Position status: This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in December subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.
At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.
Within our construct business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.
The project: An ongoing refurbishment project framework. Working with Mace Interiors to deliver some of the most innovative, sustainable, and technically advanced commercial office fit-out projects in London. Our construct engine offers a wide variety of career opportunities for the industry's top talent. We are looking to build diverse teams, creating a truly inclusive environment where our people can thrive.
Our values shape the way we construct and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:
* Safety first - Going home safe and well
* Client focus - Deliver on our promise
* Integrity - Always do the right thing
* Create opportunity - For our people to excel
We are hiring an ambitious and forward-thinking senior design manager to join our established and growing team in London.
You’ll be responsible for:
* Assisting the design team through the scheme/production design stage and the delivery team through into implementation and handover.
* Driving all design-related project outcomes.
* Providing role-specific technical expertise in design management and acting as the focal point for all technical design-related matters on projects.
* Working closely with the project commercial manager to produce project-specific designer agreements, ensuring the designer’s scope of works and design responsibilities are clearly defined and understood.
* Liaising with the project planner to produce, agree, and manage a realistic design programme to satisfy procurement and construction requirements.
* Representing the project team at client review meetings.
* Developing a detailed design programme with all relevant parties to satisfy design, procurement, and construction requirements.
* Attending regular internal design meetings at which all new drawings, design team, and sub-contractors are reviewed and marked up with members of the Mace project team.
* Actioning comments generated at internal design meetings including lists of instructions for sub-contractors.
* Assisting the construction managers in all design issues as and when required.
* Ensuring design compliance with statutory requirements and applicable standards.
You’ll need to have:
* Good knowledge of the construction and consultancy industries.
* Building safety legislation, building standards, construction contracts, professional appointments, and health & safety legislation.
* Excellent communication, organizational, presentation, and writing skills.
* Maintains impartiality & takes a pragmatic approach to evaluating evidence.
* Ability to take initiative and make appropriate decisions.
* Good BIM literacy, BIM management, and BIM deliverables.
* Good technical knowledge to challenge projects/design/proposals.
* Ability to lead others and delegate effectively.
* Continuous improvement and resilience through training and business improvement activities.
* Works from their own initiative.
* Enthusiastic, involves, and encourages others.
* Acts as a central point of contact for project and relevant stakeholders, internal and external, operating within an inclusive environment.
* Understands personal strengths and weaknesses, seeks learning and support where appropriate.
You'll also have:
* CPD record of continual learning/development.
* Demonstrable building safety competence for higher risk buildings.
* Good knowledge of all design disciplines.
* Exposure to risk and opportunity through design management processes.
* Developed understanding of statutory and mandatory requirements and timescales, including higher risk buildings.
* Stays up to date with key industry/professional trends.
* Membership of a professional body (RIBA, MICE, CIBSE, CIOB, RICS, CIAT).
Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.
We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.
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