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Design manager

Newcastle Upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear)
Permanent
Galliford Try
Design manager
€65,000 a year
Posted: 8 December
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Design Manager
North East England Ideally, you will be based in or around the North East area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region.

Job Description

What you will be doing:

* Managing the relationships with the client, subcontractors, project and design teams for the efficient development and delivery of designs on a project or bid.
* Lead the design process in accordance with the Galliford Try Building Management System.
* Apply and monitor compliance with CDM 2015 and the principle of prevention and safety in design.
* Identify and mitigate design risk and realise opportunities through all stages of a bid or project.
* Assist in the selections of designers for a project and ensure competency checks are undertaken.
* Develop and agree the scope and responsibilities for consultants and invite fees for the compilation and management of the project fee schedule.
* Develop the design programme in conjunction with the Planner and develop, manage, monitor and report on the Information Release Schedules and progress and quality of design deliverables to seek advice.
* Manage statutory and 3rd party processes such as Planning, Building Control, BREEAM.
* Undertake site inspections to ensure the As-built product meets the design criteria.

About You:

* Experienced in and knowledge of CDM 2015.
* Aware of H&S responsibilities and adheres to company policies.
* Able to read and interpret design and construction programmes.
* Understands buildability and will challenge if designs do not meet the sequencing or construction methodology.
* Analytical with advanced problem-solving skills.
* Able to develop ideas and present concisely.
* Excellent communicator able to engage with senior stakeholders.
* Able to demonstrate commercial acumen and managing of design change process

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work.

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position.

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

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