Design Manager Facade

Ready to take your engineering and leadership experience to the next level to work on complex construction problems that will have a huge impact on the local community? Parsons is now hiring Design Manager Facade who will be responsible for the completion of high quality design reviews and the supervision of discipline project delivery. who can lead a team of design professionals.

Parsons’ extensive experience in this field, combined with your management and technical guidance, will propel your career forward with opportunity for advancement with top performance. We need our Engineering Managers to be versatile as well as have exceptional communication, analytical and management skills. In this role you provide management and direction for one Engineering department or a major section within one of the larger disciplines. You will recruit, interview, and evaluate prospective employees as well as hire, offer personnel development, conduct performance evaluations, counsel employees, takes corrective actions (as required), and approves terminations. One of your roles will include ensuring that new employees receive orientation on company policies and procedures.

**Responsibilities**:
Reviewing design drawings for the architectural finishes, canopy steel structure & cladding for the elevated stations, preparing construction work packages.

Attending design workshops, preparing service requests and material requisitions, solving interfaces design issues.

Provide technical evaluation for subcontractors, value engineering for facade systems.
Reviews and approves discipline staffing budget estimates and staffing assignment schedules on each project. Reviews and approves staff forecasting reports.
Monitors the quality and progress of the discipline on each project, ensuring that production requirements are satisfied.
Works closely with Project Managers to resolve any existing or forecasted problems related to discipline staffing, quality of work, schedule performance or productivity.
Establishes standards and procedures manuals for the discipline. Recommends improvements to department procedures.
Supervises the preparation of the discipline's annual salary plan and controls salary actions within the approved plan.
Responsible for overall managerial and technical direction of the discipline. Recruits, interviews, and evaluates prospective employees. Hires, offers personnel development, conducts performance evaluations, counsels, takes corrective action, as required and approves terminations.
Ensures that new employees receive orientation on company policies and procedures.
Supports precontract and business development efforts as required, serving as technical consultant.
Ensures performance within overhead budgets assigned to the discipline.
Actively participates in and promotes the Quality Improvement Program.
Heads a committee within the discipline, striving to motivate and educate the assigned personnel.
Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

**Qualifications**:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering with extensive experience in facade design reviews and reports. Detailed knowledge and technical appreciation of a range of façade types including fire safety measures.

Ability to cross check construction and live construction works and provide construction oversight inspections.

15+ years of related work experience, including supervisory/managerial experience

Significant managerial experience of a large group of Engineers, Designers, and technical support personnel

Professional Engineer registration with active membership in a professional engineering society may be required
Proven ability for managing a large group of engineering/technical personnel, directing work involving complex technical situations
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations are required
Must also possess a thorough knowledge of current technology and the capabilities and efficiencies of specific engineering software for use in completing engineering assignments

**Minimum Clearance Required to Start**:
Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.