Architectural Technician

Talk Recruitment; Crewe; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Pension

Job summary

Talk Recruitment is representing a reputable building main contractor seeking a Design Coordinator / Design Manager to oversee design coordination on multiple projects. The role covers chairing design meetings, coordinating consultants and design deliverables, and ensuring technical and contractual compliance throughout the project lifecycle.

The position combines office and site visits with training and progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must have design coordination experience with D&B background or design management exposure.
• Strong communication skills with stakeholders.
• Industry knowledge of the building sector and relevant standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead design coordination across consultants and sub‑contract designers.
• Chair design team meetings, issue minutes, track actions.
• Review drawings, specs and procurement information.
• Ensure contractual and technical compliance and programme adherence.
• Coordinate M&E interfaces and planning conditions.
• Manage design changes and client sign-off processes.
• Support project teams with design delivery and value engineering.

Skills

Design coordination

Communication

Building sector knowledge

Education

Bachelor's/HND/HNC in Civil/Structural or related

Job description

WANTED !!! Architectural Technician or Architect or Civil / Structural Design Engineer

OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFER YOUR CURRENT EXPERIENCE OVER TO A MAIN CONTRACTOR DESIGN COORDINATOR / DESIGN MANAGER ROLE

My client is a reputable building main contractor who is interested in considering Architectural Technicians & Architects or Design Engineers with a view of transferring experience over to a full time Design Coordinator / Design Manager role main contractor side, support and training provided.

Not only is this a fantastic opportunity to transfer your skills over to a new challenge and a high in demand role, but also it is an excellent employer to join and with a growing pipeline of projects.

What makes it great?

• Big enough to keep you busy, but small enough to know your name, close knit team, excellent option if you are fed up of being treated like just another number.
• Company is also a part of a group with their own development division, creating further stability for the company providing a lot of self generating work.
• Fast growing work order book.

COMPANY:

My client is a reputable building main contractor, with a busy and fast growing workload.

As a result of securing further new projects, this employer is looking to strengthen their team further with the appointment of a Design Coordinator / Manager to work on a range of exciting building projects.

Multi-Million Pound Projects live and ready to go.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Design Manager covering all aspects of the design coordination for the business on various projects. Design Coordinator is similar in scope but on smaller projects or as part of a team on a larger scale project
• Arranging and chairing the Design team meetings to lead the process with the consultants and sub contract designers, issuing minutes and ensuring the resulting actions are actioned
• Collate and manage the contract specifications, drawing and related documents for the construction process
• Carrying drawing reviews issuing Comments then ensuring all comments are added accordingly to the design
• Carry out technical reviews of any proposed works to ensure contractual and technical compliance.
• Prepare and manage the Design and procurement schedule and issue information release schedules to set design target dates
• Offer input and design reviews into the procurement process
• Providing design support to Project Management teams.
• Review and implement Value engineering opportunities
• Coordinate with the M&E managers to ensure coordination of the M&E install and commissioning process.
• Utilizing specialist consultants coordinate the information and design to ensure BREEAM and Part L compliance are attained as required.
• Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy Building control compliance
• Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy all planning conditions are discharged
• Lead Design review workshop with the client / tenant to ensure understanding and satisfaction with proposed works
• Manage the Design Change Proposals for client sign off
• Submitting design information to the client team and recording, tracking and closing out any comments and queries that arise
• Issue, track and close out any Requests For Information that arise to enable the design to be completed. Assist in the collation of the O&M Health and safety file

REQUIREMENTS:

To be considered for this Design Coordinator role you must meet the following criteria:

• Knowledge of Building Sector.
• Previous employment as a Design Co-ordinator, D&B Coordinator, D&B Manager, Design Manager. Site Engineer, Project management or Design Engineering (civil / structural engineers), Architect or Architectural Technician backgrounds also considered.
• High level of communication skills.
• Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc), ideally a civil engineering qualification.

LOCATION:

Mix of office and site visits

REMUNERATION:

The successful Design Managerwill receive:

• *£35,000 - £55,000 Basic (Dependant on experience)
• *Car Allowance
• *Pension