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    Design Manager - Leeds, United Kingdom - United Living Group

    United Living Group
    United Living Group Leeds, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Description

    United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. Our mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure, to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.

    This role is to be based in our Yorkshire region within the New Homes construction business, developing High rise/multistorey/Single family housing projects.

    Our vision is to be UK most respected and leading provider of residential living through the provision ofnew build and refurbishment solutions. We invest substantial resources in a small number of projects where we can offer compelling value-add propositions create homes and communities.

    Job Description

    The Design Manager will be responsible for all design and technical aspects of a project(s) ensuring it is deliveredon budget and to programme. This will entail effective management of external consultants together with theability to communicate effectively with the wider United Living Team and business partners. The Design Managermust ensure all schemes adopt the "best value" approach which seeks to minimise costs whilst maximising value.

    Lead the design work with Senior Design Manager, Operations Lead, Project Managers and CommercialManager to ensure technical function is effective and efficient on all live sites

    Review alternative build methods and practices

    Keep up to date on new and innovative products

    Assist team in management and compilation of the overall project

    Along with the Senior Design Manager develop, control and manage the project specific Design

    Programme which is part of broader Master Delivery Programme

    Liaise with the Client's Planning Teams (if applicable) to ensure the designs issued for planningapplications are as technically compliant with all statutory design standards as possible

    Manage and coordinate external consultants in their day to day duties related to design, coordination andtechnical aspects of production information and to ensure delivery within the constraints of time, quality,budget and technical requirements

    Organise and manage weekly, fortnightly or monthly technical coordination workshops, Package Reviewsand Design Team Meetings

    Ensure translation of the planning scheme into an efficient and workable commercial solution

    Oversee document control with regards to registration and distribution of design and technical information

    Liaise with key personnel within the project team in preparation of project costing and design works

    Co-ordinate all technical information from start to completion of project. Work with Senior Design Managerto submit, manage and present the sign off of specific design issues and samples/mock-ups to the rightproject team

    Review tenders as part of the bid team to assess the quality of received information, identify valueengineering opportunities, risks, collate consultants cost and prepare contractors proposals

    Manage and drive external consultants in the preparation and issue of production information to an agreedprogramme

    Review / Interrogate the consultants and sub-contractors drawings, and hold package review meetings withrelevant site team members

    Review ER technical specifications

    Keep the Senior Design Manager appraised of all design and technical issues arising which may influence productivity and progress.

    Constantly monitor all production information and consultant activities against budgetary allowances and report any variances .

    Ensure all statutory enquiries, crossovers, sewer connections etc., are submitted and pursued for their timely return .

    Work with the design team to resolve clearance of planning conditions, building regulation approval, warranty provider, project insurance conditions, party wall conditions, HQI's, SBD conditions, SAP rating etc.

    Monitor and control all production information in close liaison with the project surveyor to ensure cost controls are kept and information produced is in line with the budget .

    Ensure that United Living's drive for world class Health and Safety is delivered in all aspects of your work .

    Ensure that all aspects of the building design are fully coordinated including but not restricted to, structures, M&E, façades, internal specification, service strategies, maintenance strategies etc.

    Monitor changes from Client, design consultants, subcontractors and proposed changes by construction team .

    Manage the RFI and distribute to the relevant parties · Participate in the collation and handover of completed design record e.g. O&M manuals, Resident pack, CDM Files etc.

    Qualifications

    Architectural qualification (or equivalent design, technical and/or construction based qualification) and/or

    Minimum 3 years' Experience in the design and detailing of mixed use residential led schemes.

    Proven track record of successfully managing all aspects of the technical process in relation to residentialbuildings.

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