We have an excellent opportunity for a Design Manager to join our North West construction team aligned with a flagship £60M new build project in Chester area. The Design Manager can be aligned with either of our North West Offices in Speke or Salford as best suits with time spent across office and site with the opportunity to work from home as appropriate.
Location : Chester / Liverpool / Manchester - Hybrid Site/ Office / Home
Our North West business has an exceptional track record in the delivery of Education projects, building high spec, energy efficient primary and secondary spaces across the region as a trusted contractor and key partner to the Department For Education.
As Design Manager you will be a key part of the project team, working closely with project lead at pre construction and throughout delivery.
Responsibility for the management and delivery of design information in accordance with the agreed design programme and deliverable schedule.
Ensuring that our appointed design consultants carry out their duties in line with their appointment, interrogating returns to ensure compliance with standards and brief.
Design input at both preconstruction and construction stage of projects.
Assessing, mitigating and managing risks connected with design
ensuring designs and design work meets health and safety legislation, sustainable building standards (such as BREEAM – the Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method) and industry codes of practice
chairing design meetings, writing reports and giving presentations.
The production of design programmes, design scopes, design responsibility matrices, appointments, schedules.
Ensuring that the design is compliant to relevant legislation and technical requirements.
This role of Design Manager is great for you if you can demonstrate:
Experience in Design Management of Dfe projects (essential)
Demonstrable experience in a design role within a main contractor environment or within Architectural Practice focussed on project delivery phase.
Experience of BIM level 2 projects
Comfort in use of REVIT Autodesk, BIM 360 and MS Project
So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
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