DESIGN MANAGER & DESIGN ENGINEER- Permanent Opportunities available

Location: Southeast England

Design Engineer Salary: £43,000 - £48,000 DOE
Design Manager Salary: £63,000 - £68,000 DOE

Benefits: Motor & Travel Allowance; Subsidised Private Medical Cover; Life Assurance Scheme; Living away from home allowance (where appropriate), Contributory Pension, 33 Days annual leave (Including Public Holidays)

As the business continues to grow and develop, we are seeking an experienced Design Manager to oversee the management of design and technical teams for projects and tenders.

Ideally, you’ll have experience of both design within a Healthcare Environment as well as an understanding of the wider construction process.

It’s important that you have a sound understanding of engineering principles and application. We’d love you to be degree qualified but would consider someone educated to HND/HNC level with experience.

Similarly, someone Chartered, or an Incorporated Member of a professional body would be great.

About You

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in a similar position with a main contractor.

Typical duties will include:

• Managing permanent and temporary works designs for live projects and tenders.
• Managing the design process, with a focus on buildability and efficiency, to ensure the optimum solution is arrived at.
• Development of Design Deliverables schedule in co-ordination with the designers.
• Liaising with tender and project teams to ensure design is developed in line with expectations.
• Ensuring a design programme is prepared and agreed with each designer.
• Incorporating the design programme into the main programme.
• Meeting with designers on a regular basis to ensure the design is developing as planned.
• Monitoring progress of the design and works and updating the programme as necessary.
• Ensuring the design is managed in accordance with the relevant quality procedures.
• Ensuring Principal Designer duties are fulfilled for pre-construction operations under the CDM Regulations.
• Providing design input as required for tender submissions.
• Liaising with clients, designers, subcontractors, suppliers and third parties as appropriate.
• Providing technical input and advice as required for live projects and tenders.
• Providing input into programmes where required, including tender, design, construction and Variation / Compensation Event programmes.
• Coordinating the design of temporary works and where appropriate design elements of temporary works.
• Undertaking a review of design drawings and raising technical queries accordingly.
• Providing construction methodology input and incorporating in the programme where required.
• Managing the flow of information from the design team and advising the project team of any impact on progress and programme.
• Providing necessary information to the Procurement Department to enable the procurement of materials and subcontractors.
• Preparing handover documents.
• Introducing improvements and innovations where appropriate.