Design Manager

Job Description

Help us build the future and we’ll help you build a rewarding and purposeful career.

Our global network is made up of architects, designers, planners, engineers, and environmental scientists all working towards the same goal.

Join a team that brings inspirational architecture, landscapes, townscapes and places to our world, and we’ll provide you unlimited space to grow.

Who are we looking for?

GHD has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Design Manager to join our team in Orlando, FL! Working with our Engineering Design Organization (EDO), you'll manage and coordinate our technical team within a project to ensure quality, complete & on-time delivery, customer satisfaction, team coordination and team performance measures within the project.

You'll support Project Managers in all aspects of the project with a primary focus on organizing the technical team to complete the task, controlling the design path, solving problems, and ultimately being responsible for the design achieving the result. This role is commonly referred to as a Project Engineer in the consulting engineering industry, especially on large multi-disciplinary projects.

In the problem solving business, it helps to be restlessly curious to deliver community change.

We’re seeking the curious, those who are stimulated by fresh thinking and a desire to shape our communities in new, positive ways.

As part of a truly global team, working on complex and rewarding projects, you'll be at the forefront of driving change.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Responsibility for coordination of the technical team leads of the different design disciplines
• Carrying out projects in accordance with the policies of GHD to meet the needs of the client and comply with all applicable laws and regulations
• Responsibility for developing or verifying the technical scope of a project
• Coordinating the preparation of a project methodology or project Work Plan as it relates to the technical scope
• Verifying that the schedule and budget data match the progress of the professional services throughout execution of the project
• Ensuring Team Leads are getting the resources they need to meet project objectives
• Working closely with the engineering group to facilitate decision-making related to design, the choice of process and equipment and day-to-day problems
• Complete final review of technical procurement documents in tender packages, coordinating review by GHD Legal team where required
• Ensures that all proposed changes whether approved or not are recorded and properly filed
  
  

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master's degree in Engineering or other technical discipline
• At least 7 years of technical, administrative and project experience, managing the design delivery for larger, multi-discipline projects specifically for industrial/process plants, facilities, or buildings
• Experience working in Federal projects is a must
• Knowledge of scheduling software and engineering and capital cost estimating techniques is a definite asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  
  

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

About Us

Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.

We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who We Are

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.