Design Manager

Midgard Design Services are placed within the JRL Group; a highly successful, privately owned, national construction group head quartered in North London. With a turnover of in excess of £750m, the business is currently experiencing growth and as such is seeking a Design Manager to be based on site at our project in Manchester.

Responsibilities:

Manage the Design Team, the design development and design review process.

Manage and monitor design delivery against agreed deliverable dates, and report to SDM on performance issues.

Be responsible for developing the design programme with consultants and planner for bids or projects.

Produce agree and manage, with all relevant parties, a realistic design programme and information required schedule to satisfy design, procurement and construction requirements.

Manage the design on site with where appropriate the assistance of other site based resource implementing the design management procedures to ensure the timely production of information.

Ensure that all design deliverables are reviewed to establish they are within budget, are fully coordinated and are buildable.

Where nominated control design change process management.

Provide guidance to the project team on design related issues.

Identify design requirements for the bid from the clients brief.

Develop and compile the design proposals for inclusion within the contractors documentation.

Appoint the design team, agree schedules of responsibilities and fee agreements for services/design deliverables and resourcing requirements