Senior Design Manager Job Los Angeles California USA,Design/Web/Multimedia

Develop Client relations and design interface; assure implementation of design related procedures, systems and standards; assure consistent quality and timely delivery of project design requirements within budget.

Reports To:

Regional General Manager, Regional Operations Manager, Senior Design Manager/VP, or Project Executive, as required by the project or organization

Direct Reports:

Design Managers, Design Engineers, Design Assistants

Requirements

Assume leadership role in Client/project relations, including developing initial and ongoing Client design interface.
Take the lead role in developing conceptual and schematic design, design basis memoranda and assign appropriate design delivery team.
Assure regional design organization and staffing is adequate and capable of achieving successful project design delivery requirements.
Assure staff has training, knowledge, necessary professional accreditation/licensing (including LEED accreditation) and overall capability in practices, standards, and systems to achieve successful project design delivery.
Assure regional design staff is complying with company design standards and control systems.
Mentor staff to promote individual development, departmental growth, and staff succession.
Assure regional design delivery responsibilities are on schedule and on budget.
Solicit, pre-qualify (including PSA/Insurance compliance), and approve regional professional design consultant candidates capable of providing supplemental or specific design disciplines as may be needed by the Project.
Assure region has the tools and systems to successfully deliver the project design.
Supplement Project Design activities as may be necessary to assure project delivery requirements.