Design Manager (Construction)

Your new company
You will be working with a Tier 1 contractor who deliver projects across mutliple sectors including Residential, Commercial, Education and Healthcare both in the public and private sector market.

Your new role
Responsibility for the management and delivery of design information in accordance with the agreed design programme and deliverable schedule.
Ensuring that our appointed design consultants carry out their duties in line with their appointment, interrogating returns to ensure compliance with standards and brief.
Design input at both preconstruction and construction stage of projects.
Assessing, mitigating and managing risks connected with design
ensuring designs and design work meets health and safety legislation, sustainable building standards (such as BREEAM - the Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method) and industry codes of practice
chairing design meetings, writing reports and giving presentations.
The production of design programmes, design scopes, design responsibility matrices, appointments, schedules.

What you'll need to succeed
Excellent client-facing skills in a Design Manager capacityAutoCAD & Revit understanding
BIM understanding
Ability to produce schedules in Excel
UK site experience, knowledge of UK building and CDM regulations
Out-going, professional and success focused attitude to work
A genuine team-player with the ability to work independently when required
Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
Knowledge and experience in all phases of interior design / architectural projects
Experience managing consultant teams and resolving complex technical and design issues
Be proactive and adaptable with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.


What you need to do now

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