Design Manager - Construction - Birmingham
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Area | West Midlands, England |
| Sector | ConstructionConstruction - Design Manager |
| Salary | £50000 - £55000 per annum + Car allowance + benefits package |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | 894885_1615892716 |
| Job Views | 72 |
- Description
Design Manager - Major Projects Team - Birmingham
This is a leading main contractor with a UK turnover of circa £3.5bn working in the sectors of education, residential and retail both new build and regeneration.
With a major new £90M further education project win this business is looking for a Design Manager to complement the existing team in Birmingham.
You should already be working in a Design Management role with a good understanding of dealing with external design consultants and with all construction technical design information on projects.
Responsibilities:
Customer Relations:
- To build and enhance customer confidence.
- Enhance company image and reputation.
- Obtain customer feedback.
- Encourage partnering 'ethos'.
Information Control:
- Ensure accurate and on time design information.
- Ensure cost effective design control and buildability.
- Review design information to ensure suitability and practical for use.
- Ensure design information complies with clients requirements.
- Organise, chair and minute design meetings with relevant consultants and designers.
- Review and check contract documentation, warranties and bond requirements in liaison with Contracts Manager and Surveyor.
- Ensure timely approval of samples for planning condition discharge, clients' product/colour choices, etc.
- Apply for and secure statutory body approval of Engineering Design, ground remediation and any other required design / technical packages
- Liaise with consultants and statutory Authorities to develop accurate service information and a "constraints" plan
- Assist the Regional Technical Manager/Design Team to obtain fee quotations from specialist consultants for all planning and engineering design and technical report requirements.
- Ensure all necessary consultants are appointed on time.
- Monitor and update design quality plan.
- Review qualifications of design consultant teams.
- Liaise with Contract Surveyor / Manager / Buyer on placement of design subcontractors / suppliers.
- Monitor and issue design information to production teams.
- Give feedback on design issues post contract and complete consultant/designer performance reports.
- Assist with material scheduling.
- Provide technical support to the site teams
- Site based, with active engagement with on-site issues, to solve them during the constructions process
- Lead, manage and co-ordinate the technical design and approval of adoptable roads, sewers and public open space areas. Assist the Contract's Manager to manage adoption, providing technical support.
- Pursue the reduction and release of outstanding Bonds at the earliest opportunity
- Provide information required for the development and preparation of comprehensive Home User Guides, Handover Files and Health & Safety Files for handover
Complexity:
Consultant / Designer Relations:
- To build and enhance consultant relationships.
- Obtain consultant feedback.
- Check all drawings and details for accuracy, correctness and commercial suitability
- Attend design meetings with the highways and planners to ascertain requirements from a council perspective for new development
Performance Measurement
- Ensure tender design information programmes are met.
- Prepare design quality plans.
- Ensure information requirements are adequately programmed.
- Improve tender contribution.
- Improve 'buildability'
- Reduce maintenance liability through choice of robust materials.
Technical
- Ensure that new regulation requirements are anticipated and incorporated as required.
- Be aware of new products and research build systems to ensure we are ready for legislation and market change
- Be aware of the need for innovation in all aspects of our business
- Expect and encourage continued change and improvement within the Company
This is a permanent role which will be site based in central Birmingham. The role comes with a salary to £55,000 plus car allowance plus benefits package.
If this opportunity is of interest and you have the relevant experience then follow the link to apply.
