Engineering Design Manager (Architectural/Enclosures) - Alberici Constructors Inc.

CORPORATE OVERVIEW

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with more than 1,200 employees and $2B in revenue, Alberici is a diversified construction company that partners with leading organizations throughout North America to build their most challenging and important projects.

Since our founding in 1918, Alberici earned a reputation for executing with quality, safety and trust. Combined with our 100+ years of experience, we provide construction solutions to the automotive, commercial, civil, energy, food & beverage, healthcare, heavy industrial, industrial process, and water industries.

We build the critical structures that improve lives and strengthen communities.

Our mission is simple — and our approach to delivering on it is equally straightforward. We are as open and honest with our employees and partners as we are with our clients. We are here to work together to do the best work possible to bring this mission to life.

When it comes to our team, Alberici employees are built differently. We seek the best and brightest and are committed to investing in our people and providing the training and resources they need to learn, grow, and advance.

Our Values:

• Working Safely             
• Valuing Diversity             
• Serving Humbly
• Executing with Integrity
• Solving Creatively
• Engaging Fully

What We Offer:

• Profit-sharing plan, cash bonus programs and annual cost-of-living adjustments
• Generous salary increases and per diems for qualified out-of-town assignments
• Health, dental and vision insurance eligibility on day one
• Paid parental leave
• Continuing education reimbursement
• Personalized career development and training programs
• Minimum of 29 days of PTO (including holidays) for entry-level roles
• Fitness center for St. Louis office-based team members
• Gym membership reimbursement for project-based team members
• Corporate office cafeteria access
• Employee Resource Group (ERG) opportunities
• Philanthropy opportunities

POSITION SUMMARY

The Engineering Design Manager (Enclosures) collaborates closely with our project development, operations, estimating, and project support teams throughout the pursuit, preconstruction, construction, commissioning, and close-out phases of projects.  The person is responsible for leading the design process for all enclosure scopes on design-build, engineer-procure-construct, construction manager at-risk, and other alternative delivery projects to ensure that design maximizes value for our clients and adheres to contracted scope, budget, and schedule.

Essential Responsibilities & Duties include the following; however, other duties may be assigned. The Company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company. To be a qualified individual, an employee must be able to perform each of the essential functions of his or her job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

• During the design phase of projects, organize and manage the activities of the project team (owner, designers, estimating, and operations/construction) to conceptualize and develop the design of significant building projects.
• Collaborate with the project team to define the scope and sequence of design delivery including composition and timing of early release packages.
• Establish a culture of accountability within the design team. Communicate project expectations with designers, including level of document development and construction budget. 
• Establish project-specific information management systems and communication protocols throughout the design phase.
• Drive design schedules by leading or participating in regularly scheduled design team and OAC (owner/architect/contractor) team meetings.
• Manage change management logs throughout the design phase including cost and schedule impact.
• Coordinate review cycles amongst the project team. Manage Alberici’s risk in terms of scope creep, scope gaps, and constructability issues and drive value engineering activities. 
• Maintain a detailed RFP compliance matrix to validate that the design meets the owner’s requirements.
• Provide program validation to ensure building systems and owner-provided process equipment have proper structural and/or MEP support.
• Collaborate with the estimating team to establish and periodically review cost trend logs throughout design. Lead the designers to adjust designs so that projects remain within the construction budget.
• Assist the estimating and operations teams with screening of relevant trade partners and suppliers and reviewing construction bids.
• Collaborate with the VDC team to establish and execute a project-specific BIM implementation plan.
• Support the operations/construction team during construction and close-out by managing the design team through design changes and issue resolution.
• Assist the Director, Design Integration in the development of design integration tools, templates, and best practices.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for a specific discipline including performance of peer reviews and completion of constructability review.
• Support project development teams during the pre-proposal and project pursuit phases including collaboration on capture strategy and participation in client presentations.
• On design-build (DB) and engineer-procure-construct (EPC) projects, solicit and evaluate proposals from primary and specialty design consultants and participate in negotiation of design contracts.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related technical field plus ten (10) years of experience in architectural or engineering design, including five years in enclosure systems and a project management role, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience on design-build projects. Licensure as an architect or engineer (PA, RA, AIA, and/or NCARB) preferred. Certification as a LEED AP or a LEED BD+C certified professional a plus. 

Alberici is a North American company with multiple Operating Companies:

Alberici Constructors, Inc., Alberici Constructors, LTD., Alberici Construcciones, BRC, CAS Constructors, Filanc, Flintco, Hillsdale Fabricators, and Kienlen Constructors

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)