Job Description
About this Role:
Ambitious/experienced Design Manager required by the Southampton office of this busy regional main contractor to work on several projects in the Hampshire and Wiltshire areas. Initially this will be preconstruction for 3 smaller school projects near Swindon.
Ideally situated within easy commute of the Southampton office, you will take the lead for Design Management on 2-3 projects through second stage preconstruction and then supporting construction whilst the projects are live on site visiting on a weekly basis as required.
Work is secured via a mixture of competitive tenders, negotiated work for repeat clients plus regional and national frameworks.
Reporting to the Head of Design and working with preconstruction and project delivery teams, as Design Manager you will be responsible for:
1. Management of the design development for your schemes;
2. Chairing regular design team meetings;
3. Management of consultant design teams;
4. Regular liaison with client, architect, consultants and the construction team;
5. Agreement of information required schedule; Ensuring key dates achieved;
6. Review of construction design information for buildability, compliance with contractors proposals, employers requirements, budget, current building legislation, etc;
7. Identifying opportunities for value engineering...