Senior Design Manager - Major Projects (Remote + Car)

Foresight Search Ltd; Devon and Torbay; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Foresight Search Ltd is recruiting a Design Manager / Senior Design Manager for major refurbishment projects in the South West, starting with a £110m+ Plymouth scheme. This role suits a contractor-side expert who can manage complex interfaces, buildability and sequencing on large refurbishment works.

You will predominantly work remotely with occasional Bristol regional office attendance, leading design from pre-construction through delivery and coordinating architects, engineers and specialist

Qualifications

• Experience as Design Manager or Senior Design Manager with a Tier 1 or major main contractor.
• Delivery of large, technically complex construction projects.
• Significant refurbishment and/or cut and carve experience.
• Strong knowledge of existing-building interfaces and construction sequencing.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams.
• Excellent technical and buildability knowledge.
• Experience across pre-construction and live project delivery.
• Ownership of design on projects exceeding £100m.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of design management across major construction projects
• Managing the design process from pre-construction through to delivery
• Coordinating architects, engineers, specialist consultants and subcontractor designers
• Managing complex existing-building and new-build design interfaces
• Reviewing design for buildability, sequencing, compliance and programme
• Developing and monitoring design programmes and information requirements
• Driving resolution of technical issues and design changes
• Working closely with commercial, planning, MEP and operational teams
• Managing client and consultant relationships throughout the project
• Ensuring timely delivery of coordinated information to procurement and construction teams

Skills

Tier 1 contractor experience

Design management

Buildability knowledge

Pre-construction to delivery

Multidisciplinary teams

Existing-building interfaces

Construction sequencing

Ownership of design on £100m+ projects

Job description

Foresight Search Ltd is recruiting a Design Manager / Senior Design Manager for major refurbishment projects in the South West, starting with a £110m+ Plymouth scheme. This role suits a contractor-side expert who can manage complex interfaces, buildability and sequencing on large refurbishment works.

You will predominantly work remotely with occasional Bristol regional office attendance, leading design from pre-construction through delivery and coordinating architects, engineers and specialist