilot) to draft, summarize, analyze, and accelerate everyday work.
• Leverage AI and other digital tools to document and then automate workflows effectively.

Non-Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned

Education, Work Experience, & Physical Requirements

• Bachelor's in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture or a related field.
• 4-8 years of experience in design management, construction, or permitting/entitlements, preferably in the multifamily industry.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, drawing details, utility coordination, and permitting/AHJ processes. Procore, Bluebeam, Oracle Primavera Cloud, AutoCAD, Revit, and permit tracking systems.
• Proven experience in design feasibility, constructability assessments, and permit strategy across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience with vendor procurement and soft-cost budget management.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Experience coordinating across design, permitting, and commercial teams on complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Act as a representative and advocate of JPI's culture and guiding principles
• 5-day work week (Monday-Friday) Physical Co-location
• Frequent travel to AHJ offices as needed.
• Daily Collaboration