Engineering Design Manager (Civil/Geotechnical)

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with more than 1,200 employees and $1.5B 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.

Are you Built for the Challenge ?

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 Overview :

The Engineering Design Manager (Civil / Geotechnical) 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 design or specific design disciplines 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.

• 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 and infrastructure 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.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S. or B.A.) from a four-year college or university AND ten (10) years of experience in civil / geotechnical design, including five years in either a single-discipline or multi-discipline project management role, OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous experience on design-build projects.
• Licensure as a professional engineer (P.E.) preferred.
• Certification as a LEED AP or a DBIA 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, Kienlen Constructors, and WWPS

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