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SalaryDesign Manager
Skilled Careers are currently looking for a Design Manager to join a high end residential developer, the Design Manager will work on a large scale residential schemes in Central London worth GBP50+ Million. The ideal candidate will have experience working on external and internal packages for a residential developer or main contractor on schemes in and around the London area. If you are a Design Manager and actively looking for an opportunity to work on exciting schemes, this could be the role for you!
Responsibilities
- Oversee the preparation of the optimisation process through to sign off
- Brief, manage and drive the external consultants in the preparation and issue of production information to an agreed programme
- Prepare technical specifications in line with requirements determined by the Land Acquisition budget and Technical/Sales Meetings
- Ensure all statutory enquiries, crossovers, sewer connections are submitted and pursued for their timely return
- Oversee the NHBC/Building Regulations applications to approval
- Ensure that working drawings are in accordance with the approved Planning Scheme
- Preparation of Health & Safety Plans
- Monitor and control all production information in close liaison with the Development Estimator to ensure tight cost controls are kept and information produced in line with budget estimates
- Oversee preparation of Brochure Plans, Conveyance Plans and Sales Area drawings
- Attend site progress meeting and carry out site inspections
- Attend meetings at various stages of projects (Land/Technical hand-over, Project Meeting, Optimisation, Technical/Sales, Budget Meetings, etc.)
- General liaison and coordination between other parties, both internal and external
- Attend Subcontractor interviews
- Respond to site queries and resolve Technical/Construction items that may arise
Skills & requirements
- Developer or main contractor experience essential
- Experience of working on high end multi-unit residential projects
- Good/Excellent technical knowledge of both residential and commercial construction, together with a degree of flair for design
- The experience or the ability to understand the complexities of complex mixed use Regeneration projects
