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Senior Design Manager
April 17, 2018 | Comments Off on Senior Design Manager
Salary Range - Competitive salary plus full package including company car or car allowance, healthcare, pension matched up to 7.5%, 2x share options, numerous retail discounts and up to 10% off new Kier homes
Location - Within 1 hours' commute of Leeds
Project types - Commercial, education, higher education, high rise residential, student accommodation, leisure, healthcare
Responsibilities:
- Manage the design process during the pre-construction and as required, the construction phase.
- Fully investigate Value engineering and value creation opportunities.
- Interrogation of enquiry documents, in the form of an Employer's Requirements.
- Production of a Contractor's Proposal document in liaison with other internal departments.
- Manage our design process via external consultants.
- Drive innovative and cost effective solutions into the design.
- Progress design issues within a strict timescale & ensure designers meet information delivery dates.
- Review Sub contractor design proposals.
- Verify & control status of consultants and subcontractors drawings and specifications & maintain registers.
- Ensure the consultant scope of services, responsibilities and fees are agreed.
- Facilitate the completion of a project risk register.
- Attend tender launch /tender adjudication and launch meetings as required.
Key Skills and Qualifications:
- Previous experience across the above project types.
- Previous experience working for a tier 1 contractor.
- Commercial awareness.
- Have an understanding of different Client procurement routes.
- Experience of site/contract procedures would be an advantage.
- Ability to organise, plan, programme and manage workloads.
- Understanding of Building Regulations and Planning Permission procedures.
About Kier:
Kier Group plc. is a leading construction, property, residential and services group which invests in, builds, maintains and renews the places where we work, live and play. We operate globally across a range of sectors including defence, education, health, housing, industrials, power, transport and utilities. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, we are a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
With a network of 88 UK offices Kier offers national coverage across all of its core activities. Employing 22,000 people, Kier has the financial strength and technical expertise to undertake some of the most significant construction, civil engineering and service contracts in the country.
Kier is an equality and diversity employer