Senior Design Manager

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

*We are also looking to recruit a Design Manager and Design Coordinator, so if this role is too senior, please apply for which ever role is bested suited your skills, experience and qualifications.

Job Purpose

Responsible to lead / manage the design process in order to develop a design compliant with all contract requirements and in the most cost effective way. All information will be fully coordinated in order to deliver the project on time within budget and to meet the client`s requirements.

Overall responsibility for Project Design Management. Overall management of the Design Consultants Liaises between the Client, the Design Consultants and the project staff for design matters Liaise with Site Manager for the development of design packages and procurement strategies

The Senior Design Manager will:

• Understand client requirements/output specs
• Ensure pricing assumptions are consistent with the development of the design - with Pre construction manager
• Monitors design progress and ensures the accuracy and completeness of design variables at each stage of the design development process (ITN Phase / PB Phase / Construction Phase)
• Ensures that all resources for coordination are appointed
• Prepare monthly report to Design Leads
• Responsible for design compliance, build ability, efficiency of design and supporting the bid process.
• Responsible to lead the sign off of documents to the correct status
• Prepares and validates the Design Management Plan (DMP)
• Prepares the Project`s Document Management Procedure in accordance with TEC.CMP.05.
• Endorses Consultants` DMPs
• Defines consultant values and authorizes appointed consultants payments
• Defines designer`s objectives: time, details, ratios, coordination`s, etc.
• Manage the flow of design information and the Document Control
• Support the procurement and commercial teams
• Representing BYUK at Client/User/Local Authority and other stakeholder meetings
• Co-ordinate the input from BYUK Technical Department necessary to develop a robust design
• Manage the Environmental Certification Process i.e. BREEAM / CFSH
• Manage (preconstruction) or participate (construction) the Design Transfer from preconstruction to construction

Essential Criteria:

• Architectural or Design qualifications
• Good knowledge of the design process, at commercial and construction design stages with a main contractor.
• Understands the RIBA plan of work
• Good all round technical knowledge.
• Working knowledge of building regulations.
• Understanding of key design principles such as M&E design parameters, fire and acoustic requirements.
• Understands the principles of Building Contract and Consultant Contracts
• Good knowledge of contractual issues related to consultants
• Good presentation skills
• Management of meeting process

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.