United Infrastructure

Infrastructure

SeniorDesignManager

£75–110k ~AI est. Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior Design Manager at United Infrastructure. Skills: Design Management, Technical Design, Project Delivery, Risk Management. Lead technical and design processes. Lead design teams”

What You'll Achieve.

Delivery on budget; Delivery to programme; Achieve necessary approvals; Enable start on site; Ensure delivery on time; Ensure delivery within budget; Meet company targets; Generate maximum revenue; Eliminate risk; Ensure designs comply with company standards; Promote design respecting budgetary constraints; Ensure fully complete, correct and coordinated packages issued; Ensure timely turnaround of approvals; Maintain a tracker in line with programme; Obtain all necessary approvals

Industry & Context.

Infrastructure
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving; Decision making; Interrogation of designs; Risk elimination; Corrective measures

Eligibility Requirements

Site visits, Site meetings, Project meetings

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Fulfilment of CDM Principal Designer role, Fulfilment of Building Regulations Principal Design role, Named as Designated Individual, Valid driving licence, Up to date relevant construction industry knowledge, Knowledge of methodology and sequencing process, Technical knowledge and skillset to assess, challenge and monitor design work compliance, Experience in designer scoping

Nice to Have

Proven track record of design requirements for procurement and construction purposes, In depth knowledge of contractual requirements, Section agreements and utility application process, Practical knowledge of construction work types, methods and design solutions, Experience of producing and managing design programmes, Knowledge of PAS9980 fire risk assessments, EWS1s and FRAEW, Temporary works knowledge and experience, Experience with CAD (AutoCAD or Revit), Knowledge & understanding of BIM, Member of relevant professional body (e. g. CIOB, CIAT, or RICS)

What You'll Do.

Lead technical and design processes

Manage technical design

Generate maximum revenue

Undertake Technical appraisals

Assess design requirements

Assess consultant fee requirements

Produce design programme

Assess information quality

Identify value engineering opportunities

Collate consultants costs

Prepare contractors proposals

Review ER technical specifications

Produce project specific design programme

Develop project specific design programme

Control project specific design programme

Manage project specific design programme

Provide progress reporting

Produce detailed project specific design scoping

Undertake procurement of consultant designers

Undertake procurement of subcontractor designers

Assess designer competency assessment questionnaires

Assess supporting evidence

Monitor consultant fees

Manage consultant fees

Monitor consultant invoicing

Manage consultant invoicing

Fulfil CDM Principal Designer role

Fulfil Building Regulations Principal Design role

Undertake thorough reviews of consultant designs

Undertake thorough reviews of subcontractor designs

Interrogate consultant designs

Interrogate subcontractor designs

Ensure compliance with legislation

Ensure compliance with system literature

Ensure compliance with planning consent

Ensure level of information

Review alternative build methods

Review alternative build practices

Manage external consultants

Coordinate external consultants

Ensure delivery within constraints

Ensure designs comply with company standards

Promote design respecting budgetary constraints

Organise technical coordination workshops

Manage technical coordination workshops

Organise package reviews

Manage package reviews

Organise design team meetings

Manage design team meetings

Ensure building design aspects are coordinated

Ensure fire safety coordination

Ensure structures coordination

Ensure M&E coordination

Ensure façades coordination

Ensure internal specification coordination

Ensure service strategies coordination

Ensure maintenance strategies coordination

Ensure complete packages issued

Ensure correct packages issued

Ensure coordinated packages issued

Establish required scoping for survey works

Establish required scoping for investigative works

Maintain company values

Deliver in accordance with company values

Manage subcontractor design approvals

Manage supplier design approvals

Ensure timely turnaround of approvals

Monitor subcontractor design approvals

Maintain a tracker for approvals

Manage flow of information to Commercial

Manage flow of information to Operations

Manage flow of information to Client

Update monthly design schedules

Coordinate monthly design schedules

Chair design package presentations

Undertake design package presentations

Review design related issues

Coordinate design related issues

Review technical related issues

Coordinate technical related issues

Monitor changes from Client

Monitor changes from design consultants

Monitor changes from subcontractors

Monitor proposed changes by construction team

Manage change control process

Collate required information for submissions

Liaise with Planning Authorities

Liaise with Building Control

Make submissions in accordance with programme

Obtain necessary approvals

Oversee document control

Register design information

Register technical information

Distribute design information

Distribute technical information

Monitor processing of information

Manage processing of information

Ensure current drawings are filed

Ensure design information exchange is as per protocol

Undertake site visits

Attend monthly project meetings

Attend weekly project meetings

Monitor work executed on site

Ensure work executed is as benchmarked

Ensure work executed is as designed/specified

Manage RFIs from site team

Investigate RFIs from site team

Respond promptly to RFIs from site team

Close out RFIs from site team

Manage RFIs from subcontractors

Investigate RFIs from subcontractors

Respond promptly to RFIs from subcontractors

Close out RFIs from subcontractors

Review corrective measures for identified design issues

Advise on corrective measures for identified design issues

Monitor critical certificates

Obtain critical certificates

Oversee collation of handover information

Participate in collation of handover information

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

External consultants; Wider United Living team; Business partners; Design teams; Subcontractors; Commercial teams; Construction teams; Operations teams; Client teams; Consultant designers; Subcontractor designers

Communication Scope

Communicate effectively; Written communication; Verbal communication; Technical writing; Presentations

Process & Methodology

Programme management, Design programme management, Procurement management, Change control, Document control, Information flow management

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