Design Specialist

Who are we?

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you?

You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane’s core value of Caring and “People First” workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You’re a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You’re someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.

Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

What’s in it for you?

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

Responsibilities
Supports scope and services alignment during the design and construction phases as applicable
Supports one project, a defined workstream or complex alternative delivery projects based on scope, pace, and risk
Attends all design coordination meetings, records, prepares and distributes meeting minutes
Understands owner requirements, deliverable lists, design assumptions, and design-change documentation; supports monitoring of the implementation of these requirements in the project documents
Supports tracking of delegated design, design-assist, and design-build scope interfaces
Tracks design issues, decisions, owner comments, and incomplete deliverables and flags misalignment to the Design Project Manager or project leadership.
Maintains the Risk Register, documenting safety concerns identified and managed during design
Manages the Milestone Design Deliverable process, inclusive of collating all required documents and submitting to the Owner for review
Manages Document Control in the design phase inclusive of maintaining a library of all Milestone Design Deliverable submissions and an up-to-date coordination set for all parties to reference during the design phase
Manages the input and execution of Owner RFIs during the design phase.
Ensures design team responsiveness to field issues and facilitate risk-mitigating solutions
Coaches and mentors less experienced team members
Supports a positive and inclusive work environment

Qualifications
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
5+ years of Preconstruction, Operations, Design Management, Architecture/Engineering, or related experience with exposure to alternative delivery models
Typically assigned to one project or defined design-management workstream
DBIA, LEED, RA, PE, AIA, NCIDQ, or related credentials may be preferred based on project/client requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Willingness to observe and learn the alternative delivery execution and mindset methodologies
A steward of team collaboration, constantly demonstrating a “Project-first” mentality
Can execute departmental processes/procedures with limited oversight
Excellent communication and team-building skills
Results-oriented and accountable
Thorough understanding of multiple subject areas or disciplines
Provides resource management to complex processes
Regularly operates and communicates with project leadership
Can prioritize work to meet changing project/deliverable needs