Technical Design Team Lead

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated is seeking a Technical Design Team Lead for our Tétris London operations. You will provide technical leadership across workplace design and Build projects, ensuring robust, compliant solutions and successful on-site delivery.

You will lead the design team from early design through tender, construction, and handover, coordinate with Design, Pre-Construction, and Commercial teams, manage design fees, and mentor staff to uphold high standards and best practices.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership across Design & Build projects.
• Strong ability to coordinate design information and ensure buildable solutions.
• Experience with risk management and value engineering in design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across London workplace Design & Build projects.
• Coordinate design information from early design to construction and handover.
• Mentor the design team and ensure compliance with regulations and standards.
• Manage design fees and use internal tools for monitoring and invoicing.

Skills

Technical leadership

Design coordination

Problem solving

Communication

Team mentoring

Tools

Revit

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way. Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

Technical Design Team Lead - Tétris London

Purpose of the Role

The Technical Design Team Lead is responsible for providing technical leadership and direction across Tétris London's workplace Design & Build projects, ensuring that design solutions are technically robust, compliant, commercially viable and capable of being successfully delivered on site. Working closely with the Design, Pre-Construction, Commercial teams, the Technical Design Team Lead will provide technical oversight from early design and tender through to construction and completion, identifying and managing technical risks, coordinating design information, supporting buildability and ensuring projects meet the required quality, programme and commercial objectives. The role will also have responsibility for the financial management and monitoring of design fees, using Tétris' in-house financial monitoring tools to ensure design fees are accurately captured throughout the project lifecycle. Working closely with the Head of Design, the Technical Design Team Lead will ensure agreed design fees are appropriately recorded, monitored and invoiced, with any changes to scope or fee requirements identified and addressed in a timely manner. The role will also be responsible for developing and maintaining technical standards, processes and best practice across the business, while providing technical leadership and mentoring to the wider team.

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of workplace interiors and Design & Build delivery within the London commercial sector.
• Detailed understanding of construction methodology, buildability and the practical delivery of interior projects.
• Strong knowledge of UK Building Regulations, Planning, Building Control and relevant statutory requirements.
• Good understanding of CDM Regulations and designer responsibilities within the Design & Build environment.
• Knowledge of construction contracts, procurement routes and the relationship between design, commercial and construction delivery.
• Understanding of cost, value engineering, programme and commercial implications of technical design decisions.
• Understanding of MEP services and their coordination with architectural and interior design.
• Knowledge of technical risk management and the identification, mitigation and communication of design and construction risks.
• Understanding of technical information requirements throughout the project lifecycle, from concept and tender through to construction and handover.
• Awareness of current industry standards, legislation, sustainability requirements and best practice within workplace interiors.

Experience

• Significant experience working within a Design & Build contractor, construction company or commercial interiors environment.
• Extensive experience delivering workplace interior projects in London.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership across multiple projects and project teams.
• Experience taking projects from design development and pre-construction through to construction and completion.
• Experience reviewing and coordinating design information to ensure it is technically complete, compliant and buildable.
• Experience identifying technical risks, design constraints and coordination issues at an early stage and developing appropriate solutions.
• Experience working closely with designers, project managers, commercial teams and subcontractors.
• Experience supporting tender and pre-construction activities, including technical reviews, buildability, scope definition and value engineering.
• Experience managing technical queries, design changes and coordination issues during construction.
• Experience establishing and implementing technical standards, processes and quality controls.
• Experience mentoring and developing technical team members and providing clear technical direction.
• Experience working collaboratively with senior leadership to improve project delivery, technical quality and business performance.

Skills

• Strong technical leadership and decision-making skills.
• Excellent understanding of how design translates into construction and how to achieve practical, buildable solutions.
• Ability to identify technical and construction risks and provide clear, proportionate solutions.
• Strong design coordination and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to review technical information critically and identify omissions, inconsistencies and potential construction issues.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical matters clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent collaboration skills across Design, Pre-Construction and Commercial teams.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to influence and challenge constructively while maintaining strong relationships with clients and project teams.
• Ability to establish clear technical standards and drive consistency across projects.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement, quality and technical innovation.
• Strong leadership, mentoring and team development skills.
• Proficient knowledge of Revit within workplace interior design and technical delivery.
• Ability to review, interrogate and coordinate Revit models and technical information produced by internal and external design teams.

Location: On-site -London, GBR

Jones Lang LaSalle ("JLL") is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500 company with operations in over 80 countries around the world, our employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAYSM.

JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com.