Design Manager

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design disciplines including infrastructure, master planning, urban planning and design, public realm, landscape, transportation, utilities, architecture, sustainability, and engineering.
• Manage design interfaces and packages; lead design reviews, technical assurance, quality control, workshops, and technical review meetings.
• Oversee delivery from concept through detailed design and construction support, ensuring quality, completeness, and constructability.
• Manage design schedules, milestones, dependencies, and sequencing; identify and mitigate technical, coordination, and delivery risks.
• Integrate roads, utilities, water, wastewater, stormwater, irrigation, power, telecommunications, smart city systems, and public realm infrastructure with planning and urban design.
• Coordinate with project, commercial, procurement, construction, consultant, authority, client, and stakeholder teams; monitor consultant performance and delivery.
• Promote collaboration, design excellence, innovation, continuous improvement, and best practices; facilitate communication and timely decisions.

Required qualifications and skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field from a recognized university.
• Experience delivering large-scale master-planned developments, urban environments, infrastructure programs, and mixed-use projects.
• Hands-on experience integrating engineering and technical aspects with procurement and construction activities.
• Proven management capability and ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams in complex project environments.
• Excellent knowledge of infrastructure design and its integration with building design and landscape.
• Strong multidisciplinary design management and technical integration capabilities; thorough understanding of design sequencing, project delivery, and infrastructure development.
• Excellent stakeholder management, interpersonal, written, presentation, and oral communication skills.

Desired qualifications

• Ability to meet Parsons' project management certification requirements where applicable.
• Thorough knowledge of current industry practices and regulations.
• Knowledge of current technology and how it can be effectively used on projects.
• Strong problem-solving, conflict-resolution, and decision-making abilities.