STO Building Group

Product Designer

• Manage and direct external design companies through all design phases for pursued and awarded projects
• Support a high-volume portfolio of government and private-sector projects
• Ensure design intent, constructability, cost control, and owner expectations remain aligned from preconstruction through execution
• Direct outside consultants through all design phases as an active project leader
• Serve as primary point of contact and day-to-day collaborator with architect teams
• Document and lock in design phases to manage owner expectations and changes
• Establish design priorities and objectives for each design phase
• Develop and maintain design schedules interfacing with permitting, procurement, and construction phases
• Work with estimating to organize budgets and define assumptions
• Transfer budget and design information to the operational team through execution handoff
• Convert owner vision into constructible design solutions aligned with scope, budget, and schedule
• Build relationships with management, owners, designers, vendors, government, and trades
• Understand owner needs, goals, and project requirements
• Record and control change-management decisions with owners and trade partners
• Conduct technical and operational risk assessments and advise on risks, opportunities, and hazards
• Develop the external design team with emphasis on risk management and company qualifications
• Support government client relationships at a senior level
• Lead and encourage teams to meet or exceed goals while promoting company policies and guidelines
• Mentor, manage, and evaluate the Design Phase Team

Design Manager