About the company:
My client is a well-established construction company with a rich history dating back to 1868 the company is owned by the same family and has been passed down through five generations, maintaining its status as a family-owned business
They are known for:
- High-quality construction: The company has built a reputation for delivering exceptional quality in their projects, particularly in Oxfordshire and the South of England.
- Sustainable practices: They are committed to improving their social and environmental impact.
As an award-winning construction company, my client continues to uphold its legacy of providing high-quality and sustainable buildings, primarily in and around Oxfordshire.
About the Role:
Our client is looking for an experienced Design Manager to support the design team based in Oxford. The role is predominately site-based however during Tenders the ability to travel to the Oxford office on occasion will be required.
The ideal candidate will have experience in delivering projects between 5M and 40M across the commercial, educational, and High spec residential sectors often in challenging city environments. You will be involved with a wide range of projects across all stages of pre-construction and project delivery.
Role Overview:
- To manage the whole process of designing the solution(s) for projects to meet or exceed customers' requirements and framework deliverables.
- To recognise Contractual Financial, Technical and Operational Risks and to find opportunities for Value Engineering, to minimise risk and maximise gross profit on contracts whilst achieving Customer Satisfaction.
- To support the fulfilment of the pipeline of contracts Safely, On Time, and to the required Quality
- Lead the Appointment of Design and associated Consultants, ensuring Contractual Requirements are captured, along with the deliverables being clearly defined using such tools as the IRS, MIDP/Design Responsibility Matrix, Deliverables and Scope of Services
- Review and appraise fee proposals from the Consultants. Manage & monitor the performance of Consultants encouraging a "Collaborative" approach to deliver robust, coordinated designs on time and to budget. Lead the KPI assessment of each and the production of progress Reports as required.
- Support and manage the development of CDP Packages to ensure compliance and that they are fully co-ordinate.
- Assess the Consultants in line with CDM 2015 requirements and ensure all obligations are met. Designs should fully consider Health, Safety and Buildability
- To manage and take ownership of all Design Processes and information flow on Design and Build and heavily CDP contracts to meet the Employer's Requirements, Contractor's Proposals, and Contract Conditions within the agreed Programme constraints using our CDE. Assess, evaluate, and ensure alignment of Design outputs to each of the relevant RIBA Stages.
- The candidate will ideally have sufficient knowledge of BIM to support the development of a BIM Strategy in line with the Client's requirement with support from consultants and Group BIM resource.
Their business is primarily focused on the private sector with repeat business clients a feature of their success. The candidate will be required to support tenders in both single and two stage-managing the design input, identifying risks and opportunities attending interviews, interacting with subcontractors and consultants as part of the bid team will be required to help secure work as part of a bid team.