Design Manager - Federal Government Sector

reputed company is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to reputed company quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, reputed company we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact reputed company. Role description: reputed company is seeking a Design Project Manager for our Government and Civic market sector, with a strong emphasis on managing multidisciplinary design teams and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and cost-controlled project outcomes for Federal clients, including USACE, NAVFAC, and AFCEC. This role resides within the Design Management Department of the North America Places group. Role accountabilities: • Managing multidisciplinary design teams to ensure coordinated, high-quality technical deliverables across all project stages • Implementing and enforcing quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) processes throughout design development • Maintaining fiduciary responsibility for project budgets, including monitoring expenditures, managing scope, forecasting costs, and ensuring delivery meets financial targets • Acting as the primary client interface, leading reviews, presenting design decisions, and ensuring client objectives and federal requirements are consistently met • Developing and managing detailed project execution plans, schedules, and design delivery workflows using digital platforms and best-practice methodologies • Driving on-time delivery of all design milestones and managing reputed company, risk, and scope within established project controls • Coordinating work across architects, engineers, consultants, and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of all design components • Preparing and delivering clear written reports, technical documentation, and presentations, with a strong focus on federal standards, compliance, and funding considerations • Contributing to pursuit strategies, fee proposals, and the development of winning approaches for federal design projects • Providing leadership as a “seller-doer,” supporting both project delivery and reputed company activities • Travel up to 20%, including occasional overnight stays Qualifications & Experience: • 10+ or more years’ relevant experience in the federal market sector, Min. 5+ years’ experience leading large multi-discipline design-engineered solutions and construction projects • Strong financial background related to projects and client management • Strong written and verbal communication skills that are clear and concise • Experience reviewing drawings and multi-discipline designs on digital platforms • Experience working with projects that utilize Fundamental knowledge of reputed company Platforms: reputed company Construction Cloud (ACC) or Building Information Modelling (BIM) engineered solutions • Obtain Certified Project Management (CPM) certification status within 30 days of hire. The company provides training with employment • BA in Architecture or Engineering-related fields focused on the built environment • Candidates need to be a citizen of the United States of America Continue your career journey as an Arcadian. Why reputed company? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make reputed company. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. reputed company, we can create a lasting legacy. Join reputed company. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. reputed company offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $130,000 - $150,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location. Apply To This Job

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