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September 5, 2018 | Comments Off on Design Manager
Position - Design Manager
Salary and benefits - Competitive salary plus full package, including company car or car allowance, healthcare, matched pension totalling up to 15%, 2x share options, numerous retail discounts and up to 10% off new Kier homes
Location - Within 1 hours' commute of Leeds
The opportunity:
Kier Construction Northern is looking for an experienced Design Manager to join the team in Leeds. Projects will be varied, including new build schools, high rise student accommodation, new theatre complex and other healthcare and public sector projects.
Kier is known for being a forward thinking, stable and risk adverse construction company. Kier offers the potential of enhancing and developing your career whilst giving the opportunity of a work life balance. If you are interested in working in a professional and dedicated team within one of the leading main Contractors in the UK then this is an opportunity to pursue.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and delivery of all projects by ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of require project outcomes by exceeding client expectations on programme, cost and quality
Ensure the Control Manager for the work orders (planned works) is fully aware of any impact on cost, quality and timely delivery of the design teams work
Ensure all project outcomes meet the customer expectations
Day to day management of direct reports and providing the strategy / leadership to achieve the business / contract objectives
Management of the design team
Manage risk, commercial issues and compliance processes and procedures in relation to Quality, H&S, Environmental Management and other policies
Create and manage a design library and tap into existing libraries.
Identify skill specialism and shortages.
Establish and manage the documentation and deliverables completion processes.
Verify & control status of consultants and subcontractors drawings and specifications & maintain registers.
Production of a Contractor's Proposal document in liaison with other internal departments.
Preparation of Briefs for structural investigations, surveys and monitoring.
Budgetary management of tender design fees and preparation of detailed design fee estimates.
Designer liaison including design review meetings, progress & performance reporting, and design change control.
Liaison with Clients, approval bodies and other relevant third parties.
Input to analytical & interpretative reports on technical and commercial factors.
Review of designs on behalf of the contractor, including interrogating drawings and other technical documentation.
Leading evaluation of added value options and participation in value engineering meetings
Key Skills and Qualifications:
Holds the relevant qualifications (Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline)
Chartered or Incorporated of a relevant institution.
Demonstrable experience of management and leadership of a significant time period
Experience and a proven track record of successful service/operational delivery and business operations
Understanding of the relevant engineering, service or technical disciplines
Knowledge of full MS office suite including Project, Project Server and SharePoint
Knowledge of operational/project delivery and site experience of major schemes
High degree of commercial awareness
Ability to build relationships and interact effectively with all stakeholders
Effective at presentations and group meetings
Have vision, commitment and enthusiasm for change
Kier is an equality and diversity employer.