Posted 8 days ago
Design Manager - Buildings
@ Graham
Calgary, Alberta
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Overview
Graham, a large North American general contractor, is hiring a Design Manager for its Buildings Division in Alberta. The role leads pre-construction design management, manages risk and consultant teams, and provides technical leadership through execution. The posting requires 10+ years of security or defense and design-build leadership experience, a relevant engineering or architecture degree, and strong Revit and Navisworks skills.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end design management from inception through execution
- Drive risk management and design coordination, including clash detection
- Manage and mentor consultants and internal teams to hit milestones
- Provide technical leadership to Pre-Construction and Project leadership
- Communicate contract variances and budget impacts
Requirements summary:
- Degree in Engineering or Architecture
- 10+ years of security or defense experience and design-build leadership
- Proven success with Design-Build delivery
- Proficiency with Revit and Navisworks
- LEED, PMP, P.Eng, CPP or PSP considered assets
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-06
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Construction site |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | P.Eng, LEED, PMP, CPP, PSP |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Engineering, Architecture |
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Graham
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 24 |
Job description
Build What Matters
At Graham, one of North America’s largest general contractors, we don’t just construct buildings, we create spaces that shape lives and strengthen communities. As part of our Buildings division, you will contribute to meaningful projects across the region, from hospitals and schools to entertainment venues and multi-family residences.
Here, your work has purpose. Your safety and growth are supported. And your impact is lasting.
Join a team that builds with commitment, reliability, and integrity. Apply today and help us build what matters.
Your Impact Starts Here
Graham is actively recruiting for a Design Manager to join our Buildings Division. Reporting to the Senior Design Manager, the Design Manager will play a pivotal role in the pre-construction process, managing risk, guiding design strategy, and overseeing consultant teams to ensure seamless project execution.
Your Role in Building What Matters – From Office to Site
Lay the Foundation for Your Next Career Move. Apply Today.
At Graham, we’re building more than structures, we’re building futures. Join a team that delivers excellence from the ground up and makes a lasting impact across Canada.
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to an inclusive, accessible workplace. Accommodations are available throughout the hiring process when requested. Please contact [email protected] for accommodation requests.
Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles will not be accepted and will become the property of Jardeg/Graham.
As Graham’s trusted recruitment partner, Jardeg supports the hiring of skilled professionals across Buildings, Industrial, Infrastructure, Water, Development, and Services projects nationwide.
At Graham, one of North America’s largest general contractors, we don’t just construct buildings, we create spaces that shape lives and strengthen communities. As part of our Buildings division, you will contribute to meaningful projects across the region, from hospitals and schools to entertainment venues and multi-family residences.
Here, your work has purpose. Your safety and growth are supported. And your impact is lasting.
Join a team that builds with commitment, reliability, and integrity. Apply today and help us build what matters.
Your Impact Starts Here
Graham is actively recruiting for a Design Manager to join our Buildings Division. Reporting to the Senior Design Manager, the Design Manager will play a pivotal role in the pre-construction process, managing risk, guiding design strategy, and overseeing consultant teams to ensure seamless project execution.
Your Role in Building What Matters – From Office to Site
- Lead end-to-end design management (from inception through execution), ensuring quality, timely deliverables, and compliance with design policies, procedures, and industry standards
- Drive risk management and design coordination, including area checks/layout optimization, gross-up factor reviews, and clash-detection to reduce rework
- Manage and mentor consultants and internal teams to hit milestones, align scope, and deliver cost-effective, fit-for-purpose solutions
- Provide technical leadership and decision support to Pre-Construction/Project leadership, including ESDC (Engineering Services During Construction) oversight during execution
- Communicate contract variances and budget impacts, and ensure alignment between design intent, scope, and project controls
- Education: Degree in Engineering or Architecture; LEED, PMP, and P.Eng designations considered assets
- Experience: 10+ years of Security / Defense Experience and Design‑Build leadership with awareness of secure or defense project requirements, ideally with CPP or PSP certification
- Skills: Proven success with Design-Build delivery; knowledge of Lean or IPD projects is an asset. Proficient with MS Office and BIM tools, including strong working knowledge of Navisworks (3D/4D) and Revit (data extraction, model analysis)
Lay the Foundation for Your Next Career Move. Apply Today.
At Graham, we’re building more than structures, we’re building futures. Join a team that delivers excellence from the ground up and makes a lasting impact across Canada.
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to an inclusive, accessible workplace. Accommodations are available throughout the hiring process when requested. Please contact [email protected] for accommodation requests.
Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles will not be accepted and will become the property of Jardeg/Graham.
As Graham’s trusted recruitment partner, Jardeg supports the hiring of skilled professionals across Buildings, Industrial, Infrastructure, Water, Development, and Services projects nationwide.
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