This is a leading privately owned Leeds based main contractor operating in a range of market sectors including residential, commercial, industrial, leisure, education and healthcare that require an additional Assistant Design Manager to join the team.

Revenue topped £200M last year and with a very healthy order book revenue looks to increase in 2023. Projects are regional with the vast majority in Yorkshire plus schemes in the North West, North East and Cumbria.

The ideal candidate will be either working as an Assistant Design Management or Coordinator role with a good understanding of dealing with external design consultants and with all construction technical design information on projects.

Responsibilities with supervision from Senior Design Manager:

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.
• Review and check contract documentation, warranties and bond requirements in liaison with Contracts Manager and Surveyor.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• Provide information required for the development and preparation of comprehensive Home User Guides, Handover Files and Health & Safety Files for handover

This is a permanent role which will be site based in the Leeds office with regular site visits. The role comes with a salary to £40,000, car allowance and benefits package.

If this opportunity is of interest and you have the relevant experience, then follow the link to apply.