Design Manager

Design Manager

Skilled Careers are currently looking for a Design Manager to join a high end residential developer, the design manager will work on a large scale residential schemes in Central London worth £50+ Million. The ideal candidate will have experience working on external and internal packages for a residential developer or main contractor on schemes in and around the London area. If you are a Design Manager and actively looking for an opportunity to work on exciting schemes, this could be the role for you!

Responsibilities

• Oversee the preparation of the optimisation process through to sign off 


• Brief, manage and drive the external consultants in the preparation and issue of production information to an agreed programme


• Prepare technical specifications in line with requirements determined by the Land Acquisition budget and Technical/Sales Meetings


• Ensure all statutory enquiries, crossovers, sewer connections are submitted and pursued for their timely return


• Oversee the NHBC/Building Regulations applications to approval


• Ensure that working drawings are in accordance with the approved Planning Scheme


• Preparation of Health & Safety Plans


• Monitor and control all production information in close liaison with the Development Estimator to ensure tight cost controls are kept and information produced in line with budget estimates


• Oversee preparation of Brochure Plans, Conveyance Plans and Sales Area drawings


• Attend site progress meeting and carry out site inspections


• Attend meetings at various stages of projects (Land/Technical hand-over, Project Meeting, Optimisation, Technical/Sales, Budget Meetings, etc.)


• General liaison and coordination between other parties, both internal and external


• Attend Subcontractor interviews


• Respond to site queries and resolve Technical/Construction items that may arise

Skills & requirements

• Developer or main contractor experience essential


• Experience of working on high end multi-unit residential projects


• Good/Excellent technical knowledge of both residential and commercial construction, together with a degree of flair for design


• The experience or the ability to understand the complexities of complex mixed use Regeneration projects