Design Lead

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Lead Design to join our team! In this role, you will lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design activities, ensuring high-quality project delivery, technical excellence, and compliance with project requirements from concept through execution. 

What You'll Be Doing 

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design development activities across complex projects. 

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to design teams, ensuring quality, consistency, and compliance with project objectives. 

• Review and oversee design deliverables to ensure alignment with client requirements, project standards, and applicable regulations. 

• Monitor design progress, deliverable quality, and adherence to project schedules and milestones. 

• Collaborate closely with Project Managers and discipline leads to resolve technical, resource, and delivery challenges. 

• Support project planning, scope definition, scheduling, and resource allocation activities. 

• Facilitate coordination between internal teams, consultants, clients, and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. 

• Ensure effective integration of design disciplines and maintain consistency across all project documentation. 

• Identify, assess, and resolve complex technical and design-related issues through practical and innovative solutions. 

• Promote best practices, continuous improvement initiatives, and knowledge sharing within the team. 

• Support the development and implementation of design standards, procedures, and quality management processes. 

• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and professional working environment that encourages teamwork and innovation. 
   

What Required Skills You'll Bring 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Design, Construction Management, or a related discipline. 

• 15 years of related experience in design management, project delivery, or multidisciplinary project environments. 

• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary design teams on large and complex projects. 

• Strong understanding of project delivery processes, design management principles, and technical coordination. 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality, schedule, and budget objectives. 

• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder engagement, and team-building skills. 

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities. 

• Experience in coordinating design reviews, technical workshops, and project meetings. 

• Proficiency in managing design risks, change management processes, and quality assurance requirements. 

• Ability to mentor and develop team members while driving high performance and accountability. 
   

What Desired Skills You'll Bring 

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field. 

• Professional certification or registration relevant to the discipline. 

• Experience delivering large-scale infrastructure, industrial, transportation, or development projects. 

• Strong understanding of digital delivery platforms, BIM environments, and project management systems. 

• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation, process improvement, and operational excellence. 

• Experience working in a multicultural and multidisciplinary project environment. 

• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of client expectations and project delivery objectives.