Remote Design Manager – South Wales (MOJ Projects)

Talk Recruitment; Cardiff, Swansea; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car / Allowance

Pension

Job summary

My client, a reputable Tier 1 building main contractor in South Wales, is seeking a Design Manager to lead design coordination across multiple projects, including Cardiff and Swansea. The role offers some remote working, a competitive salary, car or car allowance, and a strong holiday entitlement.

The candidate should have 3–5 years of local South Wales experience and a background in design coordination or design management, with flexibility to consider related architectural or consultancy

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Building Sector.
• Previous employment as a Design Co-ordinator, D&B Coordinator, D&B Manager, Design Manager. Site Engineer, Project management or Design Engineering (civil / structural engineers), Architect or Architectural Technician backgrounds also considered.
• High level of communication skills.
• Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc), ideally a civil engineering qualification.

Responsibilities

• Design Manager covering all aspects of the design coordination for the business on various projects. Design Coordinator is similar in scope but on smaller projects or as part of a team on a larger scale project
• Arranging and chairing the Design team meetings to lead the process with the consultants and sub contract designers, issuing minutes and ensuring the resulting actions are actioned
• Collate and manage the contract specifications, drawing and related documents for the construction process
• Carrying drawing reviews issuing Comments then ensuring all comments are added accordingly to the design
• Carry out technical reviews of any proposed works to ensure contractual and technical compliance.
• Prepare and manage the Design and procurement schedule and issue information release schedules to set design target dates
• Offer input and design reviews into the procurement process
• Providing design support to Project Management teams.
• Review and implement Value engineering opportunities
• Coordinate with the M&E managers to ensure coordination of the M&E install and commissioning process.
• Utilizing specialist consultants coordinate the information and design to ensure BREEAM and Part L compliance are attained as required.
• Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy Building control compliance
• Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy all planning conditions are discharged
• Lead Design review workshop with the client / tenant to ensure understanding and satisfaction with proposed works
• Manage the Design Change Proposals for client sign off
• Submitting design information to the client team and recording, tracking and closing out any comments and queries that arise
• Issue, track and close out any Requests For Information that arise to enable the design to be completed. Assist in the collation of the O&M Health and safety file

Job description

My client, a reputable Tier 1 building main contractor in South Wales, is seeking a Design Manager to lead design coordination across multiple projects, including Cardiff and Swansea. The role offers some remote working, a competitive salary, car or car allowance, and a strong holiday entitlement.

The candidate should have 3–5 years of local South Wales experience and a background in design coordination or design management, with flexibility to consider related architectural or consultancy