About this Role:
Ambitious/experienced Senior Design Manager required by the regional Guildford office of this busy main contractor to work on several projects in the Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire areas.
Ideally situated along toward the top of the M3 /A3M corridor, or within this wider region the role will be to take the lead for Design Management on projects in the region, from input to tenders, second stage preconstruction and live on site.
In addition to your own project/s you will also have overview for 2 other Design Managers and so take management, mentoring and support role.
The scope of works you will focus on is typically private and local authority schools and colleges, care and retirement homes, healthcare, commercial and leisure, etc.
Work is secured via a mixture of competitive tenders, negotiated work for repeat clients plus regional and national frameworks.
Reporting to the Area Director and Head of Design for the group, working with preconstruction and project delivery teams, as Senior Design Manager you will be responsible for:
Management of the design development for your schemes;
Chairing regular design team meetings;
Management of consultant design teams;
Regular liaison with client, architect, consultants and the construction team;
Agreement of information required schedule; Ensuring key dates achieved;
Review of construction design information for buildability, compliance with contractors proposals, employers requirements, b...