Design Phase Manager

Thermal Scientific Works

Design Phase Manager overseeing design phases of Thermal Works’ US projects from contract to commissioning. Collaborating with teams to resolve design issues and ensuring timely delivery of design packages.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.
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 the feedback loop from field execution, commissioning, Service and operations back into design.
Partner closely with Commissioning/Startup and Quality within the Delivery function to ensure design packages set up downstream phases for success.
Coordinate with Estimating on design assumptions embedded in proposals; flag deviations early.
Represent ThermalWorks design in customer-facing technical discussions, including design reviews, submittal negotiations, and issue resolution.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
10+ years of experience in design or design management for mission-critical, industrial, or mechanical/electrical infrastructure projects.
5+ years leading design teams and coordination. Direct management of engineers or drafters is a plus.
PE license (Mechanical or Electrical) or an architectural degree preferred.
Direct experience with data center cooling infrastructure, thermal management, or waterless/dry cooling technologies preferred.
Experience scaling a design function during a period of rapid portfolio growth preferred.
Familiarity with SharePoint-based project controls, Power BI dashboards, AI tools, and Microsoft 365 collaboration tooling preferred.
International work experience preferred.
Experience working within a unified Delivery, Deployment, or Project Execution function that integrates Design with Commissioning and Quality preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation.
A flexible, autonomous work environment.
A culture of respect, learning and excellence.
Experienced, highly talented experts as team peers.
Growth and travel opportunities.
A team of change-makers having a significant impact on people and the planet.

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Hard Skills & Tools

design managementthermal managementdata center cooling infrastructureroot-cause analysisprocess changesscope controlmilestone managementchange trackingquality management systemdesign coordination

Soft Skills

relationship managementproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershipescalation managementcollaborationnegotiationteam managementcustomer-facing discussionsfeedback integration

Certifications

PE license (Mechanical)PE license (Electrical)Bachelor's degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineeringarchitectural degree