Senior Design Manager
5 days ago
City of London
Currie & Brown are looking for a Senior Design Manger to join our dynamic Infrastructure team in London. Principal accountabilities • Deliver effective design management on individual projects., • Develop the project scope to satisfy the business need and support the business case., • Develop the design for external design consultants, ensuring that the design contract is implemented and effectively managed through the design process., • Seek safe and cost-effective design solutions to meet project requirements, working closely with Engineering Team to align designs to Relevant Technical Standards or to agree concessions from the standards we required., • Manage external design consultants, ensuring that design outputs are reviewed, co-ordinated and meet quality requirements., • Define, in collaboration with the Asset Information Team and other stakeholders as required, the asset information requirements within the Employers Information Requirements for both design and construction contracts, • Monitor, coordinate and provide technical input to any design changes throughout the construction and handover stages., • Support the wider project team and CDM Advisor discharge Client’s statutory duties as a Principal Designer where applicable., • Support the technical evaluation of potential contractors and consultants as required., • Support the continuous improvement of project delivery (including design management) processes and procedures and implement process improvements as these are developed., • Support the Project Manager as required with stakeholder management to support the delivery of projects, having consideration for the balance between operational disruption and project costs., • Support the Construction Management Team with management of safety and quality on site, ensuring that the construction on site aligns with the design and that quality testing meets necessary requirements., • Support the effective commissioning and handover of projects through review of as-built information, ensuring quality and completeness and what is delivered against contractual requirements., • Ensure compliance with all legal and statutory obligations applicable to this role, including all standards and code compliance and required planning permissions., • Educated to Degree level preferably Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, • Qualifications – Charted Member of a recognised Engineering Institute highly desirable., • Experience (typically associated with 5 to 8 years’ experience) in engineering design or design management on large infrastructure projects or multi-year programmes of work with a value typically in excess of £15m., • Experience (typically associated with 1 to 3 years’ experience) of leading small teams of up to 2 to 3 people desirable., • Experience of managing multiple, interfacing, concurrent design projects desirable., • Good understanding of the importance of controlling and managing the project close out and handover process., • Good understanding of Health Safety & Environmental issues associated with the construction industry., • Strong practical problem-solving skills., • Good understanding of construction techniques and constructability issues., • Good understanding of monitoring the management of quality., • Knowledge and understanding of NEC suite of contracts desirable. Experience of preparation of project manager instructions and respond to Contractor Claims desirable., • Personal resilience and the ability to manage ambiguity., • CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) card.