Design Manager

Title: Design Manager

Location: Exeter

Salary: £55,000 to £70,000 + car allowance + package

Sector: Construction, Main contractor - Refurbishment, New Build

Start Date: ASAP

Design Manager - The Company:

Our client is one of the most successful privately owned main contractors in Devon with a strong reputation and excellent client relationships across varied work streams. Typical projects are between £200k and £12m in value across New Build, Refurbishment and fitout. The company has an excellent pipeline of work within the Southwest and is a fast growing business with exceptional progression opportunity.

Design Manager - The Role:

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Design Manager with varied experience in main contracting across varied (non residential) projects. You will be an important part of the team working on pre-construction and post contract elements across a diverse range of project. This would suit someone keen to join an energetic, fast paced and entrepreneurial environment. You will be a 'hands on' Design Manager in the on site coordination of new build projects.

Design Manager- Accountabilities and key tasks:

* Arranging and chairing the Design team meetings to lead the process with the consultants and subcontract designers, issuing minutes and ensuring the resulting actions are actioned

* Collate and manage the contract specifications, drawing and related documents for the construction process

* Carrying drawing reviews issuing comments then ensuring all comments are added accordingly to the design

* Carry out technical reviews of any proposed works to ensure contractual and technical compliance.

* Prepare and manage the Design and procurement schedule and issue information release schedules to set design target dates

* Offer input and design reviews into the procurement process

* Providing design support to Project Management teams.

* Review and implement value engineering opportunities

* Utilising specialist consultants coordinate the information and design to ensure BREEAM and Part L compliance are attained as required.

* Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy Building Control compliance

* Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy all planning conditions are discharged

* Lead Design review workshop with the client / tenant to ensure understanding and satisfaction with proposed works

* Manage the Design Change Proposals for client sign off

* Submitting Design information to the client team and recording, tracking and closing out any comments and queries that arise

* Issue, track and close out any Requests For Information that arise to enable the design to be completed.

* Assist in the collation of the O&M Health and Safety file

Design Manager - The Person

* You will have solid experience with either a national or regional main contractor

* MUST have strong experience in Commercial (non-residential) sectors

* Hands on - site based Design Manager who can cordinate the design pon projects

* Demonstrable experience working on pre and post-construction design and build projects.

* Experience working on projects to £5m plus

* Innovative - ability to identify better ways of doing things

* A good communicator, able to liaise between different departments in order to achieve a common goal.

Design Manager - The Reward:

* Competitive salary

* Company benefits package

* Varied projects across sectors

* Continued local work within the Southwest region.

* Flexible working

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