General Motors
Sr. Design Manager
Warren, Michigan, United States of America · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 4, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years; the posting does not state alternatives.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role, now or in the future; the posting includes direct sponsorship, employer-of-record designation, and work authorization requiring company immigration support.
About the job
Leads preconstruction design and engineering for GM construction projects, from early scope planning through coordinated construction documents and handoff to construction.
What you'll do
- Coordinate project teams, consultants and design-builders to define scope, requirements, schedules and design deliverables.
- Lead design governance, code and permitting coordination, interdisciplinary reviews, QA/QC and constructability and bidding-readiness reviews.
- Manage design-phase priorities, decisions, risks and interfaces, and communicate recommendations and impacts to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture or a related field.
- 4+ years of experience in architecture, engineering or construction supporting major commercial, industrial or comparable capital projects.
- Experience technically leading complex, multi-discipline facilities projects from early planning through construction documents and handoff.
- Experience with design reviews, applicable codes and regulatory/AHJ coordination; working knowledge of BIM/VDC coordination and document control.
Nice to have
- Experience with automotive or industrial building projects.
- Master’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction management or business, such as an MBA.
Tools
BIM/VDC, Google Docs, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Microsoft Project
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