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Design Manager – Bromley
Skilled Careers are currently recruiting for a Design Manager to lead a large scale residential scheme in Bromley for a tier 1 residential contractor, the design manager will be overseeing and leading the scheme from the early stages through to completion. The design manager should have experience leading rc frame residential schemes with either a main contractor or a developer.
£65,000 - £75,000 plus Car allowance + Pension + Healthcare + Life Insurance and Discretionary Bonus
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the preparation of the optimisation process through to sign off
- Brief, manage and drive the external consultants in the preparation and issue of production information to an agreed programme
- Prepare technical specifications in line with requirements determined by the Land Acquisition budget and Technical/Sales Meetings
- Ensure all statutory enquiries, crossovers, sewer connections are submitted and pursued for their timely return
- Oversee the NHBC/Building Regulations applications to approval
- Ensure that working drawings are in accordance with the approved Planning Scheme
- Preparation of Health & Safety Plans
- Monitor and control all production information in close liaison with the Development Estimator to ensure tight cost controls are kept and information produced in line with budget estimates
- Oversee preparation of Brochure Plans, Conveyance Plans and Sales Area drawings
- Attend site progress meeting and carry out site inspections
- Attend meetings at various stages of projects (Land/Technical hand-over, Project Meeting, Optimisation, Technical/Sales, Budget Meetings, etc.)
- General liaison and coordination between other parties, both internal and external
- Attend Subcontractor interviews
- Respond to site queries and resolve Technical/Construction items that may arise
Skills & requirements:
- Developer or main contractor experience essential
- Experience of working on RC Frame residential projects
- Good/Excellent technical knowledge of both residential and commercial construction, together with a degree of flair for design
- The experience or the ability to understand the complexities of complex schemes
- A working knowledge of Building Regulations, Code for sustainable Homes, NHBC (or the Warranty Provider required), Party Wall Awards and associated legislation connected with the construction industry
