Senior Design Manager - National Main Contractor - London £90,000 + package
Our client is a national top tier contractor that is winning work across the UK. In London, they have University/Education, Hospital/Healthcare, Residential, and Externals projects ranging from £20m - £100M. They have a need for a Senior Design Manager to join their team with time split between site/office and some hybrid working. As a business, they have embraced sustainability and net zero design. You will manage projects and lead in meetings as a subject matter expert, guiding the project from tender to delivery. You will manage workload to ensure that bid and project delivery teams are provided with the support and expertise, working closely with the Head of Design.
Your work will:
1. Take responsibility for the management and delivery of design information in accordance with the agreed design programme and deliverable schedule.
2. Ensure that the design consultants carry out their duties, interrogating returns to ensure compliance with standards and brief.
3. Have design input at both preconstruction and construction stages of projects.
4. Assess, mitigate, and manage risks connected with design.
5. Ensure designs and design work meet health and safety legislation, sustainable building standards, etc.
6. Chair design meetings, write reports, and give presentations.
7. Produce design programmes, design scopes, design responsibility matrices, appointments, and schedules.
8. Keep records of progress and report to senior management.
9. Attend/chair necessary meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
10. Ensure that the design is compliant with relevant legislation and technical requirements.
You will have:
1. A relevant Degree (or equivalent).
2. Experience working with another main contractor on relevant projects £10M-100M.
3. Exceptional knowledge of the design process, at commercial and construction design stages with a main contractor and RIBA plans of work.
4. Good all-round technical knowledge across relevant work packages concerned with the construction of large building projects.
5. Understanding of Building Contracts (NEC, JCT, etc.) and knowledge of contractual issues.
6. Ability to produce and present detailed presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
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