Senior Design Manager

Ward Personnel; Dublin; In loco; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Ward Personnel partners with a leading family-owned international construction and engineering group to recruit a Senior Design Manager for a major project in the Ireland East region. The role leads design across pre-construction and construction, coordinating with clients, design teams and operations to ensure compliant, buildable solutions.

You will manage design information, drive DfMA and innovative design solutions, mentor junior designers, and travel within the region between site, office

Competenze

• Diploma or degree in construction or related field.
• Minimum of 6–10 years’ experience in design management.
• Strong knowledge of procurement routes and contract administration (D&B, NEC, JCT).

Mansioni

• Lead design management across pre-construction and construction.
• Coordinate with client, designers, and in-house teams to ensure buildable, compliant designs.
• Drive design information production, control and distribution per project stage.
• Promote innovation in design management and compliant processes.
• Mentor junior design staff and coordinate design teams.

Conoscenze

Design management

Stakeholder engagement

Pre-construction delivery

Procurement knowledge

DfMA

Formazione

Degree in construction

Strumenti

Revit

Descrizione del lavoro

We are partnering with a leading family-owned international construction and engineering group to recruit a Senior Design Manager, or a time-served Design Manager ready to step up to Senior level, to join the team on a major project in the Ireland East region.

The group delivers buildings, infrastructure, rail, energy and off-site manufacturing across Ireland, the UK and Europe, and supports its people to grow and make a real impact.

The Role

As Senior Design Manager, you will lead the delivery of effective design across multiple projects or a single large-scale project. You will lead the pre-construction and construction design processes, liaising with the client, client vendors, the design team, the in-house bid and operations teams, and digital and information functions. You will oversee the design and development of buildings, facades and internal processes, ensuring compliance with regulations and industry standards.

The role is client-facing and requires wider stakeholder engagement. Travel is within the region, with a requirement to work between co-locations (site, office and client offices).

Responsibilities

• Lead the pre-construction briefing and design processes
• Lead the company’s design management procedures, providing a functional link between commercial, construction, in-house digital and innovation teams and the designers throughout the project
• Implement processes that allow the design to be challenged and interrogated within a collaborative team framework
• Implement agreed processes for the production, control and distribution of design information at each project stage
• Support the Design Leader in promoting innovation in design management, methodology and practices, and in applying the company’s vision and values

Technical and Compliance

• Check and verify information from design professionals and specialist contractors for conformity with Contract Documents, Employer’s Requirements, and statutory and third-party bodies, with regard to cost, programme and quality
• Ensure design information is thoroughly reviewed for buildability, safety, maintainability, completeness and compliance, and technical suitability before use
• Manage design compliance (client and legislative), information and change control
• Identify and resolve design and technical issues throughout the project lifecycle
• Identify opportunities to improve design processes and facility operations
• Drive Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and solutions optioneering

Stakeholders and Teams

• Work closely with scientists, engineers, contractors and regulatory agencies
• Manage design consultancies and specialist designers, and their deliverables against programme
• Manage and mentor design teams, including junior design managers and co-ordinators, ensuring they have the skills and resources to succeed

Contractual and Procurement Knowledge

• Strong understanding of procurement routes and contract administration, including Design & Build (D&B), EPCM, EPC, JCT and NEC
• Strong understanding of design stage plans of work (RIBA, RIAI and PWC) and how they reflect client design and procurement work stages

Experience

• Diploma or degree qualified with a minimum of 10 years’ experience
• Strong working knowledge of procurement routes, contract administration and design stage workflows
• A strong technical and design bias, from either an architectural/CSA or engineering/MEP background, with a good understanding of the other discipline
• Experience supporting both pre-construction and construction, with a leading role in reviewing, researching and implementing innovative design solutions at every design stage
• Ability to lead the tasks and processes of the design team
• Ability to liaise between the client, design consultants and project staff on design matters, and with Site Management on design packages and procurement strategies

Qualifications

• Degree in a construction-related discipline
• Minimum six years’ construction industry experience