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Role Overview:
An opportunity to join a well-established Main Contractor operating across the Thames Valley and Home Counties and working across a variety of sectors including Education, Commerce and Industry, Sports and Leisure, Arts and Culture and Residential.
The Senior Design Manager will be office based and responsible for driving all design related project outcomes, ensuring all scope of works and design responsibilities are clearly defined and understood. The successful candidate will sit on the Senior Leadership team overseeing a team of Design Managers, so will display strong leadership skills and be an effective communicator at all levels.
Senior Design Manager Responsibilities:
- Managing and assisting the design team through the scheme/production design stage and the delivery team through into implementation and handover
- Providing role specific technical expertise in design management and act as focal point for all technical design related matters on projects
- Working closely with the project commercial manager to produce the project specific designer agreements
- Liaising with the project planner to produce, agree and manage a realistic design programme to satisfy procurement and construction requirements
- Representing the project team at client review meetings
- Developing a detailed design programme with all relevant parties to satisfy design, procurement and construction requirements
- Attending regular internal design meetings at which all new drawings, design team and sub-contractors, are reviewed and marked up with members of the project team
- Actioning comments generated at internal design meeting including list of instructions for sub-contractors
- Assisting the construction managers in all design issues as and when required
- Ensuring design is compliant with statutory requirements and applicable standards
Senior Design Manager Requirements:
- Relevant Qualification in Construction Management
- Proven track record of success in Design Management within Main Contracting
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Ability to work in client facing roles
