Plant Design Manager

The role

You will lead design and Building Information Management (BIM) teams. You will develop design strategies, standards, and tools while managing designers and outsourced activities.

What you will do

• Provide day-to-day leadership for the design team including 3D modelers, 2D drafters, and BIM Managers.
• Manage outsourced design and drafting activities.
• Recruit and develop designers across disciplines.
• Develop and implement design strategy, including CAD/BIM standards and modeling conventions.
• Own design and BIM-related tools and tool development strategy with software development teams.
• Plan and allocate design resources across projects.
• Lead BIM Managers and designers in the development of BIM execution plans and information management processes.
• Support the design team to develop multi-discipline 3D plant models and 2D deliverables.

Required qualifications

• 10–15+ years of experience in plant design for industrial facilities in owner, EPC, or EPCM environments.
• 5+ years of experience leading and line-managing design teams, including 3D modelers, 2D drafters, and BIM professionals.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing design, CAD, and BIM strategies, standards, and procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of 3D plant design and 2D drafting software, BIM coordination and clash detection tools, and common data environments.
• Strong understanding of multi-discipline plant design deliverables, design review processes, and engineering workflows.
• Familiarity with applicable industry codes and standards, as well as drafting and information management standards.
• Strong leadership, communication, and people-management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, first-principles-oriented environment.
• Strong competencies in accountability, organizational skills, problem-solving, self-motivation, and professionalism.

Nice to have

• Multi-disciplinary experience across mechanical, piping, civil, structural, instrumentation, controls, architecture, and safety.
• Experience working with software development teams.
• Experience implementing information management frameworks.
• Experience with design automation, scripting, or computational design, and with integrating design data into digital twin or project-execution platforms.
• Experience with laser scanning and point cloud integration for brownfield design.
• Extensive experience collaborating with Construction, Operations, and Maintenance teams.

About the company

Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company. They aim to supply critical minerals for energy, AI, and defense technologies by combining industry expertise with software and automation.