Senior Design Manager

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Senior Design Manager

London

Galliford Try Building London Southeast & Commercialare looking for an experiencedSenior Design Manager to support the design team out of Uxbridge. The role is predominately site based however during Tenders the ability to travel to the Uxbridge office on occasion will be required.

What you will be doing:

• 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 a 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 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 coordinate.
• 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 Employers Requirements Contractors 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.

About You:

• New build and refurbishment experience in: Commercial residential mixed use hotel city centre developments Traditional and D&B Contracts All Building elements SubStructure including basements Frame and Envelope Solutions Internal trades and MMC.
• Managing Designers and other Consultants
• Proven ability of delivering design for projects on time to budget quality standards with high customer satisfaction results. Experienced in analysing problems and delivering solutions.
• Computer literate and Commercially astute.
• Good time management with ability to multitask.
• Ability to make decisions within authority and able to lead and work as a team member.
• Strives for continuous improvement for the benefit of the company with drive to achieve customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrate our Company Values: Excellence Passion Integrity and Collaboration.
• Construction/Design related HNC/HND/Degree
• Member of Professional Body CIOB/RIBA/RICS

What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over 3.8 billion we are one of the industrys leading principal contractors affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UKs most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy were poised for further growth and success so if youre committed talented and enthusiastic Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people through our Be Well programme which offers discounts on certain products advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in highquality training for employees of all levels from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when where and how you work. Where appropriate site and officebased employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices offering different amounts of structure regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement increasing with years of service plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:
Galliford Try is one of the UKs leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a peopleorientated progressive business driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve peoples lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need providing opportunities for our people to learn grow and progress working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values delivering excellence for our clients and the community being passionate about our role in providing vital services putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing and collaborating with our clients supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and longterm value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Building London and South East business please contactLaura Mitchellon.

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work fulltime reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Dont meet every requirement of the role Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try we are committed to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every requirement of the role we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a longterm health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

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