Rotherham, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Full Job Description
Job Role: Taylor Woodrow is recruiting for a Design Manager to lead the management of design activities across multiple infrastructure upgrade schemes within our northern regional contracting division. Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager, the Design Manager will be responsible for the delivery of contractor designs across the region.
The projects are typically city centre regeneration schemes or junction improvements with values of £2m-£10m across our Northern region. Current schemes include urban realm improvements across Newcastle, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham. The team is also working on Manchester Airport Surface level car park and highways improvements.
Duties:
1. Manage permanent works design to achieve delivery of cost-effective and compliant contractor’s design within agreed timescales and fee budgets.
2. Implement design management procedures to comply with ISO 9001 design requirements and client requirements for management of contractor’s design as specified in the contract.
3. Draft project-specific Design Management Plan and revise it periodically.
4. Control and track design changes using the Design Manager’s Toolkit.
5. Facilitate technical coordination between disciplines on site.
6. Review design deliverables to ensure required quality, including compliance with client’s requirements, relevant standards, and buildability considerations.
7. Ensure compliance with CDM regulations related to design.
8. Oversee fulfilment of Principal Designer, Common Safety Method, and Engineering Safety Management functions if required.
9. Challenge work-in-progress designs and facilitate development to mitigate construction health and safety risks.
10. Maintain the Design Decision Register.
11. Monitor cost and schedule performance of subcontracted designers using EPPR proforma or project-specific EVM-based pro-forma.
12. Review subcontracted designers’ applications for payment and authorize as appropriate.
Person Specification:
* Formal qualification in civil engineering or construction-related subject.
* Previous experience managing civil engineering activities in design or contracting environments.
* CSCS card.
* Chartered status is advantageous but not essential.
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