Design Manager - Yorkshire
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Area | Yorkshire and Humberside, England |
| Sector | ConstructionConstruction - Design Manager |
| Salary | car allowance/benefits package |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | 895192_1681212910 |
| Job Views | 284 |
- Description
Design Manager - Build
Sheffield Office
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to join the Yorkshire regional team of one of the largest, family owned national construction, infrastructure and support services businesses in the UK. The business works across a range of sectors including, Student Accommodation, Education, Healthcare, Commercial, Industrial, Heritage and Leisure etc. This is a well-established and financially stable group providing professional development opportunities and highly competitive salary and benefits packages to its people.
The Role
To provide Design Management support to the regional business. To manage the flow of design information, conduct design-gap reviews, develop value engineering proposals and to risk-manage the design development process. To work with the project teams, clients, designers and subcontractors to ensure optimal design solutions are employed. To work with these same parties to ensure the timely flow of information and that this information is complete, of a good quality and reflects our contractual obligations. To ensure that there is sufficient regional resource to adequately cover our requirements. To deliver a design and sequence that can be delivered safely and maximise our profit opportunities. To be aware and foster the possibility of repeat business.
Effectively manage the design analysis and development process to the benefit of the business in terms of risk reduction and profit maximisation.
- Liaise with the customer, clients and design team.
- Design review
- Design gap analysis
- Consultant appointments including, Scope of services, Matrix of responsibilities etc.
- Attend and chair Design Team Meetings to ensure the timely flow and release of quality information and to ensure that this information is in line with our contractual obligations.
- Produce technical information for company pre-qualification presentations.
- Attend presentations when required.
- Train and coach, the on-site management in design management techniques.
- Attend meetings as required at the site and area offices - Hold, chair, and minute sub-contractor meetings.
- Prepare reports for and attend site meeting with design team.
The Person - You will
- Achieve a high level of H&S performance.
- With the Project Manager exercise a high level of control of the Project
- Aim for high productivity.
- Continuously assess non-productivity for reductions.
- Complete contracts on time.
- Strive to reduce costs and complete contract with budget.
- Maintain company profile on quality.
- Maintain excellent customer relations.
Required Qualifications and Industry Experience
- Previous experience in construction industry in a similar role.
- Ability to communicate with and influence designers, bid teams and Project Teams.
- Ability to convey necessary information to designers. Project Teams and control sub-contractors.
- Ability to convey necessary information to clients.
- A high level of Health and safety awareness.
In return, our client offers a wide range of rewards and benefits, including 33 days annual leave, a great pension and valuable life assurance.
They also have a brilliant smarter working policy, too. That means many of their office-based people and some of their site-based people are able to either work from home or as part of their hybrid model.
When it comes to diversity and inclusion, our client is working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where everyone can be themselves.
If you feel that you meet the requirements of the role and would like to explore this opportunity further, then please apply and I will be in touch.
