Design Manager Reward and benefits

Skanska Uk Plc, City of Westminster

Design Manager Reward and benefits

Salary Not Specified

Skanska Uk Plc, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 6 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 30e20735b9d6476490a372114d5c9143

Full Job Description

We are looking for a Design Manager to join our Building team to manage and assist the design process and design team on a project, from enquiry through to submission of the bid, PCSA stage and the ongoing management of all construction stage design related issues through to project completion and handover. We are particularly looking for a candidate with commercial office experience in central London and the Southeast. You'll:

  • Assist in appointment of design team members and the management of design team contracts to cost, time, quality & safety requirements.
  • Co-ordinate the completion of the project design management plan and ensure all members of the design team are aware of their responsibilities.
  • Assist and manage the production and co-ordination of the design programme, Employers Requirements and design deliverables schedule throughout the project.
  • Manage the delivery of design in accordance with the design management plan and design brief, including client requirements, cost, programme, best practice design standards, design responsibilities, BIM strategy and contract agreement.
  • Chair Design team meetings and other design orientated meetings.
  • Monitor and report on design progress on a weekly and monthly basis, including taking action to maintain design delivery to time, cost, quality and safety requirements.
  • Ensure clear record keeping and monitoring of design process/ programme/ deliverables with the digital team and develop the use of dashboard data to record progress.
  • Assist in setting up, commenting and approval of design information through the project CDE (e.g. Asite).
  • Manage the design team to ensure the design complies with Client brief, Contract, current legislation, town planning, building regulations, CDM, BSA (Blg Regs) and relevant technical requirements.
  • Ensure that all responsibilities under CDM (and BSA Blg Regs) are maintained by the project and design teams.
  • Contribute to buildability and value engineering reviews.
  • Work with the Information Control team to establish the Information Management and BIM Protocols in accordance with ISO 19650.
  • Ensure contractors proposals are compliant with employer's requirements., A career with us means you'll have the freedom to develop your skills and leave your mark on the communities in which we work. Our competitive benefits package will help to enhance your life outside work, too.

    Demonstratable experience of delivering construction projects (£50m-£200m+) commercial office projects working through bid, PCSA and delivery stages, and successfully converting and delivering on quality, time and to budget.
  • Clear understanding of and demonstrable experience of working within the commercial office sector - particularly in London and Southeast - including working knowledge of town planning and building control process and procedures.
  • Demonstrable experience of varied forms of contract including JCT, NEC3 & 4 forms.
  • Professional architectural or engineering qualification.
  • Experience of design delivery - building, civil engineering & MEP installations
  • Experience in delivering design across whole project lifecycle (bidding, pre-construction and construction phases)
  • Experienced in use of digital technologies to deliver design (e.g. CDE, BIM and design co-ordination software) and experience of delivering to the ISO19650 Information Management standard.
  • Experience and working knowledge in use of CDM Regulations and the Principal Designer duties.
  • Experienced in use of sustainability tools (e.g. BREEAM, WELL, NABERs, low carbon

    Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
  • Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative, and progressive. We bring together people and technology, as part of our objective to make construction a safer and more collaborative industry.