Design Manager/Senior Design Manager

AECOM; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy is seeking a Design Management professional to oversee design processes and project management. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, a solid understanding of the design process, and proficiency in management tools. This role offers a flexible hybrid work environment and requires leadership in managing team outputs and sub-consultant contracts.

Benefits

Hybrid work options

Professional growth opportunities

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Responsibilities

• Lead Design Management projects across the UK and Internationally.
• Review work outputs from team prior to issue to ensure quality and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Draft and distribute sub-consultant back-to-back contracts.
• Manage updates to sub-consultant contracts and prepare final documents.
• Prepare and update cash flow projections.
• Track and report on the progress of all sub-consultant invoices.

Skills

Understanding of the design process

Project and design programming skills

Experience in development and implementation of design management tools and procedures

Excellent communication skills

Commercial awareness of projects

Construction knowledge/experience

Proficiency in MS Project/Excel/InDesign

Job description

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Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

Here\'s what you\'ll do:

Managing the Design Process

• Lead Design Management projects across the UK and Internationally.
• Management of AECOM financial process and invoicing.
• Review of work outputs from team prior to issue to ensure quality and compliance with contractual obligations.

Managing Sub-consultants

• Prepare responsibility matrix to identify sub-consultant responsibility for each area of scope.
• Draft and distribute sub-consultant back-to-back contracts so that all scope is accounted for.
• Manage updates to sub-consultant contracts and prepare final documents.
• Prepare and update cash flow projections.
• Establish procedures for invoice submission for sub-consultants and monitor.
• Track and report on the progress of all sub-consultant invoices and prepare a monthly Financial Report.

Establishment and Implementation of Design Management Procedures

• Roles and Responsibilities/Scope Delineation
• Preparing design programmes, monitoring and reporting progress
• Managing Deliverables/outputs
• Managing Design Quality
• Managing Design Budgets/Change
• Managing Approvals
• Organising Project Meetings & Design Workshops
• Managing Design Coordination

Assist in the Management of the Design Management Team

• Achieve AECOM PM accreditation, take active role in management of design projects in accordance with AECOM financial systems and processes.
• Lead/Support Design Management projects across the UK and Internationally as appropriate.
• Assist in the development of junior Design Management team members through mentoring, training and reviews.
• Review work outputs from junior Design Management team members prior to issue to ensure quality and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Support the Design Management team Leadership as required.

If you\'re passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don\'t just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what\'s possible?

Here\'s what we\'re looking for:

The jobholder will be expected to display a range of competencies, both behavioural and technical in undertaking the role. These are included in the Design Management Induction Plan and include areas such as:

• Understanding of the design process.
• Project and design programming skills.
• Experience in development and implementation of design management tools and procedures.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Commercial awareness of projects.
• Construction knowledge/experience.
• Proficiency in MS Project/Excel/InDesign.

Additional Information

About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. You will be working in a dynamic environment where integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using the email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.