The Role

The Senior Design Manager will work with Pre-Construction, Technical and Divisional Directors to ensure designs are a winning solution, meeting project requirements and in line with Cost. Instrumental in supporting the development and implementation of the agreed Design strategy managing the overall design process from tender stage through to completion of design.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of design proposals, ensuring they meet customer requirements, including budget constraints, presenting proposals for approval to the client.
• Produce and implement project specific design management processes and protocols in the form of a design management plan following company guidelines and procedure.
• Ensure that the scope of services for incorporation into each consultant appointment meet the project requirements.
• Manage and ensure effective briefing of the Design Team, this includes the management of any 3rd party design teams to ensure that they meet all customer specifications and where necessary, checking the competence and resources of any incumbent design teams or 3rd parties.
• Implement risk management reviews and workshops relating to the design and input to the project risk register.
• Establish and monitor request for information process for the project.
• Establish and monitor project specific technical document control process and protocols.
• Maintain awareness of and meeting the cost plan.
• Manage design verification processes.
• Develop and monitor a detailed design programme.
• Work closely with the project team in identifying and managing change.
• Liaison with client and other project stakeholders on design issues.
• Close liaison with other members of the project team.
• Lead and motivate design manager, design co-ordinator and / or document controller working on the project.
• Establish detail requirements and responsibilities for technical handover documentation including Health and Safety File, building manuals, building user guide etc. and produce plan for production of the same.
• Maintaining daily records.

Education, Skills and Experience

• Degree and / or membership of professional institution e.g. MCIOB, RIBA, BIBSE, IET.
• A valid CSCS card is a requirement.
• Minimum of ten years' experience at a senior level in design management from a build main contractor background.
• Demonstrated experience of working on schemes minimum value £30m.
• Relevant project experience.
• Experience within the most current forms of procurement.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required.
• Ability to form effective relationships with partners and delivery team members under time pressure.
• Numeracy and bid/report writing is a requirement.
• Good working knowledge of BIM is required.