MS570 - Senior Design Manager 

Salary: £85,000 per annum

Location: Cambridge 

Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Senior Design Manager on behalf of one of our clients. To work on a large scale commercial project to manage the design process, design team and trade contractor design on a project. Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.  

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Assist in appointment of design team and management of design team contracts to cost, time, quality & safety requirements. 
Manage the creation of the project design management plan and ensure all members of the design team are aware of their responsibilities. 
Manage the production and co-ordination of the design programme, employers requirements and design deliverables schedule throughout the project. 
Chair design team meetings and other design orientated meetings. 
Ensure clear record keeping and monitoring of design process/programme/deliverables. 
Comment and approve design information through the project. 
Ensure the design complies with client brief, contract, current legislation, town planning, building regulations, CDM and relevant technical requirements 
Ensure that all responsibilities under CDM regulations are maintained by the project and design teams. 
Lead buildability and value engineering reviews. 
Ensure BIM execution plan & CAD protocol are maintained. 
Ensure contractors proposals are compliant with employer's requirements. 
Ensure any design derogations are included in the contract. 
Monitor and report on design progress on a weekly and monthly basis, including taking action to maintain design delivery to time, cost, quality and safety requirements.  
Skills and Qualifications:  

Demonstrable experience of delivering commercial projects working through bid, PCSA and delivery stages, and successfully converting and delivering on quality, time and to budget. 
Demonstrable experience of varied forms of contract including NEC3 & 4, and JCT. 
Professional architectural or engineering qualification. 
Extensive experience of design delivery - building, civil engineering & MEP installations. 
Experience in delivering design across whole project lifecycle (bidding, pre-construction and construction phases). 
Experienced in use of digital technologies to deliver design (e.g. CDE, BIM and design co-ordination software) and experience of delivering to the ISO19650 information management standard.  
Experience and working knowledge in use of CDM Regulations and the Principal Designer duties. 
Experienced in use of sustainability tools (e.g. BREEAM)