Design Manager

8791
Central London
Permanent
£60,000 - £70,000 /annum (Dependent on Experience)

Carmichael UK are seeking a design manager to manage design consultant activities and deliverables within a tender process. This is a permanent role working out of the London office, or out of the Swindon office. 

About the Role: 

  • Manage the process, resolution and communication of all design queries as part of the project.

  • Review contract requirements and ensure compliance with requirements.

  • Raise requests for further information internally and externally from the whole project team.

  • Collaborate in the preparation of design programmes.

  • Manage communication with the Client design representative throughout the contract period.

  • Produce monthly reports on design progress and any other design specific elements.

  • Manage and update the design deliverable schedule.

  • Review all design deliverables and ensure that they are completed to the expected standard. Challenge and resolve when not.

  • Manage and chair design reviews with project team.

  • Manage and chair all design interface meetings with external parties.

  • Review designs for compliance with contract requirements and tender intentions.

  • Ensure compliance with design approval processes required by the contract.

  • Routinely monitor report on progress of the design and explain any necessary actions.

  • Collaborate with the engagement of external suppliers/subcontractors.

  • Manage provision of drawings to project team – document control.

  • Establish technical query procedure.

  • Review all design communications and collaboratively resolve queries.

  • Agree changes with Project team in accordance with project authority protocol.

  • Issue of instructions to Designer in accordance with project authority protocol.

  • Implement change order management.

  • Approve designer’s quality management system

 

About you: 

  • Wide-ranging understanding and working knowledge of construction methods and outputs and can coach others

  • Must have spent 12 months completing designs as part of a consultancy or temporary works design department

  • Will have both substantial construction and design experience.

  • Ability to deputise for the Project Manager if required.

  • Understands the Principal Designer Duties including ERIC

 

Salary is negotiable dependent on location, and experience