Head of Design Management - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Downing

Downing

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Head of Design Management

Permanent

Liverpool
We are looking for a Head of Design to join us at Downing, to work alongside the construction team.

Based out of our Head Office in Liverpool, you will oversee consultants supporting the development of a £300 Million multipurpose project of luxury multi-accommodation buildings.

Downing is a family-owned, market leading real estate investment, development and property management business; highly regarded in the student accommodation sector.

Downing has operated for over 30 years, with 15 student accommodation sites across 9 major cities, and a further £1bn of upcoming developments in our pipeline.

Key Duties:

Work on a small number of luxury student accommodation and residential schemes across the UK.
Manage and motivate consultants where required in leading design activities on projects to specified requirements, program, quality and cost restraints.
Take on designs; oversee work on site, manage designs on site with operational staff to handover and maintain working drawings.
Provide guidance and support to the design & site team as required.
Exercise complete control for the consultant and contractor coordination and approval process utilising Asite by direct action or delegation where appropriate.
Chair and minute regular design meetings and workshops by direct action or delegation where appropriate.
Lead and track technical aspects of our obligations including, but not limited to, Planning Condition discharge, Secured by Design, Building Regulation submissions and BREEAM.
Keep up to date with the changing building legislation and codes of practice relating to design.

Person Specification:

Possesses a strong design background, heavily based on project management and coordinating the work of others, with a keen vision for how working drawings will function on site.
Can demonstrate a successful background in design management.
Displays solid preconstruction and live project/delivery experience.
Has a thorough understanding of the entire construction process, from concept design, through to handover.
Is an excellent forward planner and motivator to lead large teams with different goals to enable them to work together to produce a coordinated and coherent design.

Benefits: