Assistant Design Manager (Bay Area)

Turner Construction Company

United States, California, Oakland

Jun 06, 2025

Division:	Bay Area Main
Project Location(s):	Oakland, CA 94601 USA
Minimum Years Experience:
Travel Involved:
Job Type:	Regular
Job Classification:	Experienced
Education:
Job Family:	Construction
Compensation:	Salaried Exempt

Position Description: Contribute to design process to deliver efficient and economical design to illustrate value through bid and construction phase to satisfy client scope and technical requirements. Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities: Integral part of construction team, work closely with Project Manager to contribute to fundamental design process from first step in design phase (schematic design) throughout execution until completion. Communicate status of daily design tasks and activities with project stakeholders to progress design and identify challenges for design solutions. between Designers, Construction team and client representatives. Conduct thorough review of construction and shop drawings generated by design partners and subcontractors to ensure design meets clients' Basis of Design. Manage timely delivery of design documents. Contribute to relevant subcontractor contractual language relating to design. Participate in design reviews and identify opportunities to optimize design to improve constructability and detect risks. Understand and utilize continuous improvement methodology to minimize costs for and speeds delivery of design preparation. Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned. The salary range for this position is estimated to be 120,000.00 - 170,000.00 USD annualized.

Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program in Engineering or Architecture and minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in Engineering or Design Project Management, including Construction Administration portion of Engineering and Design Management or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Previous industry experience working in Design firm a plus. Estimating and Scheduling experience. Think in highly structured manner along all design disciplines with creativity to develop specialized solutions and anticipating potential challenges and opportunities. Cross-functional knowledge of key engineering disciplines (Architectural, Structural, MEP/ HVAC, etc.) and relevant trades. Limited travel. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity. VEVRAA Federal Contractor