Design Manager at Overwatch Mission Critical

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About Overwatch Mission Critical Overwatch is a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business (SDVOB) certified through the National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC), offering construction professional services, talent acquisition, and general contractor services for the mission-critical infrastructure industry. Our mission is the construction and management of state-of-the-art data centers with the precision and reliability this industry demands. From high-end engineers to seasoned professionals, we deploy the people you need to get your data center off the ground. At Overwatch, it's more than a job. It's a purpose. Role Description The Design Manager is responsible for leading multidisciplinary design execution, ensuring projects are delivered in alignment with PowerHouse standards, tenant requirements, and overall program objectives. Reporting to the Design Director, this role is responsible for managing external consultants, coordinating across engineering disciplines, and driving design execution. The Design Manager plays a key role in balancing standardization and tenant-specific deviations, while maintaining discipline around cost, schedule, quality, and change management. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Oversee multidisciplinary design delivery, including MEP, structural, civil/site, architectural, telecom, and security systems. Manage A&E consultants to produce fully integrated, coordinated, and constructible design packages. Attend weekly design and discipline breakout meetings. Attend milestone page turn reviews in person. Provide QA/QC oversight of design submissions and ensure deliverables meet quality, scope, and schedule expectations. Ensure alignment between base building design, turnkey scope, and tenant-specific requirements. Review tenant requirements and design standards to ensure alignment with PowerHouse platform objectives. Evaluate and communicate the cost, schedule, and technical impacts of tenant-driven changes. Enforce a change management process to maintain cost and schedule certainty. Manage consultants to minimize unnecessary design variation and ensure controlled implementation of approved changes. Provide design oversight during construction to ensure execution aligns with approved design documents, project requirements, and PowerHouse standards. Conduct periodic site observations to verify design implementation and identify potential issues. Review design-related submittals, RFIs, and proposed contractor deviations for consistency with approved documents and design intent. Support project readiness for key commissioning milestones, including Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), Functional Systems Testing (FST), and Integrated Systems Testing (IST). Assist in resolving design-related issues identified during construction and commissioning activities. Key Qualifications & Competencies Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related field, or additional significant relevant working experience in lieu of degree. 10+ years of construction or development project management experience on mission-critical or technically complex commercial construction projects, including data centers or high-density MEP environments. Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary design teams and managing external consultants. Experience managing design scope, cost, schedule, and change management processes throughout the project lifecycle. Advanced knowledge of the data center development, design, and construction principles and practices. Advanced knowledge of building systems and infrastructure, including MEP, structural, civil, and architectural disciplines. Sub Specialty Area DC Construction Design Required Software Experience Cloud based project management software a plus (Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud). Required Training Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related field, or additional significant relevant working experience in lieu