Design Manager

Key Requirements & Responsibilities:

• An Architectural qualification (desirable but not essential)

• Design/Construction on site experience

• 5 years plus experience in a similar role

• The expertise to provide a platform for good communication and coordination between Architects, Structural Engineers and Service Engineers

• A good all-round knowledge of the construction industry across all disciplines including technical aspects of design and construction details

• A good understanding of building regulations BCAR, TGD, environmental & health and Safety regulations

• Experience in BIM related systems

• An understanding of the various MEP systems

Key Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Contracts Manager/Project Manager, responsibilities will include:

• Ensure ER’s are met, and expectations are clearly discussed and agreed while building a trusted relationship with the client as the project progresses

• Responsible for dealing with sub-contractors and developing innovative and coordinated design solutions, responding to on site issues

• Display efficient and structured time management, while developing programmes and delivering documentation promptly

• Take responsibility for presenting design solutions to clients and coordinating with the relevant design team

• Responsible for ensuring Quality Assurance is carried out on the project, keeping project documentation organised and filed correctly for others to use and access easily

• Recording project issues and tracking progress promptly, including taking minutes and issuing updates to the client and design team

• Carrying out on site checks and monitoring progress producing regular reports

• Coordinate closely with the BIM team assisting with designing out model clashes

• Recording and tracking lessons learned for continuing design improvement

• Liaise with the construction site team to collate, prepare, manage and monitor the flow of information in the form of RFI schedules

• Work with the project team to produce a clear and well-defined procurement tracker

• Coordinate, manage and monitor the Technical submittal tracker

• Coordinate shop drawings between subcontractors and design team

• Liaise with specialist subcontractors to manage the flow of design information

• Arrange & attend relevant meetings such as Design team meetings, client meetings, coordination meetings and subcontractor pre-appointment meetings

• Collaborate with the Project team to track design information requirements against the construction programme.

• Display a good understanding of construction sequencing

• Collaborate with the project team on possible Value Engineering solutions.