Deputy Design Lead

Company Description

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Job Description

The Deputy Design Lead will support the Design Lead in overseeing the delivery of building designs by the selected Design-Build team. This role involves managing and instructing the Design-Build work for the Borough Based Jail Program .

Key Responsibilities:

• Design Compliance: Support the Design Lead in ensuring all designs and systems comply with defined project requirements and goals, including managing RFIs and submittals.


• Project Delivery: Assist in delivering work packages to the required scope, quality, schedule, and cost.


• Coordination: Help coordinate design submittals, presentations, and charrette reviews with internal project stakeholders.


• Design Review Management: Assist in managing the design review process with authorities having jurisdiction.


• Progress Evaluation: Support the evaluation of design-builder progress against scope, quality, schedule, and cost, and implement corrective actions as needed.


• Multidisciplinary Design Management: Assist in managing the multidisciplinary design elements of the buildings, tracking designer technical performance, and providing appropriate technical responses.


• Subject Matter Expert Coordination: Help coordinate advice from Subject Matter Experts.


• Technical Guidance: Provide technical design guidance and review the integration of designs with other design packages.


• Design Documentation: Assist in ensuring design documentation covers the required scope of work and is produced to agreed standards, schedule, and budget.


• Project Planning: Contribute to effective project implementation by identifying key issues and participating in the project's technical planning process.


• Documentation and Quality Control: Ensure processes and activities are appropriately documented, with records maintained and quality controls applied.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture or a relevant field of study plus four years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with New York City public agencies.


• Previous experience with high-rise construction and Design-Build.


• Solid interpersonal skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution abilities and capacity to build and maintain relationships.


• Effective leadership capabilities with demonstrated ability to foster a positive and collaborative work environment.


• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to resolve challenges and generate effective solutions.


• Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and effective communication skills.


• Fast learner with the ability to quickly grasp new concepts and technology.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance is not available.


• Sponsorship is not available now or in the future.

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Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $87,000.00 - $115,000.00.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10111926

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: East

Career Area: Design

Work Location Model: Hybrid

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