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Suffolk Construction

Senior Design Manager

Tampa, FL

The Role The Senior Project Design Manager will proactively and collaboratively lead integrated teams, made up of both internal and external design and construction professionals, through llluminate ...

Linesight

Senior Design Manager

Kansas City, MO

Overview As a Senior Design Manager at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement.

Exyte GmbH

Discover your exciting role The Senior Design Manager, with expertise in Biopharma Life Sciences, will oversee a multidisciplinary project design team-comprising engineers, designers, and support ...

Exyte Group

Senior Design Manager

Raleigh, NC · On-site

$146K/yr

Discover your exciting role The Senior Design Manager, with expertise in Biopharma Life Sciences, will oversee a multidisciplinary project design team-comprising engineers, designers, and support ...

Suffolk Construction

Senior Design Manager

Estero, FL

The Role The Senior Project Design Manager will proactively and collaboratively lead integrated teams, made up of both internal and external design and construction professionals, through llluminate ...

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Suffolk Construction

Senior Design Manager

Estero, FL · On-site

The Role The Senior Project Design Manager will proactively and collaboratively lead integrated teams, made up of both internal and external design and construction professionals, through llluminate ...

Bildt

Senior Design Manager

Oshkosh, WI · On-site

$134K - $181K/yr

We are seeking a senior Design (DfMA) leader who brings deep technical expertise, strong people ... As both a technical leader and people manager, you'll mentor teams, drive continuous improvement ...

Exyte Group

Senior Design Manager

Raleigh, NC · On-site

$140K/yr

Discover your exciting role The Senior Design Manager, with expertise in Biopharma Life Sciences, will oversee a multidisciplinary project design team-comprising engineers, designers, and support ...

We Are Social

Freelance Senior Designer

New York, NY

Manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining extreme focus and quality under the pressure ... Confidently defend sophisticated design choices to senior leadership while navigating constraints ...

Linesight

Senior Design Manager

Kansas City, MO

As a Senior Design Manager at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will ...

New

Bildt LLC

Senior Design Manager

Oshkosh, WI

$134K - $181K/yr

We are seeking a senior Design (DfMA) leader who brings deep technical expertise, strong people ... As both a technical leader and people manager, you'll mentor teams, drive continuous improvement ...

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As of Jun 17, 2026, the average hourly pay for freelance senior design manager in the United States is $47.71, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $24.28 and $61.78 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Freelance Senior Design Manager vs Freelance UX Designer?

AspectFreelance Senior Design ManagerFreelance UX Designer
CredentialsTypically requires a degree in design, management experience, and industry certificationsUsually holds a degree in UX, interaction design, or related field, with portfolio showcasing UX projects
Work EnvironmentLeads design teams, manages projects, and collaborates with clients at a strategic levelFocuses on user research, wireframing, prototyping, and user testing independently or within teams
Industry UsageCommonly employed in agencies, large companies, or as freelance project managersWidely used in tech, startups, and digital agencies for product and app design

In summary, a Freelance Senior Design Manager oversees design teams and manages projects strategically, while a Freelance UX Designer concentrates on creating user-centered designs and prototypes. Both roles require design expertise but differ in scope and responsibilities.

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Senior Design Manager

Senior Design Manager

Redwood Materials

Carson City, NV • On-site

Full-time

Posted 28 days ago

Job description

About Redwood Materials
Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling - keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we're delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.
Senior Design Manager
Designing & building infrastructure, at record speed, is key to enabling us to scale worldwide. We are looking for a highly motivated Design Manager to join our Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) team.
In this role, you will own and drive design and engineering efforts for construction and infrastructure development from concept to production. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering, construction, manufacturing, and/or project management.
This role requires a highly organized mindset, a passion for driving multi-disciplinary projects, and an ability to pull people together to make things happen. You must be detail oriented, question requirements, identify real barriers, and drive cross-functional teams to execute quickly at high quality. You will drive collaboration between Process Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Facilities, and Production to ensure alignment with company priorities. You will translate scattered information into concise, complete documentation and communicate it to every team member. This position will be located at our factory in TRIC (Tahoe Reno Industrial Center) Reno, Nevada.
Responsibilities will include:
  • Fundamentally understand stakeholders' requirements and translate them into clear project objectives. Distill, document, and manage scope effectively to support highly dynamic environment.
  • Manage and lead Infrastructure and Tool Install projects through conceptualization, feasibility, funding, design (30%/60%/90%/IFC), change management, and engineering services during construction.
  • Manage permitting and construction documents including transmittals and RFI's.
  • Co-manage infeed of customer requests from all site teams.
  • Own project funding request process for major infrastructure improvements.
  • Coordinate key project schedule requirements with our Procurement and Construction partners for the overall schedule success of the project.
  • Identify resource requirements and highlight gaps and constraints across various stages for all projects. Influence various teams outside of direct reporting structure.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with the various cross-functional teams to ensure overall program alignment.
  • Define strategies for project delivery methods including design bid build, integrated project development, and fast track projects.
  • Understand lean construction principles and fully integrated design using Building Information Modeling (BIM).
  • Implement innovative engineering and design methodologies to support very aggressive programs and construction schedules.
  • Support, lead feasibility studies, value engineering efforts, and options analysis.

Desired Qualifications:
  • B.S. in Architectural, Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical Engineering, M.S preferred but not required.
  • PE or RA License preferred.
  • Experience managing multi-disciplinary scopes within A/E or Design Engineering firms. At least 5 years' experience desired.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills with ability to understand complex problems and distill the message into a clear plan to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience designing manufacturing facilities and site infrastructure including tool install (e.g., building, utilities, installation of manufacturing equipment).
  • Fully understanding all engineering disciplines and be able to demonstrate skills to manage engineering resources.
  • Experience working with codes and jurisdictions and be able to build strong relationships with external partners.
  • Advanced project management skills, demonstrated application of project, and program management fundamentals to complex engineering problems.
  • Ability to effectively execute projects and tasks in parallel.
  • Positive, enthusiastic, fast learner, can-do mindset and passionate about manufacturing infrastructure.
  • Thrives under pressure and in ambiguous environments.

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
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