Design Manager
Job Description
Title: Design Manager (main contractor)\nLocation: Exeter\nSalary: £55,000 to £70,000 + car allowance + package\nSector: Construction, Refurbishment, Fitout\nStart Date: ASAP\nDesign Manager - The Company:\nOur client is one of the most successful privately owned main contractors in Devon with a strong reputation and excellent client relationships across varied work streams. Typical projects are between £200k and £12m in value across New Build, Refurbishment and fitout. The company has an excellent pipeline of work within the Southwest and is a fast growing business with exceptional progression opportunity.\nDesign Manager - The Role:\nA fantastic opportunity for an experienced Design Manager with varied experience in main contracting across varied (non residential) projects.
You will be an important part of the team working on pre-construction and post contract elements across a diverse range of project. This would suit someone keen to join an energetic, fast paced and entrepreneurial environment. You will be a 'hands on' Design Manager in the on site coordination of new build projects.\nDesign Manager- Accountabilities and key tasks:\n * Arranging and chairing the Design team meetings to lead the process with the consultants and subcontract designers, issuing minutes and ensuring the resulting actions are actioned\n * Collate and manage the contract specifications, drawing and related documents for the construction process\n * Carrying drawing reviews issuing comments then ensuring all comments are added accordingly to the design\n * Carry out technical reviews of any proposed works to ensure contractual and technical compliance.\n * Prepare and manage the Design and procurement schedule and issue information release schedules to set design target dates\n * Offer input and design reviews into the procurement process\n * Providing design support to Project Management teams.\n * Review and implement value engineering opportunities\n * Utilising specialist consultants coordinate the information and design to ensure BREEAM and Part L compliance are attained as required.\n * Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy Building Control compliance\n * Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy all planning conditions are discharged\n * Lead Design review workshop with the client / tenant to ensure understanding and satisfaction with proposed works\n * Manage the Design Change Proposals for client sign off\n * Submitting Design information to the client team and recording, tracking and closing out any comments and queries that arise\n * Issue, track and close out any Requests For Information that arise to enable the design to be completed.\n * Assist in the collation of the O&M Health and Safety file\nDesign Manager - The Person\n * You will have solid experience with either a or regional main contractor\n * MUST have strong experience in Commercial (non-residential) sectors\n * Hands on - site based Design Manager who can cordinate the design pon projects\n * Demonstrable experience working on pre and post-construction design and build projects.\n * Experience working on projects to £5m plus\n * Innovative - ability to identify better ways of doing things\n * A good communicator, able to liaise between different departments in order to achieve a common goal.\nThe Reward:\n * Competitive salary\n * Company benefits package\n * Varied projects across sectors\n * Continued local work within the Southwest region.\n * Flexible working\nPlease contact Foresight Search for more information on this, or any other vacancy