Senior Design Coordinator in Chelmsford

Who are we?

Founded in 1992 and with over 250 employees, Galliard Homes is London's largest privately owned property development and management group overseeing residential, hospitality, mixed-use, and commercial projects across London, the Home Counties, and the Midlands. Alongside our ongoing development activity, Galliard is committed to ensuring the safety and integrity of the buildings we have delivered. As a signatory to the Government's Developer Remediation Contract, we have taken responsibility for identifying and remediating life-critical fire safety defects within our portfolio of high-rise residential buildings. This commitment has led to the creation of a dedicated Building Safety team, focused on delivering complex cladding remediation schemes safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with current legislation. Our approach is centred around protecting residents, meeting our regulatory obligations, and maintaining the highest standards of design, quality, and accountability across all remediation projects.

The Position

A Senior Design Coordinator (Cladding Remediation) forms part of our Building Safety department, offering a comprehensive, end-to-end service for high-rise and mid-rise façade remediation schemes. This role forms a key part of Galliard's commitment to the safe and timely remediation of its residential portfolio, ensuring all façade works meet the highest standards of compliance, safety and quality. The Senior Design Coordinator will take ownership of design coordination processes, driving clarity, accountability, and programme adherence across multiple stakeholders, including fire engineers, consultant teams, quantity surveyors, subcontractors and site teams.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Coordinate and manage project information flow between internal teams and external consultants, supporting the Technical Manager in optimising design processes and implementing best practices across the Building Safety department.
• Monitor and report on project risks, delays in information issuance, and any discrepancies in design coordination, ensuring alignment with the programme.
• Maintain and update drawings and specifications received from design teams, consultants, and subcontractors, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for site teams.
• Lead and chair regular design coordination meetings with consultants, stakeholders, specialist contractors, and internal teams, ensuring clear agendas, defined actions, and accountability for delivery.
• Drive decision-making by providing clear direction, resolving design queries, and escalating issues where required to maintain programme and compliance.
• Provide procurement teams with comprehensive design packages for quantifying, tendering, and purchasing equipment and materials.
• Manage and update the Building Control and Building Safety Tracker, ensuring all comments and conditions are addressed in a timely manner.
• Coordinate site inspections in collaboration with site teams and ensure timely resolution of actions raised in reports.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations by overseeing designer risk assessments and residual risk evaluations, acting as the Principal Designer where required.
• Stay up to date with industry regulations, ensuring design and site processes comply with the latest legislation and safety requirements.

The Person

A Senior Design Coordinator will be an organised, detail-oriented, and proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in delivering high-quality results. They will demonstrate a strong background in design coordination and ideally have experience in façade design, remediation, or complex external envelope systems. The Senior Design Coordinator will be able to meet the below criteria:

Essential:

• Previous experience in the role of Technical Coordinator, Design Coordinator or similar within the construction industry, specifically working on high-rise mixed-use schemes.
• Proven track record of leading complex design projects, proven ability to define and implement the right strategy depending on the circumstances and requirements.
• Confident in making decisions and taking ownership in complex environments.
• Proven experience leading and chairing design team meetings (DTMs), ensuring clear actions, accountability and delivery.
• Demonstrable experience managing design programmes, identifying risks, and mitigating delays to maintain project timelines.
• Experience preparing and coordinating design information suitable for procurement and construction.
• Experience supporting compliance with building regulations and coordinating responses to building control or similar authorities.
• A strong understanding of modern construction techniques, including: Piling, Reinforced Concrete Structures, Cladding Systems, Mechanical and Electrical Services, Fit-Out Trades, Preconstruction activities.
• An understanding of preconstruction activities including town and country planning, design management, site investigations, procurement, and tendering procedures.
• Excellent communication skills across face-to-face, telephone, and email interactions, with a professional approach.
• Strong leadership and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence multidisciplinary teams and drive outcomes.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Microsoft Project, Aconex, and Microsoft Office applications.

Desirable:

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent in Architecture, Design, Engineering, or similar. We will also consider, and value qualified by experience.
• Experience working within cladding remediation, fire safety regulations, or building safety compliance.
• Experience working with Building Control / Registered Building Inspectors on high-risk buildings.
• Strong understanding of the Building Safety Act 2022 and its implications for design responsibility, the Golden Thread, and duty holder roles.

The Benefits

As a family-owned business, we want everyone to feel at home from day one. In return for commitment, loyalty, and hard work, we offer benefits ranging from competitive salary and 24 days holiday.