Senior Design Manager

Foresight Search Ltd

Title: Senior Design Manager

Location: Coversing South west (from either Southamptobn or Exter offices)

Salary: 70,000 to 75,000 + car allowance + bonus + package

Sector: New Build, Health, Public sector, Education

Start Date: ASAP

Senior Design Manager – The Company:

Our client is a one of the leading Tier 1 main contractors in the UK with an established reputation within the South West market across new build construction sectors. Typical projects are major New build construction across Education, Public Sector, Commecial and Defence. Projects can be anything from 25million – 150milli+

Senior Design Manager – The Role:

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Design Manager with specific main contracting new build experience. You will be working across three live projects ithin the South West from either an Exeter or Southampton office.

Senior Design Manager- Accountabilities and key tasks:

• Managing the design team and design portion subcontractors throughout both the tender and construction periods to deliver high quality solutions in a timely fashion
• Chairing design team meetings and workshops as appropriate to manage the design development process
• Producing, reviewing, and updating the design programme, information release schedule, risk register and technical query schedules
• Using a variety of internet-based document management system dependent on client needs
• Thoroughly appraising tender documentation to identify design risks and opportunities and developing solutions accordingly
• Vetting and appointing the design team: Ensuring terms and conditions of appointment/novation are acceptable, lead designer role is defined, Schedule of deliverables, preparing Design Service Agreements and all appropriate services are included.
• Work alongside the preconstruction and project teams to ensure design portion subcontract enquiries are robust and responses provide a value for money compliant solution
• Review the design on an ongoing basis, identifying potential interface, buildability, and coordination issues, resolving them with the design and project team and specialist subcontractors
• Developing innovative design solutions with the design team and supply chain including the production of high-quality value engineering solutions.
• Managing the relationship with the client, subcontractors, and professional team to resolve any design queries and deliver high quality design solutions in a timely fashion.
• Assisting with bidding management activities
• You will report to the Regional Bid Manager and will be expected to work in partnership with the Bid Lead, Project Manager and the project team. Depending on the size, nature and complexity of the project the candidate may work as part of a design management team.
• You may be required to take the lead design management role, supervising a design manager and/or document controller or alternative supporting another Senior Design Manager on a larger project.

Design Manager – The Person

• You will need a proven track record of undertaking design management activities at both tender and construction stages on new build construction projects
• You will have experience in both healthcare and education (schools, further and higher), preferably SCF and DFE Frameworks.
• You will ideally be able to demonstrate experience across a wider range of other sectors including accommodation & commercial.
• You will ideally have experience of framework schemes as well as open market tenders via a combination of single stage, two stage and negotiated contracts.
• You will have the ability to communicate with a range of people both verbally and in writing with a client and customer focus in order to build productive relationships.
• You will be an analytical problem solver, with the ability to make reasoned and informed judgements and decisions.
• You will be able to plan, organise and project manage, whist working independently and in a team environment.
• You will demonstrate effective leadership, ideally with people management experience.
• You will ideally hold a construction based HNC (or equivalent level of technical knowledge)
• You will be experience in using Microsoft packages e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word along with document management systems, Powerproject, Team plan (or similar software).
• Hold a valid driving licence and CSCS card.

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