Design Manager

The role will involve full design management & coordination of the project including management of Contractor’s design team to include all subcontractors with design responsibility. This role would be minimum 50% site based with the remaining time spent in Head Office.

The successful candidate will be required to have previous experience working on large scale design & build residential schemes with value in excess of £100m with design being complete from stage 3 in 12-14 months. The successful candidate will require exposure to BSA projects including co-ordinating design for such.

This project consists of 100 unit later living scheme in the heart of the Oxfordshire Countryside. The scheme is built across 4 residential apartment blocks with an RC frame and brick façade. The scheme is equipped with a swimming pool and central wellbeing facility with very detailed façade and external works. The scheme is currently under construction and is due to complete Q3 2027.

• Develop quick understanding of design team scope of service including setting out
• Input in sub-contractor packages and scopes of works to ensure all items have been included.
• Good understanding of residential construction and current building regulations, Building safety Act including warranty Provider requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills at all levels
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and achieve targets
• Desirable to have a basic understanding of BIM.
• Confident in leading & chairing meetings including writing effective meeting minutes.
• Confidence in dealing with client team.
• Decisive when faced with on-site issues to avoid delays to progress.
• Effective management of design consultants & sub-contractors including strong enforcement of the design deliverables and timeline.
• Knowledge of Principal Contractor and Design roles (CDM & Building Control etc)

• Set out Information release schedule to align with master programme
• Consultant procurement & scope of service
• Assist with Pre-Construction requirements to protect Contractor.
• Carry out buildability review
• Identify commercial impact of any changes to ER’s prior to incorporation into design.
• Review client ER’s including gap analysis and subsequent RFI schedule
• Input into Procurement of subcontract packages incl scope
• Chair project design team meetings with CMT & Contractor team.
• Carry out design workshops as required
• Agree design approvals process with client team which they will be responsible for managing.
• Input design section into monthly progress report and present at in-person project progress meeting.
• Full control of design submittals including status of information
• Full control of discharging regulatory requirements not limited to planning, building control, BREEAM, HQM, SBD, S278, BSA GW2 & GW3, ESG, Warranty provider.
• Manage sample sign-off for all finishes including collating of all samples and creating sample tracker for client sign-off.
• Assist in collating the O&M manual prior to Practical completion.
• Ensure all regulatory conditions are discharged in a timely manner to avoid any delays to PC
• Ensure document control process is being managed effectively including liaising with site Document Controller

We are an equal opportunities employer.