Design Manager - Data Center

Position Overview

Are you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth? Gilbane is seeking a Design Manager - Data Center who will lead the integration of design and construction teams to deliver coordinated, constructible, and cost-effective designs on schedule and within budget. This role supports advanced delivery models (Design-Build, IPD, P3, EPC), ensuring design intent, risk management, and project readiness for execution.

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor and a family-owned business with 45 offices since 1870, Gilbane has built schools, labs, hospitals, and more. We are committed to delivering projects safely and on-time while fostering a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

You are a collaborative problem solver with strong communication skills, capable of identifying and implementing value-add solutions. With integrity, caring, teamwork, toughmindedness, dedication to excellence, discipline, loyalty, and entrepreneurship as our core values, you'll thrive in a culture that puts people first.

In addition to a dynamic work environment, you will benefit from multi-dimensional training opportunities through our award-winning Gilbane University, exposure to advanced industry practices, and a chance to grow as a developing leader.

Key Responsibilities

• Preconstruction & Proposal Phase: Serve as primary liaison between design and construction teams during proposals; lead strategy for design services breakdown and integration of specialty consultants; define technical scope, manage RFIs, and ensure comprehensive bridging documents; develop and maintain design deliverable schedules; validate A/E scope and fee structure; collaborate with estimating for subcontractor/vendor pricing; assemble and maintain the Endorsed Project Baseline; identify and communicate requirements to clarify RFPs.
• Design Development & Delivery: Oversee design progression ensuring alignment with budget, schedule, and constructability; facilitate design charrettes, team chartering, and owner approval processes; coordinate permitting processes and maintain schedules; monitor and document design changes to minimize scope creep; lead design risk management including cost-benefit analyses for RFIs and changes; ensure Health & Safety integration and effective collaboration between the VDC and design teams; maintain tracking tools for design issues and validate design team invoices.
• Construction Integration: Communicate design scope and intent to construction teams; support development of construction budgets based on design estimates; assist in trade contractor/supplier scope definition and procurement; provide feedback for future bids and risk assessments; resolve scope conflicts and develop recovery plans; ensure design team responsiveness to field issues.
• Quality, Compliance & Documentation: Oversee design QA/QC to ensure regulatory and standards compliance; enhance documentation of design basis and assumptions; emphasize delivering the proposed design while effectively managing scope changes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years' experience in design/project management for large-scale construction.
• Proven experience with advanced delivery models (Design-Build, IPD, P3, EPC) and strong understanding of design-to-budget, constructability, and risk management.
• Experience in establishing and executing departmental processes and procedures, including Assumptions Management, Change Management, requirement tracking, and Corrective Action Programs.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and team-building skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and drive consensus.
• Proficiency in design and construction management software/tools.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: $123,600 - $225,000 plus benefits and retirement program.
• Competitive health and welfare benefits.
• Generous profit-sharing/401k plan.
• Access to multi-dimensional training and development through Gilbane University.
• A total compensation package aimed to reward your contributions and support your career growth.