Job Description

Job Specification - Construction Design Manager

Location: Hybrid

Mandale are seeking a strong commercially minded Construction Design Manager to play a pivotal role for all projects ensuring all design work is coordinated, streamlined and to enhance project efficiency by eliminating risks. This is an essential position for ensuring that all designs align with the company's objectives, budget requirements, timescales and deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

Proactively lead and manage design process: oversee the design phase from concept to completion ensuring that all designs are produced on time, to budget and to a high quality. Coordinate and challenge with Teams: Work closely with architects, engineers, and our subcontractors to ensure design integrity and compliance with building regulations, current legislation, codes of practice and safety standards. Review and Approve Designs: Evaluate design proposals, drawings, and specifications, providing constructive feedback. Able to review key materials and interfaces to ensure they are fit for purpose and provide long term durable solutions without exposing Mandale to unnecessary maintenance or H&S risks. Manage Budgets and Timelines: Ensure that project budgets and timelines related to design work are adhered to, adjusting as necessary. Commercially minded: Able to identify, engineer and maximise savings within the design making it easier, more cost effective and faster to build on site to increase margins and reduce latent risks. Act as the Building Regulations Principal Designer. Ability to work alongside Technical Manager, Commercial Team Members, Buyers, Customer Care and report upwards to Directors. Document Control information pre and post construction including but not limited to RFI's, design information, document approvals, BREEAM and contributing to handover documentation (O&M's, H&S Files, As Built etc). Negotiate and execute appointments, scope and fees of consultants and designers where needed.

Skills and Experience

Education: A degree in architecture, engineering, or a related field is required
Minimum of 5 years plus of proven experience in construction design management, with a strong understanding of construction principles and practices.

Residential background or experience is desired, and knowledge of apartment blocks advantageous. Excellent communication, leadership, attention to detail and organizational skills are essential. Proficiency in design and ability to interpret design information quickly and effectively. Ability to communicate with a range of people at all levels, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to make reasoned and informed commercial judgements and design decisions.

Ability to plan, organise and manage all aspects of the design.

Client and customer focused to build productive relationships.

Company Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus (subject to company & individual performance)

Vehicle access with fuel card

23 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension

On site gym

Employee Assistance Programme

If you would like to join us, please forward a CV to Janine.dickinson@mandale.com for further information.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 49,327.24-59,999.00 per year

Benefits:

Company car Company pension Free flu jabs Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site gym On-site parking
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Stockton-on-Tees TS16