Our client, a reputable construction business located in Staffordshire who operate nationwide, is seeking an experienced Project Design Manager to lead the design process across exciting and complex construction schemes. Operating across multiple sectors, our client has an impressive portfolio of projects, including healthcare, education, custodial, commercial, residential and infrastructure.
This will be a hybrid position split between office, site and remote working and will report directly to the Design Director.
🔹 The Role
This is a pivotal role responsible for the full lifecycle of design delivery from concept to construction, ensuring quality, compliance, and collaboration across the board.
🔹 Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Mentoring
* Lead the design team through the project design stage
* Lead client design management through the project design stage
* Develop and support junior members of staff through the design phase
Design Specific
* Create and manage design programme and outputs based on overall project programmes, ensure they are monitored and managed weekly.
* Manage design change, scope drift, variations, deviation from specification and payment against programmed deliverables.
* Manage the creation and development of models, calculations, drawings, sketches and schedules for project delivery, all in accordance with internal systems.
* Manage all digital aspects of design and all systems pertaining to control of design information.
* Manage BIM deliverables throughout all projects, ensuring Clients BIM Execution plans are fully complied with.
* Manage project IRS schedule and RFI’s, ensure project RFI’s are closed out and programme and cost implications are controlled.
* Control the project CDM and H&S requirements with particular emphasis on temporary works and the safe construction of all associated works.
* Provide support to the Pre-Construction team develop Stage 3 deliverables during early stages as necessary.
Collaboration & Communication
* Meet the client’s needs and expectations, understand their drivers and communicate to all project teams.
* Develop strong lasting relationships with the Client, Project and Design teams. Create a confidence in the business and the project team.
* Effective and clear communication of divisional and project objectives/deliverables to all members of the team. Successful communication is key to the role.
* Hold weekly project design meetings with the design team, review work completed and set clear goals for planned work, ensure everyone is working to 1 plan and there is total clarity.
* Hold key stage Design Review meetings as project progresses, ensure all key stakeholders attend and provide input.
* Support the commercial function with change and scope drift, ensure there are no surprises internally and with the client, keep both up to speed at all times.
* Attend all project team meetings to report on design progress and quality conformance.
Strategy
* Establish the project design delivery strategy with Design Director and Project Manager, monitor and manage as project progresses, challenge and improve as necessary as project progresses.
* Control lessons learnt and ensure improvements and solutions are fed back to the business for ongoing improvements.
Reporting
* Issue weekly design reports to client and internally, outline all aspects of delivery, status, blockers, issues, resource plans etc.
* Issue weekly design output trackers, programme updates and resource plans to ensure effective
Quality & Standards
* Ensure all design outputs for all documents meet business quality standards and benchmarks.
* Ensure design teams both internally and externally fully check all documents prior to release, where required provide evidence.
* Ensure all model data is correct and reviewed for completeness and client digital platforms.
* Hold yourself accountable for all information `right first time`.
🔹 Skills, Attributes & Experience
* Managing a design team.
* Managing the design process, using commercial, programme and technical expertise.
* Supporting, understanding, and advising the client as to the requirements of their obligations in the development of design.
* Ensuring the design process recognises current legislation, standards and codes of practice.
* Ensuring the BIM strategy is current and followed along with best practice and ‘What good looks like’.
* Ensuring the design information is of the right quality and keeps pace with project timescales.
* Strive to eliminate Health and Safety risks in the design.
* Acts with professionalism and integrity always.
* Display and promote the business’ leadership core values; Humble, Hungry, Honest & Smart.
* Promotes the Company in a professional manner, in line with their values at all times.
🔹 Company Culture
Join a business that values leadership, innovation, collaboration and pride in delivery. With a team ethos built on being Humble, Hungry, Honest & Smart, you’ll be part of a company that takes pride in its people and projects.
In return our client is offering up to £55,000 p.a. plus an excellent benefits package.
To apply, please send your CV to amy@bluediamondrecruitment.co.uk or call 07881 371993 for further details.
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