Design Phase Manager

Design Phase Manager

ThermalWorks LLC has an exciting opportunity for a Design Phase Manager to join our team, working directly with R&D, Project Management, Operations, Service, Internal and External Design and Construction Partners, and focusing on managing open design issues and owning the submittal process. The Design Phase Manager is a client-facing, project-focused role that owns the design phase of ThermalWorks' US projects from contract award through the start of L3 Startup and Commissioning, and is accountable for the quality, completeness, and on-time release of every design package we deliver to our customers and construction partners.

The Design Phase Manager needs to be agile, professional, trustworthy with confidential information, and comfortable in a rapidly changing environment. The right person can work well both independently and with a team.

ThermalWorks values efficiency and strives to maintain smooth operations. Our primary focus is on providing an integrated cooling system for data centers and commercial buildings that dramatically reduces the energy demand, water consumption and cost of cooling. It transforms the economics and eco-metrics of commercial cooling with zero water solutions that outperform air- and water-cooled systems in any climate.

Key Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to:

Design Phase Execution

• Own the design phase of every active ThermalWorks project from pre-contract award through issued-for-construction release, including milestone management, scope control, and change tracking, and finally through L5 commissioning.
• Establish and enforce design phase gates, deliverables, and review checkpoints; ensure every package meets ThermalWorks technical standards and customer requirements before release.
• Serve as the escalation point for design issues raised by Project Managers, Commissioning, field teams, and customers; drive design and construction coordination issues to closure.
• Partner with the Director of Project Management to integrate design status into the live Deployment Dashboard, providing accurate, current visibility into every project's design progress.
• Manage relationships with ThermalWorks' external design consultant partners and construction teams, facilitating the effective, accurate, and complete resolution of all design issues.
• Own the submittal process, ensuring timely submission of all technical deliverables.
• Leverage AI to build technical tools and systems to streamline all design workflows.

Standards and Continuous Improvement

• Drive down rework, changes, design questions and construction coordination volume through root-cause analysis and targeted process changes.
• Coordinate with the Quality Team, leveraging the Quality Management System (QMS) to build standards and improve design quality.