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Design Manager - Construction

Job Posted: 8 days ago

Salary: £ 60,000 - 65,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Gateshead, Tyne & Wear

Expire in: 19 days

Job Description

Design Manager

As Design Manager you will be responsible to the Head of Design Team. This role is based within the Design Department with the main role of managing individual schemes with the specific goal of coordinating all technical information between external consultants and internal departments. The Design Team provides support to each of the Operating Companies (OpCo’s): Structural & Civil Engineering, Construction, Building Services and Facilities Management. The Design team will provide support with Structural Steel Detailing, Design Management and Coordination, Architectural support as well as the Quality Assurance role.

Key Responsibilities

The role will include, but is not limited to, the following duties:

• Manage the design process

• Ensure all approvals are obtained from various stakeholders and local authorities. This includes Section agreements and where required service applications.

• Provide technical support to the group team to assist during the feasibility stage and throughout the construction phase

• Ensure all design information produced is issued to relevant internal/ external departments within correct timeframes

• Co-ordinate all legal aspects in relation to various agreements i.e Section 28 and arrange bonds, guarantees, warranties and insurances as required

• Identify the need for external consultants – agreeing fees, the scope of service, timescales and deliverability

• Control the submission of building regulations and warranty applications

• Produce detailed design programme which identifies key dates and a critical path

• Support, manage and develop the internal design team

• Carrying out quality reviews which ensure the building is being built to the design specification

• Coordinate / obtain planning and building control approvals and discharging conditions

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