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Design Manager

Skilled Careers are currently looking for a Design Manager to join a high end residential developer, the design manager will work on a large scale residential schemes in Central London worth £50+ Million. The ideal candidate will have experience working on external and internal packages for a residential developer or main contractor on schemes in and around the London area. If you are a Design Manager and actively looking for an opportunity to work on exciting schemes, this could be the role for you!

Responsibilities

Oversee the preparation of the optimisation process through to sign off 

Brief, manage and drive the external consultants in the preparation and issue of production information to an agreed programme

Prepare technical specifications in line with requirements determined by the Land Acquisition budget and Technical/Sales Meetings

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

Oversee the NHBC/Building Regulations applications to approval

Ensure that working drawings are in accordance with the approved Planning Scheme

Preparation of Health & Safety Plans

Monitor and control all production information in close liaison with the Development Estimator to ensure tight cost controls are kept and information produced in line with budget estimates

Oversee preparation of Brochure Plans, Conveyance Plans and Sales Area drawings

Attend site progress meeting and carry out site inspections

Attend meetings at various stages of projects (Land/Technical hand-over, Project Meeting, Optimisation, Technical/Sales, Budget Meetings, etc.)

General liaison and coordination between other parties, both internal and external

Attend Subcontractor interviews

Respond to site queries and resolve Technical/Construction items that may arise

Skills & requirements

Developer or main contractor experience essential

Experience of working on high end multi-unit residential projects

Good/Excellent technical knowledge of both residential and commercial construction, together with a degree of flair for design

The experience or the ability to understand the complexities of complex mixed use Regeneration projects