Design Coordinator

**Design Coordinator - Modular Construction, Salary: £35-40k working on a 12 month fixed term contract, Location: hybrid remote with a requirement to be based out of the Morley office a minimum of 2 days per week.**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Design Coordinator to work for a global and leading Modular Building / off-site Construction business. Applicants will need to have experience Design Coordinator or similar and have experience in design management ofconstruction projects £3million+.

**Overview**:
Provide a turnkey design service during the pre and post contract of a wide variety of construction projects within the education, healthcare, residential, retail and commercial sectors, delivered using the latest offsite, modern methods of construction.

**Design Coordinator duties / responsibilities**:

- Support Head of Design and the Project Design Manager in formal appointment of design consultants, ensuring design responsibilities are fully aligned with project objectives.
- Assist on pre-construction activities and tender opportunities to control and interrogate the activities of external design consultants.
- Prepare technical responses for inclusion in PQQ and tender submissions with the Project Design Manager.
- Assist the coordination of the design process through various RIBA design stages.
- Provide collaborative approach with the internal detail design team through all RIBA Stages providing expert technical advice and maintaining consistent link to the end users, clients and statutory bodies.
- Understand the responsibilities of the Lead Designer, Principal Designer and Principal Contractor as defined in the CDM Regulations 2015.
- Principal Designer: Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate H&S in the pre-construction phase of each project.
- Identify, eliminate or control foreseeable risks, ensuring Designers appointed to carry out their duties under the CDM Regulations 2015.
- Assist the Project Design Manager to produce, manage and review design programme in accordance with the master programme, identifying design risk in relation to procurement, sub-contractor selection/scope and Employer’s Requirements & documentation.
- Coordinate with internal and external clients, end users, statutory bodies and design consultants to ensure smooth delivery of the project through all stages of design.
- Ensure full compliance with Building Regulations and associated statutory regulations.
- Experience in a Design Coordinator or similar role with experience in design management of construction projects £3million+.
- Excellent technical working knowledge of Autodesk AutoCAD and Revit is an absolute necessity.
- Must be from a specific consultancy base such as: Structural/Civil or Architectural background.
- Experience of design and build contracts with specific knowledge of education, healthcare, residential and commercial buildings.
- Working knowledge of CDM Regulations.
- Expert knowledge of Building Regulations, Building Bulletins and Health Technical Memorandums.
- Working knowledge of working with BREEAM
- Knowledge of design and design interrogation software such as Navisworks for example.
- Experience within Offsite and Modern Methods of Construction is essential, but training will be provided.
- Knowledge of understanding and implementing: Information Release Schedules, Design Responsibility Matrices, Design Programmes and methods of how design is tracked/managed throughout the design process.

**Equal opportunities and diversity**: Our client respect and value differences and are passionate about their people, their customers and the planet.They nurture an environment where all differences are valued, practices are equitable andeveryone experiences a sense of belonging. They are committed to building a culture that brings together the very best of their people and their unique skills, experiences, abilities and where they can flourish.