SUMMARY

Red Brick isn’t just a premiere full-service PM/CM firm — it’s an exhilarating place to build your career. As an industry-leading provider of Executive Advisory Services, Program/Project/Construction Management, Construction and Design Consulting, Project Controls, and Risk Management, Red Brick thrives at the center of some of the most complex and innovative aviation programs in the country.

We bring bold thinking and deep expertise to aviation projects of every scale, from multi-billion-dollar capital programs at major and mid-sized airports. Owners, contractors, and key stakeholders rely on us as their trusted advisors — and our teams proudly step into that role with passion and precision.

We are currently seeking Sr. Design Managers to join our program management teams at major and medium hub airports across the Eastern, Central, and Western United States. In this program management role, you will provide high-level support and guidance to airport owners as they plan and deliver new or renovated terminal facilities, airfield, landside and supporting infrastructure. As Design Manager, you will report to the Program Manager for a specific project and will oversee, monitor, and manage the design efforts for the development/design teams and lead development of project design standards, requirements, and solutions.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development of the program definition manual.
• Establish design management guidelines, protocols, and procedures.
• Develop a design management plan including the associated performance metrics to evaluate performance by all participants in the design effort.
• Develop sustainability program guidelines, practices, and protocols. Approve project-level sustainability recommendations.
• Develop a compliance/quality assurance program to ensure implementation of design quality control efforts.
• Support the procurement of the design teams and/or design builders including the development of design schedules and design packaging.
• Support the EPM and Project Controls Manager in the preparation of contracts and procurement documents.
• Manage design assignments for every design package, holding to approved scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
• Manage and ensure compliance with all applicable codes and standards.
• Manage architects, engineers, and special systems consultants and integrators.
• Coordinate needs for project phasing and packaging between the owner, contractor, and designer.
• Establish constructability review guidelines and protocols.
• Approve constructability review recommendations.
• Review design progress and approve recovery plans.
• Review and evaluate requested changes arising from design errors/omissions, including those changes that require redesign and/or a change order by the contractors.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or engineering discipline.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in design management on capital programs.
• Experience as Design Manager on projects valued at $200M or more.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering major capital design projects successfully on budget, on time, and meeting safety and quality standards within approved scope.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Professional license in architecture or engineering
• Sustainability certifications