Job Description

Job No. BBUK14366


Senior Design Manager - Birmingham
Regional Buildings
Design Engineering
Birmingham


Permanent


About the role


Shape your career in construction with some of the best in the business. When it comes to design management challenges, we pool our creativity and ambition to make big things happen. Our size and stability mean there's always something new to get stuck into, exciting design and engineering career opportunities to explore, and invaluable experiences to grow from. Join us as a Senior Design Manager and open up your future to more.

You will support the development of the Design strategy and implement and manage the control of the design process to ensure that the design is a winning solution and can be delivered to


meet the project requirements and are in line with cost parameters.

You will also manage the design aspects of projects and provide specialist support and guidance to the Design team. The role may be on single large or complex projects or across multiple projects.
What you'll be doing


As a Senior Design Manager, you will have the following accountabilities:

Lead the development and implementation of design proposals, ensuring they meet customer requirements, including budget constraints, presenting proposals for approval to the customer.
Manage and ensure effective briefing of the Design Team including M&E elements. This includes the management of any 3rd parties or novated design teams to ensure that they meet all customer specifications and where necessary, checking the competence and resources of any incumbent design teams or 3rd parties.
Management of consultants.
Development and management of design programme to align and integrate with the contract programme.
Provide advice and guidance on the "buildability" of the design proposals to the design and construction teams on all packages.
Liaise with all statutory bodies/authorities as required - such as town planning, building control and services e.g. gas and water.


Who we're looking for


You will have the following qualities and experience:

This role requires an individual with proven experience at a senior level in delivering design services within a Work Winning environment and or in delivery of a project and successfully implementing design strategies as well as relevant project experience.
Leadership skills are required to deliver design services in a timely manner with a customer and business sector specific focus.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners and delivery team members under time pressure.
Experience of leading a team and/or coaching team members is desirable
Numeracy and bid/report writing is a requirement.

The individual will know 'what good looks like' in bid submissions and work winning and have hands on experience of delivering work-winning bids in a timely manner.

Good working knowledge of BIM is required.
The individual will have experience within the most current forms of procurement
Relevant professional membership with an appropriate institute, e.g. RIBA, BIBSE, IET, aligned to the workstream is recommended.

A valid CSCS card is a requirement.
Excellent IT Skills relevant to the Business Stream are desirable and Microsoft Office is essential.
Detailed knowledge of codes of practice and other regulatory material, applicable to the business stream.
The individual should have a desire to continuously pursue innovation and development, with a focus on the customer and the relevant business stream.


Why work for us


Working on high-profile projects across sectors such as energy, highways and rail, you'll get to:

Take pride in seeing your projects shape the nation's landscape.
Work with customers, design consultants, engineers, construction teams, and other experts to shape designs that our clients want and our society needs.
Join at the very beginning to make sure every design is fit for purpose and buildable.
Minimise risk and maximise impact by considering every design from every angle.
Recommend the best way forward on highly complex proposed builds by visualising how designs will look and work during and after construction.
Make big calls on how best to manage the design and build - from influencing who works on it and testing their competency, to coordinating teams as things progress.
Harness the power of digital more than ever before (we can support with training).
Develop well-rounded skills and a fascinating career across our growing business.


Everything we do relies on our Design Managers. It's a role with impact. And it calls for:

People with ambition who want to grow their talents and potential with us.
Natural problem-solvers.
Logical thinkers who can see the bigger picture as well as the technical detail.
The vision to look towards how a build concept could eventually operate in reality.
An appreciation of construction, engineering and materials - although we welcome other backgrounds and offer training and mentoring on the technical aspects.
Someone who can comfortably build relationships and liaise with multi-skilled teams.


About us


If you're inspired by the chance to grow like never before through meaningful work, join us as a Senior Design Manager. As well as benefits that include a share plan, pension, recognition scheme, employee assistance programme and generous annual and volunteering leave, you'll be safe, seen, heard and respected throughout your career with us. Apply now.