Design Coordinator / Design Manager - Growing Building Main Contractor

(Architectural Technicians or Architects or Civil / Structural Design Engineers also considered with a view of transferring over to a full-time Design Coordinator / Design Manager role; support and training provided.)

What makes it great?

Big enough to keep you busy, but small enough to know your name. Close-knit team; an excellent option if you are fed up of being treated like just another number.
Company is also a part of a group with their own development division, creating further stability for the company and providing a lot of self-generating work.
Fast-growing work order book.

COMPANY:

My client is a reputable building main contractor with a busy and fast-growing workload. As a result of securing further new projects, this employer is looking to strengthen their team with the appointment of a Design Coordinator / Manager to work on a range of exciting building projects.

Multi-Million Pound Projects live and ready to go.

Role & Responsibilities:

Design Manager covering all aspects of the design coordination for the business on various projects. Design Coordinator is similar in scope but on smaller projects or as part of a team on a larger scale project.
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, drawings, and related documents for the construction process.
Carrying out drawing reviews, issuing comments, and 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.
Coordinate with the M&E managers to ensure coordination of the M&E install and commissioning process.
Utilizing specialist consultants to 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.

REQUIREMENTS:

To be considered for this Design Coordinator role, you must meet the following criteria:

Knowledge of the Building Sector.
Previous employment as a Design Coordinator, D&B Coordinator, D&B Manager, Design Manager. Site Engineer, Project Management, or Design Engineering (civil/structural engineers), Architect, or Architectural Technician backgrounds also considered.
High level of communication skills.
Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc), ideally a civil engineering qualification.

LOCATION:

Mix of office and site visits

REMUNERATION:

The successful Design Manager will receive:

£35,000 - £55,000 Basic (Dependent on experience)
Car Allowance
Pension

To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now.

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