Design Coordinator

Bouygues UK are currently recruiting for an experienced Design Coordinator* to add to our Cardiff team, initially in preconstruction before being moved onto a large (£30M+) project in the South Wales region.

*We are also looking to recruit a Senior Design Manager and Design Manager, so if this role is too 'junior', please apply for whichever role is best suited your skills, experience and qualifications.

Job Purpose and Scope:

Reporting to the Design Manager, you will contribute to the projects` daily Design Management.
You will also contribute to the management of the Design Consultants on a daily basis and liaise between the Design Consultants and the project staff for design matters.
When required, you will liaise with the Site Manager / Preconstruction team for the development of design packages and procurement strategies.

Accountabilities and key tasks:

• Understand client requirements/output specs
• Assist in the review of and if required undertake a review of the Design, procurement and construction information to ensure it complies with Project documentation
• Assist in the review of and if required undertake a review of design output and verifies its compliance with Client`s output specifications BYUK`s Contract Proposals submission and Statutory requirements
• Prepare monthly report on Activity to DM
• Contribute to the Design Management Plan (DMP)
• Contribute to and if required prepare the Project`s Document

Essential criteria:

• Architectural or Design qualifications
• Previous Main Contractor experience
• Good knowledge of field of expertise in Design & Build within high rise Residential environments
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment
• Good understanding of the Design & Build process
• Experience in having an active involvement in the meeting process (organising, preparing, chairing, drafting minutes)
• Ability to draft correspondence
• Negotiation skills

About you

We rely on the experience and expertise of our people to help us deliver our projects.
In addition to your technical expertise, we are looking for people who demonstrate our key values; RESPECT, EXCELLENCE, COURAGE, INTEGRITY and PASSION. We expect all staff to contribute towards our commitment to the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff and members of our supply chain.
In return, we offer a challenging and rewarding working environment, with the opportunity to work across a range of high profile projects.

About us

Bouygues UK is one of the country`s fastest-growing and leading construction companies, working across the commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors.

Part of the global Bouygues Group, we enjoy the backing that comes with being part of a much bigger international corporation that can draw on the technical, financial and intellectual capabilities of our colleagues who are based in 80 different countries around the world.

We have been operating in the UK since 1997, delivering landmark projects such as the multi award-winning Mary Rose Museum. From mixed-use housing schemes to luxury residential homes, hotels to offices and schools to hospitals; from Birmingham to Brighton and Southampton to Swansea, we are active on around 130 sites at any one time delivering vital housing and public infrastructure across the country. Through our regeneration arm, Bouygues Development, we are also working to revitalise towns and communities throughout the UK.

We`re working on some high-profile and exciting projects and with more exciting developments in the pipeline, we are looking for people to join us and be a part of the next chapter in our history.