• Candidate required: Senior Design Manager
• Start date: ASAP
• Industry: Construction Professionals South
• Location: West London
• Salary & package dependant on experience: £80-90,000 DOE

The role & about the client:

On behalf of our client, ITS Building People are searching for an experienced Senior Design Manager to join a dynamic, and forward-thinking Main Contractor for a project based in West London. Due to sustained and continuous growth as well as an order book stretching well past 2028, they are looking to add to their management team. 

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring all design-related contract obligations are met
• Understanding the contract obligations for design delivery, ensuring compliance with all terms.
• Managing the contract change process, following controls and procedures to mitigate risks.
• Gaining a thorough knowledge of Employers’ Requirements (ERs) and Contractual Provisions (CPs), ensuring designers align with these obligations without exceeding them 
• Ensuring designs meet ERs and CPs without unnecessary elaboration, and producing detailed Information Required Schedules for timely delivery to the Employer and designers.
• Advising on provisional sum instruction dates to meet project timelines and obtaining necessary Employer approvals for design details.
• Managing planning matters, securing Building Control approvals on time, and mitigating risks to the client
• Addressing historical design issues with novated designers and ensuring inherited responsibilities are understood.
• Discharging all other design-related obligations under the contract.
• Complying with policies, processes, and procedures outlined in the Integrated Management System and Information Security Management System.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Design and engineering construction knowledge
• Technical and building construction expertise
• Familiarity with current Building Regulations
• Knowledge of Health & Safety / CDM Regulations
• Experience in coordinating, managing, and providing technical guidance
• Strong understanding of the planning process, with ideally proven success working with various London authorities

Essential Qualifications/ experience required/ specific requirements for the role:

• Hold a relevant industry qualification (RIBA, ICE, CIOB)
• Valid CSCS Card
• Manage the design process during pre-construction and, as required, the construction phase
• Produce Contractor’s Proposal documents in collaboration with internal departments
• Interrogate enquiry documents, such as Employer’s Requirements
• Manage the investigation of value engineering and value creation opportunities

The ITS Group is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. You and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We welcome all applicants and are committed to an inclusive environment for all.