Senior Design Manager

O'Neill & Brennan UK; Coventry; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Design Manager to join their dynamic Pre Con Team in Coventry. This is a fantastic opportunity for a professional with a background in student accommodation or BTR/PRS to thrive in a culture that values innovation and quality. The role involves providing technical advice, managing design processes, and ensuring that client expectations are met with precision. You'll work within a friendly and sociable team that encourages continuous development and values each member's contributions. If you're ready to make a significant impact and drive successful project outcomes, this role is for you!

Qualifications

• Proven experience in design management, particularly in student accommodation or BTR/PRS.
• Strong technical skills with a focus on compliance and quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice and conduct audits on tender information.
• Develop detailed understanding of clients' needs and prepare robust proposals.
• Manage consultant teams to ensure compliance with design specifications.

Skills

Technical Advice

Design Management

Value Engineering

Client Communication

Risk Management

Education

Degree in Architecture or Engineering

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

O’Neill & Brennan have an amazing opportunity for a Senior Design Manager to join a UK Leading Developer and due to multiple project wins in the Midlands, they are now in the market to add value to their already impressive Pre Con Team.

We are looking for Senior Design Managers with Student Accommodation or BTR/PRS backgrounds.

The culture is about never settling for second best, surprising the customers with an understanding of their marketplace and always overcoming barriers to deliver quality and innovative outcomes. The team is friendly, sociable, and flexible, best of all, the employees all feel valued. So why not get involved!

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical advice on proposal documents, presentations and meetings
• Conduct audits and technical reviews of tender information, subcontractor proposals, and company proposals
• Monitor and report against compliance requirements during adjudications
• Develop detailed understanding of clients' ideas, expectations and requirements, breaking down technical jargon and ensuring clients' ideas and needs lead to concepts and detailed designs
• Prepare and develop employer requirements and robust contractor proposals
• Identify and evaluate design risk to ensure ease of buildability, thereby reducing/eliminating company risk/claims
• Identify any scope gaps, thereby mitigating risks and developing value engineering/programme opportunities
• Review subcontractors' proposals to identify and develop value engineering opportunities
• Produce detailed design programmes and design delivery schedules
• Ensure consistency of design management process on schemes, reviewing protocols, design programmes, design specifications, and design scopes
• Contribute to commercial and contractual documentation, negotiations, and disputes
• Ensure design delivery is in line with procurement strategy, project cost plan, and value engineering targets
• Ensure compliance of design brief and manage change control process
• Recommend and initiate changes to project delivery plans, developing new project management and operating tools and processes
• Ensure effective procurement of design services
• Manage consultant/subcontractor teams ensuring works are delivered according to specification
• Ensure the compilation of detail requirements and responsibilities for technical handover documentation including H&S file, building manuals, and Building User Guide
• Continuous development of design management team and self by conducting lessons learnt activities, ensuring information from lessons learnt flows into new, similar projects, improving design processes