Design Manager

Tradeline Recruitment; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tradeline Recruitment seeks a Design Coordinator/Manager to oversee non-residential design activities in Milton Keynes. You will report to the Director of Design and collaborate with the Site Manager and Pre-construction teams on design packages and procurement strategies.

Applicants should have architectural/design qualifications, experience in construction project design, and strong meeting/negotiation skills to drive compliant design output in a design-led environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction project design via Architecture or Main Contractor routes.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment.
• Good understanding of Design & Build process.
• Active involvement in meetings: organizing, preparing, chairing, minutes.

Responsibilities

• Understand client requirements and output specs.
• Review design, procurement and construction information for compliance with project docs.
• Review design output for compliance with client specs.
• Prepare monthly report on activity to Design Manager.
• Contribute to the Design Management Plan (DMP).
• Prepare the project documents as required.

Skills

Design coordination

Stakeholder liaison

Meeting leadership

Negotiation

Education

Architectural or Design qualifications

Job description

Design Coordinator/Manager - Up to £75K (DOE) - Milton Keynes

Client

• Our client is a Regional Contractor seeking a Design Coordinator/Manager to join their design team overseeing non-Residential projects.

Job purpose and scope:

• Reporting to the Director of Design, you will contribute to the projects` daily Design Management.
• When required, you will liaise with the Site Manager / Pre-construction team for the development of design packages and procurement strategies.

Accountabilities and key tasks:

• Understand client requirements/output specs
• Assist in the review of and if required, undertake a review of the Design, procurement and construction information to ensure it complies with Project documentation
• Assist in the review of and if required undertake a review of design output and verifies its compliance with Client`s output specifications.
• Prepare monthly report on Activity to DM
• Contribute to the Design Management Plan (DMP)
• Contribute to and if required prepare the Project`s Document

Essential criteria:

• Architectural or Design qualifications
• Experience in construction project design via Architecture route or Main Contractor route.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment
• Good understanding of the Design & Build process
• Experience in having an active involvement in the meeting process (organising, preparing, chairing, drafting minutes)
• Ability to draft correspondence
• Negotiation skills