Design Manager

Clark Contracts Ltd; Newbridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Contracts Ltd is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead the design process for our Design & Build projects, coordinating internal teams and external consultants to meet programme and budget requirements.

You will oversee pre-construction and construction design stages, chair design team meetings, manage design risk, and ensure compliance with legislation and company procedures while maintaining high professional standards.

Qualifications

• Experience as Design Manager on Design & Build projects or with main contractors.
• Ability to lead a design team and chair design meetings with internal and external members.
• Pre- and post-contract design management experience and knowledge of relevant regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design process across Design & Build projects and coordinate consultants in line with appointments.
• Oversee pre-construction and construction design stages and manage the design development process.
• Coordinate design requirements with other departments and project teams to meet programme and budget.
• Ensure design work complies with company procedures and industry standards.
• Chair design team meetings, prepare reports, and manage information release schedules.
• Support on-site with design verification, value engineering, and risk management.
• Research new products and construction methods to improve efficiency and sustainability.

Skills

Leadership

Design management

Risk management

Value engineering

Communication

Team leadership

Project coordination

Education

Architectural or engineering background

Tools

BIM

MS Office

Design software

Job description

Job Description

Founded in 1978, Clark Contracts Ltd is a privately owned main contractor with several operating divisions; Construction, Fit Out, Refurbishment, Housing and Maintenance. We employ over 280 people with offices in the East and West of Scotland.

Due to continued growth, we are now looking to recruit an experienced Design Manager to join the organisation.

Role & Responsibilities

• Taking a leadership role in the management of the design process in our Design & Build Projects, ensuring that our appointed design consultants carry out their duties in line with their appointment.
• The role will encompass input at both pre-construction and construction stage of a project.
• Manage the design team, sub-contractors with design responsibility and the design development process and liaise with other departments and project teams within the company in respect to design requirements.
• Ensure that design work undertaken is carried out in accordance with company procedures and that a high level of professionalism is maintained.
• Co-ordinate the whole design process and work closely with the client, employer’s representatives, key stakeholders, design team and legislative bodies.
• Production or review of consultant’s appointment, scope of services, design responsibility matrices, chairing design team meetings and detail design technical workshops, prepare project reports, sample schedules, technical submittals and management of the Information Release Schedule (IRS).
• Maintain a professional approach with clients and their teams, sub-contractors and suppliers.
• Working with our project delivery teams to reduce costs, delays and disruption on site.
• Liaising with Statutory Authorities to ensure the design process recognises current legislation, standards and codes of practice and design is compliant to relevant legislation and technical requirements.
• Reviewing design drawings from external design consultants along with sub-contractors with design responsibilities to evaluate most effective design method and concepts.
• Provide technical support across the business and through both pre-construction and post contract award and provide quality support on-site inspection and audit reporting.
• Researching new products and most effective construction methods.
• Demonstrate a commercial awareness of working within budgets, including project and product cost constraints, traceability of commercial variations and recovery of additional costs.
• Managing the design to achieve given environmental /sustainability accreditations e.g. BREEAM where appropriate.
• Adhere to Health and safety policies, according to Company procedures

Candidate

• Previous experience working in a Design Manager for a Main Contractor, sub- contractor or have an architectural or engineering background.
• The ability to manage a design team and lead meetings with external and internal members of the team.
• Pre and Post Contract experience in Design Management.
• Proven track record of Risk Management and Value Engineering
• Experience working in Design & Build projects.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Logical and well organised with ability to prioritise
• Efficient in the use of design software and Microsoft Office SuiteBIM experience preferred but not essential.
• Passivhaus experience preferred but not essential.
• Strong IT skills.
• The ability to work alone and in a team within a fast-paced environment.
• A full understanding of relevant and current construction legislation, regulation, codes of practice and guidelines.

This is a full time, permanent position.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

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