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Senior Design Manager

August 24, 2017 | Comments Off on Senior Design Manager

Position - Senior Design Manager

Salary Range - £ competitive salary £ plus full package, car or car allowance, healthcare, matched pension.

Location - Within 1 hours commute of Newbury / Reading

The Opportunity: Kier Construction is currently looking for a Senior Design Manager to join an passionate and dedicated pre-construction team. With our diverse portfolio of projects we are looking for an Senior Design Manager who has a wealth of experience through the main contracting market. We are looking for Senior Design Manager who has a real passion for their job and the project at hand whilst also being able to work within a good and healthy team environment.

The Team and the Region: The Newbury Office and it's team have completed some outstanding projects to date and with a full order book for the coming years we are in place to continue this performance. Our team has been formed for several years now and work in a coherent and professional manner who deliver on what is set out for our clients which is shown by the repeat business from the client base. There is a huge element of being proud of achieving this quality for our clients and the feedback we receive is within this nature. Our team also believes in developing existing staff to improve on their experience to give people the opportunity of having longevity in their careers with Kier Construction.

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:

    • 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.
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