Senior Design Manager - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Fawkes and Reece

Fawkes and Reece

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role - Senior Design Manager

Location - Sheffield

Salary/Package - £75,000 + Package

Our Client

A national Main Contractor is currently looking to appoint a Senior Design Manger to be based on site/out of their office in the North East working on projects throughout the region.

The company operates in various sectors including Education, Healthcare,Industrial, Commercial, Retail and Leisure.

As a Design Manager you will be responsible for managing the design process from pre planning to detailed design stage on projects ranging from £50-£100million.

Daily duties/key responsibilities

Arrange and Chair Design Meetings with consultants and development team
Attend and assist in briefing the Construction Project Team
Assist with early design production, prestart planning condition discharge, drainage, highway and other statutory approvals as required
Instruct Consultants to undertake strategic designs and critique of outline plans
Brief and engage Specialist Consultants/suppliers to undertake specialist reports for planning, then review and critique and manage risks to resolution.
Review Tender Documentation
Compile all the information and complete the Tender Design Checklist prior to handover to the Estimator for pricing
Obtain and review various quotations from specialist Subcontractors
Identify Risks and assist with the resolution of these risks.
Review design drawings in accordance with Building Regulations
Review design proposals from internal and external consultants ensuring most competitive and effective solution arrived at
Support Procurement Department in evaluation of alternative design solutions offered by subcontractors

Experience Needed

Minimum HND qualification
Commercial acumen with a detailed understanding of the project costs
Proven experience of managing professional consultants
Thorough understanding of the design development process
Broad construction/design experience
Proven experience of forging strong working relationships with internal and external customers
Working knowledge of Building Regulations and other good practice design guidance
Excellent IT skills particularly Microsoft Word/Excel
Excellent planning and programming skills
Experience with BIM and 3D Design

What is on offer
Our client is offering a competitive salary £75K + package.

If you are not interested but you know someone that might be, we pay a fee for successful referrals (terms apply)