Design Manager in Barbican

Building a sustainable tomorrow. We’re not hiring for this role just yet, but we know great talent doesn’t wait around — and neither do we. At BAM Construction we are building our pipeline for upcoming opportunities for Design Managers in our London region. If you are passionate about managing all design aspects of a project from tender through to completion and working as an integral member of the bid and construction delivery team we would love to hear from you.

Joining our talent network means you’ll be among the first to hear when the role goes live — and if there’s a great fit, we’ll reach out to you directly before it’s even advertised. If this sounds like you, please apply and attach your CV alongside a brief note about what excites you about future roles with us.

• Demonstrating design leadership qualities to encourage effective design team and construction team co-ordination and collaborative working to meet the Project goals.
• Embracing Digital Construction to enable a digital build-before-we build team approach.
• Understanding the project requirements including Client brief & business processes, and Employer Requirements.
• Identifying, managing and mitigating design risk as part of the team.
• Identifying opportunities to improve the design by considering how to improve safety, incorporate buildability, improve quality, reduce defects, and provide best value compliant solutions.
• Working with the tender team to develop the Contractor's Proposals document.
• Ensuring design is developed in line with the most commercially advantageous position whilst meeting strategic objectives and contract requirements.
• Preparing and reaching agreement to the Design Management Plan and BIM Execution Plan.
• Be aware of / provide input into, designer appointment / novation; roles and responsibilities (including a Design Interface Responsibility Matrix), scope of services, fee and fee drawdown, Task Information Delivery Plan (TIDP) and monitor performance against these.
• In conjunction with the Project team, develop and reach agreement on the design programme and Information deliverables, ensuring this is fully co-ordinated with the project procurement and construction programmes. Pro-actively manage RFI's.
• Review safety risks checking they are identified, eliminated, reduced or controlled in line with CDM requirements. Ensure designers are carrying out their duties, and where required, support the role of Principal Designer in line with current CDM (2015).
• Co-ordinating the whole design process, managing change, and working closely with the client, employer's representatives, design team and legislative bodies.
• Organising and chairing design co-ordination and design progress meetings with the design team and sub-contractors and ensuring that design risk assessments are produced. Prepare minutes, notes and reports as required to ensure effective communication and accurate records are maintained.
• Managing the document control process, supported by a document controller.
• Maintaining a professional approach with clients and their professional teams, sub-contractors and suppliers.

Your team: The position involves a mixture of working from home, our London office and site offices. BAM operates a flexible working policy.

• Competitive salary.
• A wide range of family-friendly policies.
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance.
• 8% matched pension contributions.
• Private healthcare.
• Life assurance.
• 26 days holiday.
• 2 wellbeing days.
• 1 volunteering day.
• Personal and professional development.

• Enthusiastic team player, able to listen, understand, engage and motivate, and with confidence to make decisions when required.
• A desire to constantly learn, improve and share knowledge and experience.
• A thorough understanding of both the design and construction processes, and the interface between them.
• A good commercial understanding of contracts, procurement routes and risk management.
• Good collaborative planning skills.
• Thorough understanding of digital techniques, with a desire to drive improvements and benefits through embracing digital construction.
• Excellent communication skills, both at the personal level and more formal reporting level.

About BAM: Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe. We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process: BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. Join us in making possible.