Senior Design Manager
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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Design Manager. The Senior Design Manager leads and coordinates the design process across multiple projects, ensuring that design outputs meet client expectations, regulatory requirements, and project timelines. This role involves managing internal and external design teams, reviewing technical drawings, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver innovative and cost-effective design solutions.
What You'll Be Doing:
Managing and overseeing design processes from concept to completion.
Ensuring designs align with project requirements, sustainability goals, and client expectations.
Coordinating with architects, engineers, and stakeholders to integrate design solutions.
Reviewing and approving design deliverables, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Implementing best practices in smart and sustainable city design.
Providing leadership and mentorship to design teams.
Collaborating with project managers to ensure timely and cost-effective design execution.
Ensuring adherence to local regulations, codes, and environmental considerations.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
Excellent conceptual and design skills, with emphasis on aesthetics
Fluent in writing and speaking English, spoken and written
Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills, communicating with clarity, purpose and accuracy
Ability to negotiate
15 + years experience
Project Planning (planning & design experience required)
International experience preferable
Bachelors Degree or equivalent
Strong design and management skills.
Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentation skills.
Experience in project management of large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
Solid knowledge of products, materials, zoning / building codes and construction methods
Capable of reviewing and editing a set of quality specifications
Strong organizational skills, ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines on budget and on time
A keen eye for attention to detail and accuracy
Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative in response to direction from project managers, directors and partners
A team player, with a flexible and open attitude towards new ways of working and collaborating
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Financial Wellness
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Work Life Harmony
Balance in life is important and time away from the office is imperative to allow you to refresh and focus your attention on the things that matter to you. Parsons supports your time away by providing paid time off and paid flexible holidays.
Career Development
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Veteran Support
We provide Industry leading benefits to support veterans and active-duty members to provide security for you and your family by offering robust leave and benefits; including paid active-duty military leave and paid time off when transitioning back to civilian life.
Mind & Body
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Health
Health is not a one size fits all. At Parsons, we offer a robust Employee Assistance Program as well as comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans through large, national carriers with the choice of regional PPO, HDHP, or HMO networks.

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