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Form of workRole overview:
Responsible for the control of the Technical role on a project/projects on time, to budget, to agreed quality standards, safely, by motivating teams, and performing to the highest level. Responsible for adhering to and engaging with the quality management system and other company procedures at all times
Role Scope:
Responsible for the technical role on various sized projects. May be responsible for several projects at the same time dependent on size and progress of each scheme or part of a larger Technical team on one project
Key Internal/External Relationships:
Internal: Regional Director, Technical Staff, Construction team, Health Safety and Environment Managers, Commercial team M&E team, Preconstruction team, Buying staff, Legal team, Sales and Marketing team, Land and Development team, Internal Design team, Human Resource team, Customer Services team, Groups Heads
External: Joint Venture Partners, Investments Partners, Clients, Funders, Hill Group Insurers, sub-contractors and material suppliers, residents, statutory authorities, consultants’ employers’ agents, Building Control, Warranty providers, Local Authorities
Key Results Areas:
1. Health & Safety
Promote health, safety, and environmental issues (in line with Hill Group policy) at all times
Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations, also ensuring designers risk assessments are appropriate and issued to the health and safety coordinator
2. Quality
Control the quality of drawn information and address any non-conformance issues
Review the suitability of all materials specified, and liaise with the purchasing department and/or suppliers
Maintain the reputation of the company for good quality of finish, positive action and achievement of predetermined targets
Adhere to quality management (ISO) procedures using correct forms and processes.
Undertake external consultant performance reviews during and on completion of the projects
Maintain or cause to have maintained the image that the company desires to be best in class
Ensure sales presentation is maintained at all times in conjunction with HRL sales and marketing teams and strategy
To treat site presentation as the shop window to our business
3. Delivery
Deliver design packages on time and accurately. Produce design reports to help monitor progress and report current position against agreed design programme
Organise and control the design development of the project in accordance with the Employers Requirements, specification, and the construction programme
Review and comment on the design and deal with all obstacles efficiently and appropriately
Ensure statutory undertaker quotations are paid to enable timely site delivery
Actively progress the discharge of all planning conditions in a timely manner, in accordance with the build programme and sales strategy
Drive liaison with local authority and statutory authorities to ensure that progress is maintained
Actively take part in regular site meetings to progress site delivery
Ensure that the company’s procedures for the appointment of external consultants are properly implemented and that appointments and warranties are signed by the consultants prior to first payment being made
Ensure subcontractor designs are reviewed and commented on in line with programme requirements.
Positively liaise and communicate with estimating, production, surveying, purchasing, resident liaison and accounts staff allocated to the project/s by the company to ensure their positive contribution to the project/s
Undertake review of issued drawings to ensure suitability for sales and marketing teams.
Provide support to sales and marketing team with regards to customer and conveyancing queries.
Ensure completed schemes are handed over to client/s in line with the contract requirements
Ensure appropriate processes are instigated as required in order to meet Golden Thread requirements
Convene and chair design team meetings
4. Financial
Ensure all consultant appointments (including scope of works, payment schedules and collateral warranties) are signed prior to a payment being made
Maximise profit by keeping all costs under control and exploring value engineering options; rigorously critiquing quotations, designs and material
Complete tender design & Build and Stats budgets and ensure the ‘settled’ budget is effectively managed and reported against through the life of each project
Ensure full commitment to company policies and procedures
Actively review and critique drawing information during the design development
Ensure all bonds and deposits are closed or recovered in a timely manner
5. People
Work in partnership with other departments and proactively drive communication and problem solving to ensure objectives can be achieved
Motivate the activities of the site Technical team and ensure compliance with the company’s responsibilities
Communicate clearly, take ownership of problems, and deal with problems in a timely and effective fashion
Deal effectively with any poor standards appropriately with external personnel, to ensure design delivery and projects are functioning to the agreed programme
Promote and maintain good and professional relations with the client, consultants, adjoining owners, residents, subcontractors, and representatives from statutory authorities
Promote the Equal Opportunities policy of the company
Ensure those on the trainee programme are given experience and support in all areas to successfully complete the programme
Success Measures:
Compliance with CDM regulations
Design risk assessments are appropriate ensuring minimal risk
Design programmes are delivered effectively to cover pre-con period through to design completion
Design packages are produced on time and accurately to target programmes
The design meets each departments requirements eg cost, buildability, Customer Services
Consultants are working in line with the agreed design programme
Statutory delivery and authority requirements are understood and met
Completed programmes are handed over to the client in line with the contract requirements
Design complies with the relevant statutory bodies and current legislation
Construction and development is controlled in accordance with the drawings, schedules , ERs and specification provided
Hill standard details, Hill tender control document assumptions and compliance with the Hill change control process are met throughout the duration of the project
Handling, monitoring, and providing information in accordance with our company policies and procedures
Design represent good value and budget is achieved
Payment schedules are achieved
Value variations ahead of agreement with line manager
Skills, Experience and Attributes:
Working towards a relevant professional qualification to either Degree, HNC/HND, NVQ Level 5 CDM for Principal Designers awareness
Experience of assisting with coordinating and managing the design team on a project/range of projects
Ability to prioritise, negotiate, motivate, and communicate in order to ensure that the required objectives are met.
Skills including, good time management, organised, numerate, participate in meetings, works well to deadlines, accuracy in all areas
Aptitude to gain management skills in order to support trainee members of the team
Passionate about customer satisfaction, house building and construction
Awareness and basic experience of planning, financial and legal processes.
Basic knowledge of BIM Level 2 including COBie data drops
Understanding of Golden Thread requirements
Contribute to the preparation of programmes for the project
