Design Manager

Cumming Group•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless! We are currently hiring a Design Manager to support a major renovation and reconstruction of an airport terminal in Los Angeles, CA. This is an onsite position based at LAX airport. The Design Manager is responsible for the delivery of all terminal designs performed by various designers under different contracts. The successful candidate should have a solid understanding of airport terminal functions and assets such as passenger processing, baggage processing, airline operations, and aircraft/apron requirements. The individual must be knowledgeable in all design deliverables and be able to recognize quality versus incomplete design work and take appropriate actions accordingly. The individual shall be driven to find design solutions while collaborating with stakeholders and designers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, and/or related field required
Professionally licensed Architect and/or Engineer strongly preferred
Fifteen (15) years or more experience in managing the design of large, complex building projects, utilities and infrastructure improvements, preferably on airport projects
Design management of complex aviation improvements experience required
Experience with projects more than $100 million in value
Experience with various delivery methods, including Design-Bid-Build, Design+CMAR, and Design-Build
Excellent written and oral communication skills and a thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations
Must have a self-starter attitude with proactive, results-oriented focus; and willing and capable to assume additional responsibilities
Must be able to interface with a variety of people with different technical levels and educational backgrounds
Must be detail oriented and highly organized

Responsibilities

The Design Manager enforces procedures for architectural and engineering review activities to ensure they are done according to best practices and standards identified in the Contract.
The Design Manager shall oversee design support management, scope of work management, design review and approval, permitting, agency coordination support, and building information modelling (BIM) coordination.
The Design Manager supports will provide oversight of the architectural, structural, mechanical electrical plumbing (MEP), civil, utilities, and IT disciplines per LAWA standards.
Oversee the review and approval of technical documents
Lend expertise to manage comment resolution
Facilitate meetings and be the technical liaison between the Developers / Design-Builders and Subject Matter Expert teams
Work with the terminal Project Managers and terminal Program Design Manager in defining, reviewing and/or approving design requirements, responsibilities and program consistency
Provide guidance to the terminal Project Managers and terminal Program Design Manager should design requirements contained in the project documents not be clearly defined
Provide technical review of changes to scope of work for each project
Establish submittal approval procedures and ensure uniformity of review approach
Audit project team comments and designer responses
Monitor compliance with architectural and engineering guidelines for the terminal renovation and reconstruction project, ensuring consistency and quality in design
Monitor permitting information and the permitting process required by the design team
Support the terminal Project Managers and terminal Program Design Manager to ensure design reviews are completed on time and within budget
Develop and maintain the terminal renovation and reconstruction project scope tracker to verify that all scope elements are accounted for and have been or will be assigned to a project
Provide guidance related to the functional requirements contained in the technical specifications or other project documents supplied by LAWA
Monitor BIM productions of all designers and contractors according to LAWA BIM Standards, the BIM Execution Plan, and needs of the terminal renovation and reconstruction project.
The Design Manager is responsible for working with LAWA’s Central Building Information Management (cBIM) to develop the strategy for BIM implementation and review
Act as technical liaison for the design review processes and comment resolution in coordination with the project manager and the Design Review Team (DRT)
Provide technical support and coordination between the terminal renovation and reconstruction project team and other project teams for program consistency across all disciplines
Provide technical support for adjacent LAWA projects as required to ensure accurate interface
Provide technical coordination for project consistency across all disciplines
Prepare and reviewing briefings, meeting agendas, and supporting materials for various meetings including Board presentations, Steering Committee meeting, Stakeholder outreach, and other project/program meetings