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Title: Design Manager - Must have Schools experience
Location: Bristol
Salary: £60,000 to £65,000 + car allowance + package
Sector: Construction, Schools, £20m
Start Date: ASAP
Flexible Working: 2/3 days per week remote with site visits and office
Design Manager - The Company:
Our client is a successful and leading Tier 1 UK wide main contractor with an established reputation for being one of the top employers in the country. Typical projects are between £10m and £75m+ in value across New Build projects within Schools and Accomodation typicvally. The company has an excellent pipeline of work within the South West and is a growing business with progression opportunity.
Design Manager - The Role:
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Design Manager with specific School project experience. You will be working closely with the Senior Design Manager and Operations teams on a range of New Build School projects based between sites , home and the office.
Design Manager- Accountabilities and key tasks:
* Arranging and chairing the Design team meetings to lead the process with the consultants and sub contract 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 jave experience on new build school projects
* You clould be from an Architectural background as long as you have RIBA stages 4 and 5
* Demonstrable experience working on pre and post-construction design and build projects.
* Experience on Accomodation projects is beneficial
* Experience working on projects to £10m 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.
The Reward:
* Competitive salary
* Company benefits package
* Varied projects across sectors
* Continued local work within the South West region.
* Flexible working
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