Senior Design Manager

Madigan Gill; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Madigan Gill is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead the design management on a major laboratory development in Bracknell. You will coordinate architectural, structural, MEP and specialist design from detailed design through construction, commissioning and handover.

In this role you will chair design meetings, manage programmes, RFIs and approvals, and ensure buildability, compliance and value engineering while collaborating with consultants, subcontractors, procurement and the

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Design Manager on major construction projects.
• Strong technical, coordination and stakeholder-management skills.
• Main contractor experience on complex, technically demanding projects.
• Good understanding of MEP, architectural and structural interfaces.
• BIM and document management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate architectural, structural, MEP and specialist design.
• Manage design programmes, deliverables, RFIs, submissions and approvals.
• Chair design meetings and resolve technical/interface issues.
• Coordinate design with procurement and construction programmes.
• Manage specialist subcontractor design packages.
• Oversee buildability, compliance, risk and value engineering.
• Support commissioning, handover and as-built information.

Skills

Design management

Technical coordination

Stakeholder management

Main contractor exp

MEP interfaces

BIM management

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead the design management function on a major new-build laboratory development in Bracknell.

The role will involve managing and coordinating the design process from detailed design through construction, commissioning and handover, working closely with consultants, specialist subcontractors, procurement and the site team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate architectural, structural, MEP and specialist design.
• Manage design programmes, deliverables, RFIs, technical submissions and approvals.
• Chair design meetings and drive resolution of technical and interface issues.
• Coordinate design with procurement and construction programmes.
• Manage specialist subcontractor design packages.
• Oversee buildability, compliance, design risk and value engineering.
• Support commissioning, handover and completion of as-built information.

Candidate Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Design Manager / Senior Design Manager on major construction projects.
• Strong technical, coordination and stakeholder-management skills.
• Main contractor experience on complex, technically demanding projects.
• Good understanding of MEP, architectural and structural interfaces.
• BIM/document-management experience.

Previous experience delivering life sciences, pharmaceutical or laboratory projects is a distinct advantage. Experience managing façade and curtain walling packages is also highly desirable