Design Manager - construction - Manchester

We are working with a Main contractor who are looking for a Design Manager to work on Public sector new build and refurbishment projects out of their offices in Manchester, The company are a well established business with a strong portfolio of work and extensive pre planned works.

Roles, Duties, Responsibilities:

* Take full responsibility for the design coordination of large projects.
* Audit the design and identify inconsistencies, discrepancies and missing information and record, report and track the close out of these items in an Information Required Schedule format.
* Review design development regularly with the Financial Manager to ensure design and commercial aspects are aligned.
* Manage the production and approval of samples, mock ups and quality benchmarks.
* Produce and manage Open Items Schedules for each trade contractor package.
* Chair Design Team Meetings with the consultant designers and record and track information from DTMs.
* Coordinate the integration of the building services with the architectural and structural elements of the project.
* Identify potential quality issues and latent defects and to manage the design development of these with the design team to provide a suitable resolution.
* Be a point of contact between the design team and the trade contractors.
* Identify problems and offer solutions.
* Provide input into Contractors Proposals document for D&B projects.
* Background in Architectural design or Construction management
* Industry experience. Track record of successful projects either internally or externally
* In-depth knowledge of the design and construction process
* Understands the pre-construction process. Can organise and manage the design phase of a project
* Has been involved in at least one large (£10m+) project
* CAD
* Bid Management
* Working on multiple projects
* Architectural/ Structural / Project Management
* Good Presentation skills
* Good communicator

If you are interested in a new opportunity please apply to Jack Birks at Setsquare

Setsquare is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

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