Senior Design Manager – National Main Contractor – London £90,000 + package

Our client is a national top tier contractor that are winning work across the UK. In London they have University/Education, Hospital/Healthcare, Residential and Externals projects, £20m – £100M. They have a need for a Senior Design Manager to join their team with time split between site/office and some hybrid working. As a business they have embraced sustainability, net zero design. You will manage, projects and lead in meetings as a subject matter expert, guiding the project from tender to delivery. Managing workload to ensure that bid and project delivery teams are provided with the support and expertise, working closely with the Head of Design. Your work will: Take responsibility for the management and delivery of design information in accordance with the agreed design program and deliverable schedule. Ensure that the design consultants carry out their duties, interrogating returns to ensure compliance with standards and brief. Have design input at both preconstruction and construction stage of projects. Asses, mitigate and manage risks connected with design. Ensure designs and design work meets health and safety legislation, sustainable building standards etc. Chair design meetings, writing reports and give presentations. Produce design programs, design scopes, design responsibility matrices, appointments, schedules. Keep records of progress and report to senior management. Attend/chair necessary meetings with internal and external stakeholders. Ensuring that the design is compliant to relevant legislation and technical requirements You will have: A relevant Degree (or equivalent). Experience working with another main contractor on relevant projects £10M-100M. Exceptional knowledge of the design process, at commercial and construction design stages with a main contractor and RIBA plans of work. Good all-round technical knowledge across relevant work packages concerned with construction of large building projects. Understanding of Building Contracts (NEC, JCT etc) and knowledge of contractual issues. Ability to produce and present detailed presentations to internal and external stakeholders