Design Manager

Job Details Req ID: 146391 Supported Practice: Heartland Dental Category: Real Estate and Development Location: Heartland Dental, St. Louis, MO Salary: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year Position Summary: Design Manager, Development Department Are you looking for a fresh, exciting, and challenging career? Heartland Dental has a cutting-edge Design Manager opportunity focused on helping plan, deliver, and optimize a nationwide retail construction rollout strategy.Heartland Dental is the nation\''s largest dental support organization, providing non-clinical administrative support services to more than 3,200 supported doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia in 2,000+ dental offices. Each Heartland Dental supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported doctors are the clinical leaders of their practice, retain full clinical autonomy, and establish their own care philosophies. All Heartland Dental supported doctors are united by a common goal: delivering the highest quality dental care and patient experiences.To give you an idea of the team structure, you will report to the Senior Design Manager and directly manage external architectural and engineering design partners and vendors. You will also work closely with Heartland Dental\''s internal Construction, Real Estate, Operations, and Facilities teams. The ideal candidate will be located in the Midwest; candidates in other regions or working remotely may be considered based on qualifications.Design Managers serve as primary contacts and are responsible for all design and engineering aspects of Heartland Dental\''s de novo vertical, including new-practice construction. They lead architectural and engineering design partners through the design-development process to produce high-quality design and construction documents that align with Heartland Dental\''s design standards while controlling costs and maintaining critical-path schedules. In this role, you will report to the Sr. Construction Manager, Special Projects while directly managing a team of external designers and vendors. This position works closely with Heartland Dental's internal Construction, Real Estate, Operations, and Facilities teams. The ideal candidate will be located in the St. Louis MO area. Below is an overview of the duties and responsibilities associated with this position: Collaborate with the Real Estate and Construction functions to accomplish shared Development goals.Manage all facets of design for individual projects, including budget, schedule, architectural and engineering firm selection, value-engineering opportunities, drawing coordination, test fits, and construction documents.Prepare and present project design status reports with the team during regularly scheduled project status meetings.Use cross-functional feedback and develop relationships with other Heartland Dental teams to elevate design quality and delivery conditions.Oversee the permitting process for a regional portfolio while leveraging prior jurisdictional experience to help expedite permitting timelines.Read, understand, and apply standard to moderately complex documents affecting real estate projects, including agreements and contracts, leases, work letters, project charters, and surveys.Perform detailed reviews of all construction documents under the position's supervision in accordance with Heartland Dental Design Standards and provide actionable red-line feedback to the architectural and engineering firm.Manage site analysis and space turnover to the Construction team.Develop and manage a team of architectural and engineering firms, furniture, fixtures, and equipment vendors, and site-analysis vendors, including review and approval of associated contracts and invoices.Contribute to regularly scheduled standards management, value-engineering, and quality-improvement exercises.Identify project risks; develop risk-mitigation and contingency plans; implement action plans to reduce or eliminate project risks; and communicate those plans to the Construction team.Manage request-for-information workflows for each architectural and engineering firm to support timely responses to the Construction team.Inspect select construction projects in progress for adherence to construction documents and specifications in support of the Construction team.Complete other projects as assigned. Minimum Requirements:Bachelor\''s degree (BA, BS, BEng, or BArch) from an accredited college or university in a technical area of study and two to four years of related experience or training.Extensive knowledge of building construction, building design, and project-management methodologies.Experience with project-management software such as Procore, PlanGrid, Lucernex, or BluebeamProficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.Ability to travel overnight on an infrequent basis.Ability to understand basic engineering concepts and notations used in mechanical, plumbing, and electrical system drawings.Ability to confidently present and articulate design and engineering concepts and notations to a variety of audiences.The position will have access to the minimum protected health information (PHI) necessary to perform job-related functions. Regular HIPAA training aligned with the specific role and responsibilities will be required, and the individual must protect PHI and maintain appropriate data safeguards.Desirable Qualifications:AutoCAD and Revit literacy.Experience in retail construction or design management.Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong follow-up and follow-through.Excellent communication and collaboration skills.Ability to work well under pressure and prioritize effectively.Positive, results-driven, and entrepreneurial mindset.Flexibility in an evolving and growing environment.Strong work ethic and sense of humor. Physical Requirements:Ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.