Senior Design Manager

7 Months ago • 10 Years +
Product Design

Job Description

Tesla seeks a highly motivated Senior Design Manager for its Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg. This role requires leading all design phases, from concept to handover to facilities, for large-scale equipment and utility systems supporting innovative manufacturing. Responsibilities include managing design deliveries across engineering disciplines (CSA, MEPC, Fire Protection), ensuring design quality, effective communication with various teams, establishing design direction, conducting design reviews, managing budgets and schedules, collaborating with procurement and construction, and improving processes. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, 10+ years' experience in design/project management, expertise in managing multi-disciplinary projects, and proficiency in relevant software (Revit, SharePoint, BIM360, Navisworks).
Good To Have:
  • Pharmaceutical, semiconductor, or battery sector experience
  • Construction Project Management experience
  • German language fluency
  • Revit, SharePoint, BIM360, Navisworks proficiency
Must Have:
  • 10+ years design/project management experience
  • Multi-disciplinary project management
  • Engineering degree (Architectural, Mechanical)
  • Design package delivery (LP1-7)
  • Advanced project management skills
  • Effective communication (technical & non-technical)

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What to Expect

Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Design manager for Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg. The Gigafactory design team drives to create the factory of the future by overseeing the design of cutting-edge large-scale equipment and utility systems to support highly innovating manufacturing processes.

What You’ll Do
  • Act as the design lead overseeing all phases of the project, from concept development to final handover to the facilities team upon project completion.
  • Assume responsibility for the design deliveries (Design for individual design stages 30%, 60%, 90%, 100%, specifications, BOQ, calculations as needed, descriptions, SOO, etc.) across all engineering disciplines (CSA, MEPC, Fire Protection), managing design quality and mitigating errors to ensure successful project delivery.
  • Facilitate effective communication with permitting, procurement, project control and construction teams to drive project success.
  • Establish design direction and prioritize tasks for each design discipline, ensuring efficient project execution within aggressive schedules including clear goals for design sprints to ensure shortest schedule for design development
  • Conduct design reviews to verify that all stakeholder (MFG, EHS, Permit, FM, etc.) requirements are met and to prevent design gaps between disciplines.
  • Challenge design changes to assess their validity and reasonableness, leading efforts to achieve maximum impact with minimal cost.
  • Coordinate with the project control team to develop a design schedule and budget that aligns with procurement and construction timelines.
  • Follow up with the procurement team from RFP package transmittal to contract completion
  • Support design-related tasks during construction, including RFIs, FCRs, and as-built documentation.
  • Collaborate with the document control team to approve design documents within the company’s platform and officially transmit them to procurement and construction teams.
  • Improve existing processes using IT tools through out-of-the-box thinking to enhance efficiency and rationality.
  • Regularly update the lessons learned database to prevent design errors and improve future project outcomes proactively.
What You’ll Bring
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architectural, mechanical Engineering
  • Minimum of 10+ years in design/project management
  • Experience managing multi-disciplinary projects within engineering firms, managing building, infrastructure and/or MEP projects, ideally experience in project management within the pharmaceutical, semiconductor, or battery sectors, working with authorities and be able to build strong relationship with local jurisdictions   
  • Fully understanding all engineering disciplines and be able to demonstrate skills to manage engineering 
  • Proven record in delivery of design packages (LP1-7) from concept to execution design
  • Advanced project management skills, demonstrated application of project and program management fundamentals to complex engineering problems 
  • Ability to effectively execute many projects and tasks in parallel 
  • Communicate with technical and non-technical team members effectively 
  • Construction Project Management experience is a plus 
  • Following software experience is a plus: Revit, SharePoint, BIM360, Navisworks
  • Fluent in English, German is a plus

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