Job Description

If you're an experienced Senior Design Manager in the Somerset area, this is your opportunity to work on a career-enhancing 800 million project for one of the industry's leading names on the Agratas site in Bridgwater.

Why join us?

Across the country, you'll ?nd iconic landmarks built by Sir Robert McAlpine: Cornwall's Eden Project, the National Stadium in Wales, Birmingham's Bull Ring, London's Emirates Stadium.



By joining us now, you can play your part in delivering the next generation of outstanding projects that will continue our 150-year legacy. Our family-owned business is where to achieve more from your career by proudly building Britain's future heritage with us.

The Senior Design Manager role:

This key person will deliver technically compliant, cost efficient design solutions on construction projects during the work winning stage and/or through the project delivery stage. You'll assist with submissions and have an excellent appreciation of the clients' needs, ensuring that all questions have been answered in full, providing a commercial solution with the best possible chance of success.

Responsibilities include:

Establish the quality of the design and verify the stage of design development and whether any elements of the design do not comply with the Employer's Requirements. Identify, detail and evaluate areas where the compliant design could be improved such that a better value solution could be offered in the project / tender submission. Identify any errors or omissions in the tender/project information, and provide advice on any such errors or omissions for inclusion on the Risk and Opportunities Schedule Confirm the design is compliant with Statutory Requirements including the Planning Permission, Building Regulations, CDM regulations and any Contract specified Design Standards and Codes of Practice Assess, in conjunction with the Planning Manager, the suitability of the proposed design about the proposed method and sequence of construction and provide advice regarding proposed changes to the design.

Your profile:

The right person for this role will be able to immerse themselves into each project and work collaboratively with the team and external stakeholders. We are looking for a creative manager who is a confident communicator, has high attention to detail, a positive attitude and is results driven.


Be a member of a professional body (e.g. CIOB, RICS, ICE, RIBA) Experience of working within the construction industry, specifically on design and build, new build and refurbishment projects. Good knowledge of current CDM and Building Regulations Experience as Design Manager on 100m construction management projects Client engagement experience NEC Contracts and Industrial experience would be an advantage

Rewards

We're ready to invest in you and your future, and offer wide-ranging, performance-related progression opportunities. Our competitive rewards packages feature flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities.

We'd love you to join us in proudly building Britain's future heritage. Apply online now.

Sir Robert McAlpine is focused on being a truly inclusive employer, even if you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Especially if you're part of a group that is under-represented in Construction. Our goal is for Sir Robert McAlpine to proportionally represent the diversity of the working population in society. As a family-run business with strong family values, our aim is to ensure that Sir Robert McAlpine is a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment for every member of our team.