Facade Design Manager

Lawtech Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawtech Ltd. is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead cladding remediation projects across London and the Southeast. You will oversee design specifications and drawings from inception to completion, coordinating with manufacturers, engineers and site teams to ensure quality and compliance.

The role requires strong experience in environmental construction, CSCS, and the ability to manage a design team while liaising with H&S and external stakeholders to improve processes and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience as a design manager on environmental construction projects.
• CSCS card is required and DS B checks for specific sites as applicable.
• Proficient in CAD and design tooling; able to oversee technical drawings.
• Strong MS Excel/Word/Outlook skills for documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Collation, management and monitoring of design specifications and drawings from start to finish on the assigned projects, where Lawtech design is applicable.
• Liaison with manufacturers and project teams including distribution of relevant documentation.
• Respond to technical queries and make recommendations to resolve problems.
• Respond to ad-hoc problems and raise with Head of Design accordingly.
• Understand commercial implications of risks, issues and recommendations.
• Management and monitoring of design specifications and drawings for other external/sub-contract works (i.e. windows, roofing, M&E).
• Visit sites on a planned and ad-hoc basis.
• Attend regular meetings with Site Teams, as required.
• Attend Client Design Meetings
• Resolve site issues and make recommendations for future changes to Head of Design.
• Management of direct reporting staff.

Skills

Design management

Environmental construction projects

Stakeholder liaison

Tools

CAD

Project Probe

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

Job description

Role Overview:

Founded over 20 years, Lawtech have become a leading principal contractor specialisingin cladding remediation. We deliver high-quality, compliant, multi-million-pound claddingrepatriations & regeneration contracts throughout London and the wider Southeast.

To:

• Management and audit of the assigned projects in its support of design, inconjunction with the relevant commercial & site teams.


• Manage specifications and drawings, including creation and amendments, whereLawtech design is applicable.


• Liaise with Site Managers to assist in quality of delivery of core services.


• Manage, motivate and appraise staff that reports directly to the Design Manager.


• Liaison with H&S and other departments as required to improve business
  processes and maintain quality, throughout the company.


• Liaison with manufacturers, external structural engineers and architects.

Role Responsibilities:

• Collation, management and monitoring of specifications, drawings relatedcalculations and design process from start to finish on the assigned projects,where Lawtech design is applicable.


• Liaison with manufacturers and project teams including distribution of relevantdocumentation.


• Respond to technical queries and make recommendations to resolve problems.


• Respond to ad-hoc problems and raise with Head of Design accordingly.


• Understand commercial implications of risks, issues and recommendations.


• Management and monitoring of design specifications and drawings for otherexternal/sub-contract works (i.e. windows, roofing, M&E), etc

Key Tasks

• Visit sites on a planned and ad-hoc basis.


• Attend regular meetings with Site Teams, as required.


• Attend Client Design Meetings


• Resolve site issues and make recommendations for future changes to Head ofDesign.


• Management of direct reporting staff.

Skills & Qualifications:

Role-specific:

• Technical qualifications.


• Experienced design manager, within environmental construction projects.


• CSCS card.


• DSB checked as required for specific sites (e.g. schools).

General IT:

• Competent user MS Excel, MS Word, Microsoft Outlook email and calendars.


• Competent user Project Probe.


• Expert CAD user