Design Manager

Wearebw; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializing in workplace solutions is seeking a Design Manager to oversee design management and technical coordination for projects in London. The role involves managing design processes, ensuring compliance during tender submissions, and fostering effective collaboration with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, substantial design experience, and a deep understanding of building regulations. This full-time position offers a dynamic environment for delivering high-quality design projects.

Qualifications

• Experience on D&B & CDP’ projects.
• Experience in design, particularly interior fit out.
• Ability to demonstrate assertiveness and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate design information throughout project lifecycle.
• Oversee tender process and ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Maintain effective communication among project teams.

Skills

Knowledge of building contracts

Design management system implementation

Understanding of building regulations

Effective communication skills

Management and leadership skills

Commercial awareness

Education

Relevant academic or professional qualifications

Job description

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Job scope & Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will ensure that the production and coordination of design information is managed effectively.

As a Design Manager, you will be responsible for Design & Technical Management, from the management and coordination of the design carried out by consultants and sub-contractors from project inception, through tender stage and through to project completion. You will also be responsible for liaising with authorities to seek project dependant, landlord and statutory agreements. Duties will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Aiding with the tender process in evaluation and put together a quality, innovative proposal from a design management point.
• Taking responsibility for the technical aspects of the tender submission and making sure that the tender bid is compliant with the tender documents and that the technical submission is of the highest quality, ensuring that it achieves the highest standard in process.
• Engaging with the Design team early during the tender process to gauge a better understanding & building relationship to establish a win strategy.
• Engaging with specialist sub-contractors during the tender process to seek advice, best value and establish a winning strategy.
• Undertaking a Design Audit at project commencement to establish key issues, priorities, benchmarking, mock-ups, scope gaps, RFIs and buildability.
• Setting up and managing the quality control procedures on the project alongside the project team members with regards to samples and mock ups as required on the project.
• Establishing and implementing the agreed design strategy on projects and all design management procedures.
• Establishing and maintaining effective communication between the Project Teams, Client’s Team, Design Consultants, Statutory Bodies and sub-contractors.
• Developing and monitoring design programs and information release schedule to meet targets, producing and completing a Milestone Programme to the agreed timescale and producing and distributing monthly Design Progress reports to the design team.
• Reviewing the scope of services from architects and consultants, agree the design scope for sub-contractors and the preparation of a Design Responsibility Matrix in the event of a D&B project.
• Controlling and reviewing design documents such as drawings for approval and distribution maintaining an accurate Document Register working with the project document controller.
• Chairing design meetings, workshops as required, to coordinate the consultants and sub-contractors design portions to meet target dates, affordability, Statutory and Employers Requirements.
• Providing ongoing support and liaison to other Project Team members in procuring sub-contractors and materials.
• Providing a single point of reference for design related queries within the business.

The successful candidate will need to illustrate the following skills:

• Knowledge of building contracts mainly experience of working on D&B & CDP’ projects.
• Experience of implementing and maintaining a design management system, including site-based work.
• Good knowledge of the design process, at commercial and construction design stages with a Main contractor
• Working knowledge of building regulations.
• Basic understanding of BIM (Building Information Modelling).
• Effective communication skills in all areas including written, oral and presentational.
• You will need good management and leadership skills and the ability to demonstrate assertiveness at an appropriate level.
• Appropriate academic or professional qualifications.
• Need to have experience in design, preferably interior fit out and refurbishment and must possess demonstrable commercial and technical awareness.
• This position will require daily travel to London based sites.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design

• Industries

  Construction

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