Design Manager

Title:                 Design Manager - Must have Schools experience 
  
Location:         Bristol
  
Salary:             £60,000 to £65,000 + car allowance + package 
  
Sector:            Construction,  Schools, £20m 
  
Start Date:      ASAP

Flexible Working:    2/3 days per week remote with site visits and office  
  


Design Manager - The Company:

Our client is a successful and leading Tier 1 UK wide main contractor with an established reputation for being one of the top employers in the country. Typical projects are between £10m and £75m+ in value across New Build projects within Schools and Accomodation typicvally. The company has an excellent pipeline of work within the South West and is a growing business with progression opportunity. 


Design Manager - The Role:

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Design Manager with specific School project experience. You will be working closely with the Senior Design Manager and Operations teams on a range of New Build School projects based between sites , home and the office. 
  

Design Manager- Accountabilities and key tasks: 

• Arranging and chairing the Design team meetings to lead the process with the consultants and sub contract designers, issuing minutes and ensuring the resulting actions are actioned
• Collate and manage the contract specifications, drawing and related documents for the construction process
• Carrying drawing reviews issuing comments then ensuring all comments are added accordingly to the design
• Carry out technical reviews of any proposed works to ensure contractual and technical compliance.
• Prepare and manage the Design and procurement schedule and issue information release schedules to set design target dates
• Offer input and design reviews into the procurement process
• Providing design support to Project Management teams.
• Review and implement value engineering opportunities
• Utilising specialist consultants coordinate the information and design to ensure BREEAM and Part L compliance are attained as required.
• Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy Building Control compliance
• Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy all planning conditions are discharged
• Lead Design review workshop with the client / tenant to ensure understanding and satisfaction with proposed works
• Manage the Design Change Proposals for client sign off
• Submitting Design information to the client team and recording, tracking and closing out any comments and queries that arise
• Issue, track and close out any Requests For Information that arise to enable the design to be completed.
• Assist in the collation of the O&M Health and Safety file

Design Manager  - The Person 

• You will have solid experience with either a national or regional main contractor 
• MUST jave experience on new build school projects 
• You clould be from an Architectural background as long as you have RIBA stages 4 and 5 
• Demonstrable experience working on pre and post-construction design and build projects.   
• Experience on Accomodation projects is beneficial 
• Experience working on projects to £10m plus 
• Innovative - ability to identify better ways of doing things
• A good communicator, able to liaise between different departments in order to achieve a common goal. 

 
The Reward:

• Competitive salary
• Company benefits package
• Varied projects across sectors
• Continued local work within the South West region.  
• Flexible working 

Please contact Foresight Search for more information on this,  or any other vacancy (phone number removed)