Senior Design Coordinator
About the job
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, or a related field.
- 5–8+ years of experience in an architectural, engineering, or construction position.
- Experience managing complex Mission Critical commercial projects.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong ethical standards and ability to have difficult conversations professionally.
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
- Coordinate design processes for complex Mission Critical commercial projects.
- Facilitate integration between design and construction teams.
- Review and interpret construction drawings and specifications, especially MEP disciplines.
- Conduct cross-discipline design quality reviews.
- Assess design document status by phase and project needs.
- Identify and address design and engineering challenges.
- Collaborate with owners, designers, engineers, and subcontractors for issue resolution.
- Manage deadlines, maintain files, and provide reporting.
- Coach and mentor junior associates.
- Experience in Data Center and Mission Critical facilities.
- Experience with contract documents and various project delivery methods.
- Experience coaching and mentoring junior team members.
- Ability to innovate and adapt to new technology.
- Open to additional responsibilities as the role and department evolve.
About the company
Holder Construction manages commercial building projects for owners in corporate, aviation, data and telecom, higher education, public assembly, and science markets. During planning, it reviews constructability, coordinates design decisions, estimates costs, and aligns scope and schedules with owners and designers. It organizes procurement and trade-partner work and manages construction through construction-management or design-build delivery, while technical specialists support system testing before handover. Project owners buy construction services from Holder, with its teams coordinating planning and building work. Founded in 1960, it is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA
Founded
1960
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What believers are saying
- Repeat clients support continuity: Holder says returning customers account for more than 90% of its work.
- Training connects with craft jobs: Holder's five-week college boot camps include employment commitments from trade partners.
- Career paths cross functions: Holder describes an employee moving from trade-responsible engineering into project scheduling.
What critics are saying
- Project changes add coordination work: ENR's October 2026 report describes three redesigns at Holder's CloudHQ LC3 project.
- Craft labor faces competing demand: 58% of contractors in AGC's September 2026 survey reported data-center work intensified hiring competition.
- Candidates get fewer financial details: Holder is privately held, while Turner publicly reports its annual construction volume.
What makes Holder Construction unique
- Data centers are a specialty: Holder reports delivering more than 6.4 gigawatts of US capacity, leading general contractors.
- Holder controls some work directly: its own teams build structural concrete, modular walls and site-safety systems.
- Virtual planning reaches job sites: Holder's in-house team coordinates work using models, laser scans, drones and virtual inspections.
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