Design Manager / Senior Design Manager

Construction, Property and Engineering; Swansea; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Swansea is seeking a Design Manager/Senior Design Manager to oversee design processes for impactful projects. The role involves understanding client specifications, ensuring design compliance, and managing both the design team and stakeholders. Candidates should have experience in design management and a solid understanding of environmental certification processes. This position offers a pathway for career advancement within a dynamic company.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Design Manager or Senior Design Manager.
• Strong understanding of design development processes.
• Ability to manage environmental certification processes like BREEAM.

Responsibilities

• Understand client requirements/output specs.
• Ensure pricing assumptions are consistent with design development.
• Monitor design progress and ensure accuracy at each design phase.
• Lead the sign off of documents to the correct status.
• Prepare and validate the Design Management Plan (DMP).
• Manage the flow of design information and Document Control.

Job description

Design Manager / Senior Design Manager - Construction Contractor

Location: Swansea

Are you a Design Manager / Senior Design Manager? Do you like working on exciting schemes with variety? Do you want to work for a fantastic company with amazing progression routes? Do you want to progress from where you are today? Then look no further, an exciting role has opened up at one of leading clients based in the heart of Swansea, working on projects that reshape South Wales for the future?

Responsibilities

• Understand client requirements/output specs
• Ensure pricing assumptions are consistent with the development of the design - with Pre construction manager
• Monitors design progress and ensures the accuracy and completeness of design variables at each stage of the design development process (ITN Phase / PB Phase / Construction Phase)
• Ensures that all resources for coordination are appointed
• Prepare monthly report to Design Leads
• Responsible for design compliance, build ability, efficiency of design and supporting the bid process.
• Responsible to lead the sign off of documents to the correct status
• Prepares and validates the Design Management Plan (DMP)
• Prepares the Project`s Document Management Procedure in accordance with TEC.CMP.05.
• Endorses Consultants` DMPs
• Defines consultant values and authorises appointed consultants payments
• Defines designer`s objectives: time, details, ratios, coordination`s, etc.
• Manage the flow of design information and the Document Control
• Support the procurement and commercial teams
• Representing the company at Client/User/Local Authority and other stakeholder meetings
• Co-ordinate the input from the Technical Department necessary to develop a robust design
• Manage the Environmental Certification Process i.e. BREEAM / CFSH
• Manage (preconstruction) or participate (construction) the Design Transfer from preconstruction to construction

Next Steps

Apply below or get in touch to discuss further to start the process of finding out more about this exciting opportunity.

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