Senior Design Manager – Construction & BIM Lead

McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave entitlement

Life Assurance

Job summary

McLaughlin & Harvey is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead design teams, coordinate external consultants and drive the design information across projects in a construction environment.

You will manage design programmes, ensure compliance with legislation and codes, and lead design coordination meetings while collaborating with clients, contractors and stakeholders to deliver high-quality construction outputs.

Qualifications

• Construction industry experience.
• Strong leadership skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• IT literate.
• Good understanding of Construction processes and all aspects of Buildability.
• Experience in the use of full MS Office suite.
• Experience in working with Document Control.
• Experience of Viewpoint or equivalent.
• Knowledge of BIM processes, procedures and software.

Responsibilities

• Manage the design process using commercial, contractual, programme / time awareness and technical expertise.
• Review and assist in tender opportunities and value engineering.
• Engage with and manage the external consultant and sub-contractor design teams.
• Prepare, manage, monitor and report on the Design Information Release Schedule, Design Programme and Design Responsibility Matrix.
• Ensure the design process recognises current legislation, standards and codes of practice where appropriate.
• Develop and implement the drawing and document control systems and protocols.
• Review and assist the Project Manager and Project Planner in developing the construction programme in conjunction with the design programme.
• Assist the Commercial Team in preparing and developing the procurement schedule.
• Lead and chair the project design team meetings and design coordination workshops.
• Assess and review project design information for content, quality, health & safety, CDM and compliance with ERs.
• Assist the Project Manager and Project QS in reviewing scope of all variation and change control requests.
• Implement and manage the site RFI process and register.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, subcontractors, statutory authorities and stakeholders as required to build key project relationships.
• Manage client expectations and requirements, and promote and manage client engagement within the project team.
• Provide support and advice to clients as to their requirements and obligations in the development of building design.
• Ensure design information is of the right quality and keeps pace with project timescales.
• Strive to eliminate health and safety risks in the design and financial risks during construction.
• Assist in on-site SHEQ and preparation of site health and safety plan, site traffic management plans & site fire plans when required.
• Assist in on-site preparation and management of the site QA and ITP files.
• Assist in development of company BIM standards and BIM implementation on projects when required.
• Undertake Quality Inspections, review preparation and content of site quality plans file / ITPs, and report on site quality issues.

Skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Buildability knowledge

BIM knowledge

MS Office experience

Document Control

Viewpoint knowledge

Construction processes

Tools

MS Office

Viewpoint

BIM software

Job description

McLaughlin & Harvey is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead design teams, coordinate external consultants and drive the design information across projects in a construction environment.

You will manage design programmes, ensure compliance with legislation and codes, and lead design coordination meetings while collaborating with clients, contractors and stakeholders to deliver high-quality construction outputs.