Senior Design Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Design Manager to join our Construction team in Bedford, visiting London. The right candidate will be responsible for the design management of a major residential project or a cluster of smaller projects within the region from pre-qualification to completion. We have a proven track record in all our core markets: residential and mixed use developments, industrial.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Produce agree and manage, with all relevant parties, a realistic design programme and information required schedule to satisfy design, procurement and construction requirements.
• Manage the design on site with where appropriate the assistance of other site based resource implementing the design management procedures to ensure the timely production of information.
• Where applicable manage/assist in the production of the Contractors proposals, ensuring they are complete, unambiguous, and have been reviewed by the bid team, and have been updated to include all post tender negotiations.
• Ensure that all design deliverables are reviewed to establish they are within budget, are fully coordinated and are buildable.
• Review the design with respect to mitigating Health and Safety issues prior to construction.
• Ensure the project team are working to the agreed Contractors Proposals.
• Work with the commercial team to achieve best value
• Where nominated control design change process management.
• Where nominated organise and chair regular design team meetings.
• Ensure the Building Control and Energy Efficiency records are kept up to date
• Provide guidance to the project team on design related issues.
• Assist the Principal/Senior Design Manager in the implementation of Continuous Improvement programmes and innovation.

To be successful in the role you will be an effective communicator with a positive, passionate and engaging approach when supporting and educating the business. You will have excellent Senior Design Management experience, gained from being involved in projects in excess of £10M.

Company

• Developer of Private Sector projects using traditional and design and build forms of contract
• New build works on green and brown field sites
• Demolition, extension, alteration and remodelling to existing facilities
• Internal and external refurbishment of occupied facilities
• Sectors include residential, commercial & industrial