Senior Design Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Design Manager to join our Construction team in the Midlands and be responsible for the functional leadership and management of design management resource on a major project or a smaller cluster of projects within the region or product stream, from pre-qualification to completion.

We have a proven track record in all our core markets: commercial and mixed use developments, education and student accommodation, heritage, local authority frameworks, inner-city residential, senior living, industrial and research, we’re also experts in sustainability and ensuring we create a better tomorrow.

Key Accountabilities 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.
• Where nominated control design change process management.
• Where nominated organise and chair regular design team meetings.
• 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 roleyou 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 £50M.

• Have extensive experience working as a Senior Design Manger in Preconstruction
• A proven track record of work wining and bid conversion
• Possess the skills and experience to dismantle a scheme and rebuild it finding opportunity and creating value
• Familiar with multiple procurement routes and frameworks, extensive Single Stage D&B experience would be an advantage
• Experience across multiple sectors essential including Education, Commercial, Residential
• Flexibility to cover projects in the West Midlands as required
• A good understanding of Offsite Construction methods and how to integrate them into the design
• A good understanding of Digital Construction
• Experience working for a Main Contractor will be of advantage

• Applications from chartered engineers interested in a change of career direction would be considered.