Design Manager

Job Description

Job Description

About Overaa

Overaa Construction has been building the Bay Area since 1907.

Based in Richmond, we are a leading general contractor serving commercial, education, healthcare, life science, water, industrial, energy, and transportation markets. What truly sets Overaa apart is our people — a team of highly skilled, self-performing craft professionals backed by a culture that feels more like family than a job site.

For more than a decade, Overaa has been recognized as a Bay Area Best Place to Work and consistently outperforms industry benchmarks in compensation and benefits. We’re proud of our legacy, serious about quality, and excited to welcome talented builders who share our values and want to grow their careers with a company that’s here for the long haul.

Design Manager

Overaa Construction is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead the design process for complex construction projects, from programming through design development, construction documents, and permitting. Ideal candidates will have at least 10 years of relevant construction management or architecture/engineering experience and demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary design teams.

The Design Manager takes ownership of design schedules, deliverables, constructability, and alignment with the construction budget. This individual drives design partners to deliver complete, coordinated, and permit-ready documents while supporting project teams through construction and occupancy.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and manage design schedules, holding design partners accountable for timely, coordinated, and high-quality deliverables.
• Lead design coordination and constructability reviews with Operations, Estimating, trade partners, and design consultants.
• Partner with Estimating and Operations to evaluate design decisions against construction budgets and resolve cost challenges.
• Establish BIM expectations and monitor design team compliance.
• Track permitting, approvals, utilities, and coordination with authorities having jurisdiction.
• Identify and resolve design risks related to schedule, cost, permitting, and constructability.
• Facilitate decisions among owners, designers, and stakeholders, documenting responsibilities and follow-up actions.
• Support subcontractor scopes, design-assist partners, procurement, and value improvement efforts.
• Provide design support through construction and occupancy.
• Promote job site safety and complete required Overaa safety training.

Attributes

• Passion for construction, design excellence, and project delivery.
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Proactive, organized, and accountable for meeting deadlines.
• Sound judgment and strong technical problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to drive accountability across multidisciplinary teams.
• Thrives in a fun and entrepreneurial environment.
• Demonstrates company values including loyalty, humility, reliability, and a can-do attitude.

Overall Responsibilities and Authority

• Accountable for successful execution of the design process from programming through permitting.
• Responsible for achieving design milestones and maintaining alignment with construction budgets.
• Leads multidisciplinary design teams and coordinates with Operations, Estimating, consultants, and trade partners.
• Oversees design deliverables to minimize errors, omissions, and coordination conflicts.
• Drives constructability reviews and resolution of technical design challenges.
• Monitors design schedules, permitting progress, and critical decisions.
• Establishes expectations for BIM implementation and consultant performance.
• Evaluates design alternatives, cost implications, and value improvement opportunities.
• Provides technical design support during construction and occupancy.
• Reports to Vice President.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant technical building experience in project management, superintendent roles, architecture, engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success leading architects, engineers, consultants, and multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong knowledge of building systems, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and specialty systems.
• Experience managing design schedules, technical deliverables, permitting, and consultant coordination.
• Ability to evaluate design alternatives, cost implications, and conceptual estimates.
• Strong understanding of construction methods, detailing, constructability, and trade coordination.
• Experience establishing BIM expectations and coordinating design documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deadlines.
• Experience with self-perform construction and trade coordination preferred.
• Ability to visit active construction sites, climb stairs and ladders, and navigate uneven work areas. Site visits may involve exposure to noise, weather, heights, moving equipment, airborne particles, and electrical hazards.

Benefits

As part of our ongoing commitment to our employees, we offer extremely competitive and comprehensive benefit packages.

• Competitive Salary
• Incentive/Bonus Plans
• Medical Insurance/Pharmacy Coverage
• Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pre-Tax Child/Elder Care
• Life Insurance/Long Term Disability
• 401(k)/Profit Sharing
• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off Benefits
• On-site gym and wellness program
• Corporate Philanthropy – Overaa Cares Program
• Professional Training – Continuous Improvement Program

Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $150,000 to $180,000 per year. This does not include bonus compensation or other benefits such as health, disability, life, retirement, or other benefits which may impact total compensation. The actual offered salary to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to skill set, experience, education, qualifications, and location. This salary range is subject to future modification.

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