Job Description

The Senior Design Manager role

Reporting to the regional design manager you will play an integral role in tendering, delivering, developing and guiding key projects for us in the from a design perspective.

• Upholds the Visions and Values of the Company
• Enables the delivery of well-considered, quality design solutions
• Plans design workloads and motivates teams of people, to work collaboratively in delivering a coordinated and coherent design
• Motivates and inspires designers to produce their best work using their full flair, experience, resources and talents in a cost effective way
• Strives to eliminate health and safety risks in the design

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assess, in conjunction with the Planning Manager, the suitability of the proposed design with regard to the proposed method and sequence of construction and provide advice regarding proposed changes to the design which are necessary in order to allow the planned method and sequence to be adopted, such changes to be qualified in the ensuing bid
• Ensuring that the competency of proposed design consultants is assessed in compliance with CDM Regulations
• Guide tenders and deliver them through to site / completion
• Make and review design changes on an ongoing basis, identifying potential issues and resolve them with the design team and specialist subcontractors
• Manage risk, commercial issues and compliance process and procedures
• Steer the evaluation of added value options and participation in value engineering meetings

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

You will have a degree or HNC/HND in a relevant construction or design field, Preferably, you'll have a detailed working knowledge of Viewpoint for Projects or any other internet-based document storage solutions Knowledge of current CDM and Building Regulations Experience guiding a design team on major projects £100M+