Senior Façade Consultant and Project Manager

POSITION: Façade Consultant and Project Manager

LOCATION: Central London or Surrey

SALARY: Negotiable DOE

Our Client is looking for a Façade Project Manager to join their Façade Design Team. As a Project you will work alongside the Project Director and the rest of the project team to manage project procurement, design and specifications, schedule, budget, site monitoring to ensure a high-quality bespoke façade solution.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and produce fabrication-level detailed drawings, sketches and written instructions
• Review and comment of package issued documentation, for example drawings, reports, technical queries, requests for information, safe system of works and risk assessments, etc.
• Assist engineers and design team in regards to CAD or hand sketches for presentation purposes as required
• Monitoring and reporting on budgets, cash flow and profitability
• Manage time to ensure the production of deliverables to agreed timelines and within budget
• Carry out off-site and on-site inspections to assess production status, ensure quality of manufacturing and installation including testing and benchmarking, relevant reporting.
• Liaise with other staff, project teams, associated consultants and clients, and assist in building and maintaining relationships to determine the best façade design outcomes
• Track progress vs. package programme, identify and implement corrective actions to meet deadlines. Produce short and medium term programmes for the façade package fully coordinated with the overall programme and key milestones.
• Keep an up-to-date working knowledge of relevant design techniques, technical standards, codes of practice and systems and procedures and share knowledge and update technical library
• Produce drawings using AutoCAD and other software.
• Maintain project tracking logs
• Onsite monitoring of Façade installation
• Undertake Survey & Investigation (if required)
• Maintain internal document control of drawings and changes following Patrick Ryan Associates procedures.
• Maintain and develop own skills by attending CPD's, seminars and through personal study.
• Other responsibilities (including onsite surveys) as required

Requirements

• University level - MSc, MEng, RIBA / ARB or other relevant qualification or vast experience within the industry
• 7 years of experience working within façade industry, with good knowledge of detail design, façade systems,
• Previous experience of Project Management and leading a team is essential.
• An understanding of industry Fire standards and experience of Fire Remediation are beneficial together with an understanding of the Building Safety Act.
• Experience with Curtain walling, SFS, and relevant Façade systems
• Knowledge and understanding Conditions of Contract, and implementing contract processes would be useful
• Strong ability to deliver Façade packages on time and on budget throughout the project
• Proficient use of Project Management software - CMAP would be ideal.
• Proficient with MSOffice suit (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Proficient with PDF editing software such as Blubeam or Adobe.
• Proficient with AutoCAD
• Able to travel as required.

Due to the urgency of this vacancy, it is not possible for our client at this time to consider anyone without the appropriate work permits, visas or sponsorship's already in place. Therefore, we are unable to consider candidates who do not have full authorisation to work in the UK. Applications submitted without the necessary visa in place will not be considered.

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