Senior Design Manager

Senior Design Manager to work on a mixed use scheme in a town centre location in Chester. This project comprises of cinema, restaurants, retail units and commercial. The project value is £300M but this is the 1st phase at £70M You must have worked on schemes with values of £100M and have managed the off site design process on stage 1 and 2 tenders commencing at RIBA Stage 2 or 3 and managed the on site process at RIBA Stage 4 and 5. About this Role: Senior Design Manager to work on a mixed use scheme in a town centre location in Chester. This project comprises of cinema, restaurants, retail units and commercial. The project value is £300M but this is the 1st phase at £70M You must have worked on schemes with values of £100M and have managed the off site design process on stage 1 and 2 tenders commencing at RIBA Stage 2 or 3 and managed the on site process at RIBA Stage 4 and 5. Duties: *Supporting the process of assessing, preparing (including post-tender activities), validating, adjudication and final submission of tenders on time and to the required quality. *Managing the process of designing solution(s), in order to meet or exceed customers' requirements *Supporting negotiations with the customer for the design solution retained at the end of the bidding process *Supporting the commercial relationships with customers, consultants, contractors and subcontractors during the tender and fulfilment processes *Supporting the handover of the project plan(s) (PEP) to the fulfilment team (procurement, contract management, commercial management and project management) *Identifying contractual, financial, technical and operational risks within tenders and to identify opportunities to minimise risk and maximise gross profit *Supporting the project teams to fulfil contracts safely, on time, and to the required quality while minimising costs *Ensuring the solution design is in line with the project budget and plan and the 'integrated design programme' *Lead, manage and motivate design management staff and external consultants on projects to establish their full commercial contribution to the organisation About the Company/Client/Project: Tier 1 Main Contractor with a Group turnover of £2Bn Undertaking newbuild and refurbishment schemes across the UK. The building division handles the construction, conversion or refurbishment of everything from new student accommodation and health facilities to commercial offices, retail and leisure developments. Offering a complete package of construction-related services often managing complex schemes demanding innovative solutions to meet immovable deadlines and inflexible budgets. Clients include national government, local authorities, transport bodies, hospitals, universities, housing providers, retailers and commercial firms in every sector. Requirements including certificates and qualifications: You must have experience of working on mixed use schemes up to the value of £100M You must have a relevant degree or equivalent You will ideally have a relevant professional membership such as CIOB You must have the relevant CSCS card Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK