Responsible to Managing Director, Head of Pre-Contracts
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General responsibility Proactively lead all internal technical design, pricing and contract matters from tender stage to adjudication and attend all Client meetings and presentations.
Specific responsibilities • Price all project tenders in-line with the project brief, building parameters and submitted design, ensuring Gross Profit targets are achievable
• Work with the Design Director and Architectural Technician on each project to
ensure all produced designs are accurate, technically correct, deliverable, and fully
costed
• Build effective long-term relationships with 3rd party sub-contractors, ensuring best
rates and pricing levels are received for all projects
• Accurately input pricing and scope of work details into Maris excel documentation
and upload to Oscar
• Ensure all quotations and technical designs are saved in the relevant project sub
folder for ease of access by wider team
• Ensure all cost documentation is ready on time for pitches and pitch rehearsals
(both 48- and 24-hour rehearsals)
• Ensure pricing, programme and other required tender information is produced for
each tender submission in a timely fashion
• Work with the Design Director to ensure that all Client designs are deliverable within
the allotted Client budget and programme
• Ensure that all Contracts are reviewed, understood, and aligned to protect the
interests of Maris, seeking external legal counsel if required
• Ensure Maris Gross Profit margin requirements are achieved on all projects
• Ensure that internal handover and adjudication meetings are well structured, fully
attended and in strict compliance to the Maris processes
• Produce pre-contract programmes outlining all critical path activities required
• Ensure all Maris processes and procedures are followed at all stages of the project
lifecycle
• Ensure Maris design scheme compliant of Building Regulations, Planning
Regulations and Building Control Legislations
• Ensure the allocated Maris Project Management team understand the project
background, building, scope of works, pricing, timeline, and risks
• Adhere to all CDM requirements
• Comply with all company policies and procedures that relate to anti-bribery, quality, environment and health and safety
Job Description
Technical Director
Skills / experience required • Experience of cost planning with skill set to value engineer a design.
• A commercial pre-contract background and a good experience of office design
and build
• Detailed knowledge of the JCT
• Excellent presenter and listener
• High self-motivation, enthusiasm, and ambition
• Desire to succeed and positive can-do attitude
• Target and success driven
• Action taker with the ability to be in charge and manage a team