Design Manager - London, United Kingdom - Premises Recruitment Ltd

Premises Recruitment Ltd

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Design Manager For Main Contractor

The Client
The client is privately owned main contractor in Northwest London.

They achieved a turnover of £115m before the Covid pandemic.

This understandably dipped during 2020, but they have been successful in preconstruction through lockdown and now have several exciting new projects to over £50m starting imminently.

They are a dynamic company who have very robust financials.

Having doubled turnover in the two years to the start of the pandemic they are looking to establish themselves firmly in the Top 50 main contractors' league table with a target of £300m turnoverover the next 5 years.

Focused on Prime and Super-Prime residential property and hotels, interspersed with mixed use schemes, commercial, and community buildings.

They are now actively expanding across commercial and leisure markets with a drive to attain projects with a target value of £15m to £70m.

The role - Design Manager

Design manager coordinates all design matters relating to a project, helping to ensure that the multi-disciplinary teams building the project work together smoothly and that everything is delivered on time and within budget.

Producing the Design programme and IRS in line with the procurement and construction programmes
Overseeing the design process to ensure to meet quality and deadline
Ensuring drawings and specifications are produced on time, to a high quality, easy to decipher, and as per ER's
Ensuring NBS are fit for construction issue
Reviewing the design with health and safety in mind
Working with client's team to ensure that their expectations are met
Working with design team and subcontractors' teams
Managing the review and approval process
Keeping up to date with changing building legislation and codes of practice relating to design
Closing out building control and planning conditions
Assisting all procurement managers on package information
Avoiding errors and reducing financial risk during construction
Organising design meetings, writing reports, and giving presentations
Organising weekly meetings with the Head of Design as per projects progress with PM and QS as necessary

**Design Manager in North West London for Main Contractor